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Apple-Cinnamon Monkey Bread

Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Mar 15, 2023
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There's nothing like pulling off a piece of Apple-Cinnamon Monkey Bread on a crisp fall morning. Try something new with your Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Cinnamon Rolls with Original Icing by turning them into classic apple monkey bread made with sliced apples flavored with cinnamon sugar. Once this easy apple pull-apart bread is ready, have your kids add the finishing touches by drizzling on the frosting or topping with raisins and chopped nuts.

Apple-Cinnamon Monkey Bread

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Ingredients 5
  • Servings 12
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening or cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    Separate each can of dough into 5 rolls; cut into quarters. Set icing aside.
  • Step 
    3
    Place chopped apple in small bowl. In another small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon. Add 1/4 cup sugar mixture to chopped apple; toss to coat. Place half of the apple pieces in pan. Roll half of dough pieces in sugar mixture; place on apples in pan.
  • Step 
    4
    Top with remaining apple pieces. Roll remaining dough pieces in sugar mixture; place on apples. Pour melted butter over top.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown across top. Cool 10 minutes; run knife around edge of pan to loosen. Place heatproof serving plate over pan and turn over; remove pan. Cool 10 minutes longer.
  • Step 
    6
    Drizzle reserved icing over top of bread, allowing some to drizzle down sides. Pull apart to serve; serve warm.

Nutrition

390 Calories
20g Total Fat
3g Protein
50g Total Carbohydrate
27g Sugars

Tips from the

Pillsbury Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Try using chopped pear in place of the apple.
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