A monkey bread for the chocolate lovers--indulgent chocolate-stuffed dough rolled in sugar and cocoa.
Double Chocolate Monkey Bread
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 12
Ingredients
- 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count) or 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet
- 1 1/4 cups chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- Powdered sugar, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8-inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
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Step2Unroll each can of dough into 1 large rectangle; if using crescent roll dough, press perforations to seal. Cut each rectangle into 8 rows by 3 rows, to make 24 pieces per rectangle (48 pieces of dough total).
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Step3Place about 8 chocolate chips in center of dough piece; shape dough into a ball around chocolate. Pinch dough to seal. Repeat with remaining dough and chocolate chips.
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Step4In small bowl, mix granulated sugar and cocoa. Roll dough balls in sugar mixture until coated. Place dough balls in cake pan. Sprinkle any remaining sugar mixture over dough. Pour melted butter on top.
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Step5Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until no longer doughy in center. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Run knife around edge of pan to loosen. Place heatproof serving plate over pan; carefully turn plate and pan over. Remove pan; immediately scrape any remaining topping from pan onto bread. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve warm.
Nutrition
280
Calories
17g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
30g
Total Carbohydrate
14g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 280
- Calories from Fat
- 150
- Total Fat
- 17g
- 26%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 45%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 330mg
- 14%
- Potassium
- 70mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 30g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 14g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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