Cheesy Jalapeño Popper Monkey Bread

Name: Cheesy Jalapeño Popper Monkey Bread
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 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)

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Prep 45 min
Total 1 hr 15 min
Ingredients 6
Servings 8

A spicy jalapeño popper monkey bread filled with cream cheese and topped with cheese.

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated October 16, 2018

Make With

Pillsbury Crescents

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)

Steps

1

Heat 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).
2

Place 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.
3

Bake 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.

Don’t have a cast-iron skillet? Bake in a 9- or 8-inch glass baking dish 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and no longer doughy in center.
A pizza cutter works great to cut the dough into pieces super-fast!

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;