Brown sugar, bacon and cayenne pepper give this monkey bread a delicious sweet and spicy caramelized flavor.
Maple Bacon Monkey Bread
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 40 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 2 tablespoons real maple syrup
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 6 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled
- 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count) or 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8x4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
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Step2In medium microwavable bowl, microwave butter and syrup uncovered on High 30 to 45 seconds or until hot. Stir in brown sugar and red pepper until dissolved. Stir in bacon. Evenly spoon mixture into pan.
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Step3Unroll 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). Roll each piece of dough into a ball. Arrange balls over butter mixture in pan.
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Step4Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Place heatproof serving plate over pan; carefully turn plate and pan over. Remove pan. Serve warm.
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Nutrition
300
Calories
17g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
32g
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 300
- Calories from Fat
- 160
- Total Fat
- 17g
- 27%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 38%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 610mg
- 25%
- Potassium
- 55mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 32g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 10g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
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; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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