These honey whole wheat dinner rolls are beautifully golden brown with a soft and fluffy texture! They take less than 45 minutes to prepare, start to finish, and are so much healthier for you than their store-bought counterparts.
If you can believe it, whole wheat doesn’t mean hard as a rock/flavorless.
And these soft, super delicious rolls prove it. Before I started eating real food, I had never noticed the whole wheat flour sitting INCHES away from the bleached “enriched” white flour I used to buy. Now I would rather use white whole wheat flour over all-purpose any day, although I do make a few exceptions.
The use of honey in this recipe is completely optional (especially if you’re a vegan), but the honey lends so much flavor to these rolls. I always try to get my hands on local organic honey because I feel the flavor is so much deeper and richer.
I served these rolls alongside the world’s best beef stew. And I gotta say guys…that was one of the best dinners I’ve had in a looong time. Busy nights and lack of inspiration produced a long streak of boring, light meals. But these rolls with that beef stew totally broke the streak and brought on a huge wave of awesome dinner inspiration!
You’ll love these honey whole wheat dinner rolls because they take so little time to make and there’s hardly any labor involved, especially if you have a stand mixer. It’s a lovely thing, modern technology. We can use machines to knead dough. What cheaters we are.
I’m just kidding. It’s not cheating. It’s just…taking a shortcut.
A shortcut that leads to the best whole wheat rolls to grace this earth.
You don’t have to tell your family and friends how easy these rolls were to make. Let ‘em think you slaved in the kitchen for an hour and a half. That way you can get out of doing the dishes! 
You have GOT to try these rolls. Trust me, you’ll be pleasantly surprised. It’s a recipe that we’ve made many times at my house.
Here’s the recipe:
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoons warm water
- ⅓ cup organic coconut oil or butter, melted (where to buy coconut oil)
- 2 tablespoons instant yeast
- ¼ cup organic pure honey
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 large egg
- 2½ cups white whole wheat flour (where to buy)
- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine water, oil, yeast, and honey. Allow mixture to rest for 15 minutes.
- With a dough hook, mix in salt, eggs, and white whole wheat flour until combined. Add all-purpose flour ½ at a time.
- Shape dough into 12 balls and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Place rolls onto prepared pan. Bake for 10 minutes or until rolls are golden brown.
Try my Homemade Whole Wheat Crusty Bread next!
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These rolls look so light and fluffy, I can hardly believe they are whole wheat! And those golden tops are just gorgeous! Beautiful post, Margaret Anne!
Thanks so much Allie! These rolls are surprisingly soft and light, despite the fact that there’s whole wheat flour in the recipe. I hope you’re having a wonderful week!
These rolls look fabulous!!! I love how fluffy they are – and with only 45 minute prep time! Pinned!
These rolls look fantastic!
They do seem super soft
These rolls look amazing – soft and fluffy! And healthier too! I’ve printed this out to make these!
I love the addition of honey…I use it a lot in place of sugar. Your rolls look delicious! Thanks for sharing them with us at Foodie Fridays!
Yum! These rolls look delicious! I can’t wait to make them!
These look really good. I grind my own wheat since it loses nutrients pretty quickly after it is ground. I agree with you about the flavor of raw local honey, love it.
That’s awesome Chanelle! I can’t wait until I get my hands on a new wheat grinder—my old one broke!
These look so incredibly fluffy and mouthwateringly good! Pinned! I can’t wait to try these out!
Thanks so much Lindsey! I know you’ll love ‘em.
Yummy and quick for a yeast roll! Great looking rolls! Pinning!
Stopping in to say G’day and pin your fabulous recipe. Have a wonderful weekend.
Blessings,
Shari
MMMMM! I want bread with some butter now
I hope you have a g’day!
I love rolls! They look amazing. Pinned. Hugs! Lou Lou Girls
These look great and I love the idea of having that touch of honey. Will definitely be giving these a try!
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Thanks for these light and soft rolls. They would be perfect in a soup I’m making tonight. So happy to see you once again at #theWeekendSocial. Please come by again Thursday 9:00 PM EST. Pinned! http://www.theKitchenChopper.com
Yummy! I love bread and these look great! G’day!