Vinsaya Yoga & Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls
June 27, 2011 § 35 Comments
Today I went to my first-ever Vinsaya yoga class and it was amazing! 
I don’t consider myself a yogini by any means, (I’m more of a runner) but I must admit that it was a great class. It was nice to take a step back from my usual workout repertoire of tempo runs, BodyPump, and HIIT to relax and stretch (Something I’m terrible at doing, by the way).
After the class, I came home ready for some breakfast. I had a Cinnamon Roll Larabar to fuel me before yoga and wanted to incorporate a little more of that cinnamon flavor into my breakfast. After a quick scroll through my “Bookmarked Recipes” tab on my computer I came up with the perfect thing to make.
Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls from Healthy Food For Living!
Warm. Carrot Cake. Cinnamon Rolls.
They were just the thing I needed. Admittedly, the extensive steps, ingredients, and time required for these rolls scared me a little at first, but I knew they would be worth it once it was all over. You know how much I like cake-flavored cinnamon rolls. (Remember these?)
So I got to work. I measured, mixed, kneaded, and then waited. A lot.
I started to get even more hungry. I needed food immediately. Thankfully, I had a lot of cream cheese frosting already made for the cinnamon rolls so I took a few spoonfuls to hold me over. Yum! 
Then I kneaded again, rolled out the dough, formed it into rolls, waited again, practiced a few yoga poses, and finally popped the raw cinnamon rolls into the oven. Twenty minutes later, the cinnamon rolls were done baking and were ready to eat. They smelled so good that I could barely wait to dig in!
First I had to take a few pictures…
Then, I was able to eat! I served myself one cinnamon roll with a side of fresh, juicy blueberries. And then I went back for seconds. And maybe thirds. These cinnamon rolls are the best! 
I highly recommend making them. I know these will become a stand-by for me!
Those are beautiful! I’ve never heard of such a thing. I bet they were awesome
WOW, those look beyonddd good.
LOVE vinyasa yogaaa!!
These looks SO good! I’d love them for sunday brunch
Erika, I wanted to tell you that I made your Triple Cheese Pizza Rolls for the family this weekend and they LOVED them!!! I didn’t end up using the ricotta since I didn’t have any. Just rolled out the dough, spread with a little sauce, mozzarella and pepperoni, rolled up the log and sliced/baked as you recommended. IT ROCKED! Thanks for the awesome idea (and saving us from ordering boring old take-out pizza again!)!
Glad you liked the pizza rolls, Marisa! My family asks me to make them at least once a week!
They look fabulous and I love the photos!
OH my gosh, carrot cake cinnamon rolls?! I’m SO on it!!!
OH my gosh those look (and sound!) amazing! I recently made cinnamon rolls too! Love the addition of carrots though! Makes you feel a-ok about eating half the batch right up front!
Haha! Omigosh I LOVE that you choose to make cinnamon rolls to get some cinnamon flavor into your breakfast instead of just adding a sprinkle of cinnamon to oatmeal or something like most people would. You’re amazing, girlie, and those rolls look delicious.
Haha! Thanks! I figured since it was the weekend and everything I might as well celebrate it. Plus cinnamon rolls are so much more fun to eat!
These look so good! Two of my favorite things right there….carrots and cinnamon!
Yum!! Definitely worth the wait!
Sooo when we finally meet up your making me these because I can’t make cinnamon rolls for my life! Every time I try, I fail! They look amazing! Cream cheese icing is good for the soul
Yes! We definitely need to have a blogger meet-up this Summer!
I’ve never heard of these before, but they look amazing!
Heck yes! These look fabulous.
Yum these look great!
I’ve never done yoga but I like Pilates. The cinnamon rolls look to die for!
Omg I am such a lover of cinnamon rolls I can’t even imagine making them taste like a carrot cake!
I’m glad you enjoyed the yoga! I have been trying to do it more as well
Carrot cake + cinnamon rolls = can’t get any better than that!!
I demand (okay, beg and plead
) that you tell me how you take such absolutely amazing photos!
u are seriously going to be a star one day! i loveeeee your recipes!
Oh my gosh. I WANT!
yum! i just did my first yoga class the other day and it was a blast!
I got to try Vinyasa! I need to get more into Yoga for sure
I really want to try a yoga class this week. What is your favorite? I tried my first body pump class yesterday ad boy am I sore! Felt good though. And your cinnamon rolls look amazing! I love anything carrot cake and cinnamon so this is perfect
I’ve only ever tried out Vinsaya and it is non-stop! I highly recommend it!
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Delicious!! I LOVE cinnamon rolls. I can’t even remember the last time I had them. That needs to change!
Cinnamon rolls of the carrot cake variety?! The answer- yes. please.
Uh, yum! I remember seeing those on the Healthy for Living blog. I love cinnamon rolls, but haven’t had any in so long! That needs to be fixed.
woah – those look so good! fun twist on cinnamon rolls
Oh my holy bucket! Would you believe I’ve never had a cinnamon roll or a carrot cake?! Clearly, I need to get these in my life!!
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Oh. My. Goodness. Those look heavenly.