A spicy jalapeño popper monkey bread filled with cream cheese and topped with cheese.
Cheesy Jalapeño Popper Monkey Bread
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count) or 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet
- 3/4 cup canned sliced jalapeño chiles, drained
- 2 packages (3 oz each) cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/3 cup cornmeal
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 10-inch cast-iron skillet with cooking spray. Unroll 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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Step2Place chile slice on center of dough piece; top with about 1/2 teaspoon cream cheese. Pull corners up, and pinch to seal; roll into a ball. Holding seam side down, brush top and sides with butter. Roll in cornmeal, and place seam side down in pan. Repeat with remaining dough. Drizzle remaining butter on top.
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Step3Bake 23 to 27 minutes or until golden brown and no longer doughy in center. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 3 to 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Cool 1 minute. Serve warm.
Nutrition
400
Calories
28g
Total Fat
7g
Protein
29g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 400
- Calories from Fat
- 260
- Total Fat
- 28g
- 44%
- Saturated Fat
- 15g
- 74%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 50mg
- 17%
- Sodium
- 800mg
- 33%
- Potassium
- 75mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 29g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 7g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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