Sweet Hawaiian Bread Rolls

Soft and fluffy, these homemade Sweet Hawaiian Bread Rolls are going to be your family’s favorite. Served up as a side dish, for sandwiches, or just to snack on on their own, you’ll love how sweet and delicious these are, especially fresh from the oven. It need very minimal ingredients to put together these delicious, fluffy bread rolls.

If you’ve ever had store bought King’s Hawaiian Bread Rolls before, then you’ll know that they’re absolutely pillowy, soft and fluffy with a lightly sweet taste to it. Whenever these sweet bread rolls are in the oven and the kid’s can smell it baking, they are excited for dinner time. While the flavor is subtle, these Hawaiian rolls are sweeter than regular dinner rolls but making them is just as easy as a regular roll.

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Why You’ll Love These Homemade King’s Hawaiian Rolls

• They’re easy. Making these Hawaiian sweet rolls for dinner has never been easier! Everything goes into the mixing bowl and there’s no fancy or difficult technique to follow. 
• They’re fast. Unlike baking regular bread, these Hawaiian sweet rolls can be made in an afternoon without any prior work and long wait.
• They’re tasty. Thanks to the pineapple juice and honey, they give these dinner rolls the perfect texture and the right amount of sweetness.

Hawaiian Bread Rolls Ingredients

• Flour– I used all purpose flour for this recipe because is more versatile. You can also use bread flour if you like.
• Yeast– active yeast is used to make this recipe.
• Unsalted butter — melted, but not hot. Use unsalted so it does not affect the sweetness of the recipe. Butter makes the dough rich.
• Eggs — room temperature, plus an extra egg as an egg wash for your rolls
• Lukewarm water– warm water activates the yeast faster. Cold water slows down the rising process.
• Pineapple juice– to add flavor and sweetness to the recipe. I used the juice from a pineapple fruit can.
• Whole milk– makes the bread taste rich.
• Honey– add sweetness to the recipe, instead of using sugar. But if you like your bread to be sweeter, you can add an extra 1/4 cup of sugar.
• Salt-just a pinch to balance out the flavor.

How to Make Hawaiian Bread Rolls

• Bloom your yeast: In a small bowl, bloom the active yeast with warm water. Set aside until it’s foamy. About 10 minutes.
• Combine the wet ingredients: In the same mixing bowl, using a paddle attachment, add in butter, eggs, milk, pineapple juice, honey, and give it a quick mix on low speed until well combined. 
• Mix the flour: At the lowest speed, switch to a dough hook now to mix the dough. Gradually add in the flour and salt. Once all flour has been incorporated, increase the speed to the medium speed and continue kneading until the dough collects itself from the sides of the bowl, about 8 minutes all together. Keep in mind that it is a wet dough. It will be sticky.

• Let the dough rise: Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover it with a tea towel or saran wrap and place it in a warm place and let it rise until it’s double in size, about one and half hour. 

• Divide up the dough: After first rise, place the dough on a floured surface and divide the dough into 15 equal sizes. Shape the dough into individual balls. Place the dough balls into a 9 x 13 non stick baking, 5 rows by 3. Cover it with a tea towel and let them rise again at a warm place for about 45 minutes. 

• Prepare the oven and egg wash: Preheat the oven to 375F. Brush the rolls with the egg wash and melted butter mixture.
• Bake: Bake for 20 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Remove the Hawaiian sweet rolls from the oven and brush with the butter and honey mixture. Let the rolls cool down for about 10 minutes before serving. 

Tips to Make Homemade Hawaiian Bread

• If you prefer them to have a less brown color, bake at 350 F instead for 22-24 minutes, or until desired color.
• If you prefer the rolls to be more sweet, add an extra 1/4 cup of sugar into the dough mixture.
• You can turn these Hawaiian rolls into hamburger buns and give them extra space between them while baking. Just like that, you’ll have some sweet and tangy burger buns!
• Use room temperature pineapple juice for the best results.
• You can knead the dough by hand if you do not have a stand mixer. It can take anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes to knead the dough by hand.
• Be sure to check the expiry date of your yeast. Whenever there is an issue with the dough rising, it’s usually an issue with the yeast.

Frequently Asked Questions

More Easy Bread Recipe to Try

• Easy Sandwich Bread
• Easy Dinner Rolls
• Ciabatta Bread Rolls
• Easy Challah Bread

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Sweet Hawaiian Bread Rolls

5 from 2 votes

Created by Mariam E.

Soft and fluffy, these homemade Hawaiian Sweet Rolls are going to be your family’s favorite. Served up as a side dish, for sandwiches, or just to snack on on their own, you’ll love how sweet and delicious these are, especially fresh from the oven.

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Prep Time 2 hrs 40 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 3 hrs

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 15 rolls

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Ingredients

• ▢ 3 ¼ cups all purpose flour
• ▢ 2 ¼ tsp active yeast or one yeast envelope
• ▢ ¼ cup unsalted butter melted
• ▢ 2 whole eggs
• ▢ ¼ cup lukewarm water
• ▢ ½ cup pineapple juice
• ▢ ¼ cup whole milk
• ▢ ¼ cup honey
• ▢ ¼ tsp salt

Egg Wash

• ▢ 1 tbsp unsalted butter melted
• ▢ 1 egg white from one egg

Honey Butter Glaze

• ▢ 2 tbsps unsalted butter melted
• ▢ 1 tbsp honey

Instructions

• In a small bowl, bloom the active yeast with warm water. Set aside until it’s foamy. About 10 minutes.
• Combine the wet ingredients: In the same mixing bowl, using a paddle attachment, add in butter, eggs, milk, pineapple juice, honey, and give it a quick mix on low speed until well combined. 
• Mix the flour: At the lowest speed, switch to a dough hook now to mix the dough. Gradually add in the flour and salt. Once all flour has been incorporated, increase the speed to the medium speed and continue kneading until the dough collects itself from the sides of the bowl, about 8 minutes all together. Keep in mind that it is a wet dough. It will be sticky.
• Let the dough rise: Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover it with a tea towel or saran wrap and place it in a warm place and let it rise until it’s double in size, about one and half hour. 
• Divide up the dough: After first rise, place the dough on a floured surface and divide the dough into 15 equal sizes. Shape the dough into individual balls. Place the dough balls into a 9 x 13 non stick baking, 5 rows by 3. Cover it with a tea towel and let them rise again at a warm place for about 45 minutes.
• Prepare the oven and egg wash: Preheat the oven to 375 F. Brush the rolls with the egg wash and melted butter mixture.
• Bake: Bake for 20 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Remove the Hawaiian sweet rolls from the oven and brush with the butter and honey mixture. Let the rolls cool down for about 10 minutes before serving. 

Notes

• If you prefer them to have a less brown color, bake at 350 F instead for 22-24 minutes, or until desired color.
• If you prefer the rolls to be more sweet, add an extra 1/4 cup of sugar into the dough mixture.
• You can turn these Hawaiian rolls into hamburger buns and give them extra space between them while baking. Just like that, you’ll have some sweet and tangy burger buns!
• Use room temperature pineapple juice for the best results.
• You can knead the dough by hand if you do not have a stand mixer. It can take anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes to knead the dough by hand.
• Be sure to check the expiry date of your yeast. Whenever there is an issue with the dough rising, it’s usually an issue with the yeast.

Nutrition

Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 46mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 172IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg

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