Apple-Cinnamon Monkey Bread

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

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!™ cinnamon rolls 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. MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated December 4, 2020

Make with

Grands! Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients

cans (17.5 oz each) Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Supreme refrigerated cinnamon rolls

medium tart apple, peeled, chopped

1/2

cup sugar

1 1/2

teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/4

cup butter, melted

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening or cooking spray.
2

Set aside icing tubs from cinnamon rolls. Separate each can of dough into 5 rolls; cut into quarters.
3

Place apple in small bowl. In another small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon. Add 1/4 cup sugar mixture to apple; toss to coat. Sprinkle half of apple pieces in pan. Roll half of dough pieces in sugar mixture; place on apples in pan.
4

Sprinkle with remaining apple pieces. Roll remaining dough pieces in sugar mixture; place on apples. Pour melted butter over top.
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.
6

Drizzle reserved icing over top of bread, allowing some to drizzle down sides. Pull apart to serve; serve warm.

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Try using chopped pear in place of the apple.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 390
Calories from Fat: 180

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 20g; 30%
Saturated Fat 7g 33% Trans Fat 4 1/2g
Cholesterol: 10mg; 3%
Sodium: 570mg; 24%
Potassium: 15mg; 0%
Total Carbohydrate: 50g; 17%
Dietary Fiber 1g 5% Sugars 27g
Protein: 3g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%; 2%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 2%; 2%
Iron: 6%; 6%

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 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;