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Cream Cheese Stuffed Monkey Bread

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Updated Aug 24, 2020
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A twist on the classic monkey bread recipe--cream cheese-stuffed Pillsbury™ crescent dough oozing with warm caramel and cinnamon.

Cream Cheese Stuffed Monkey Bread

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Ingredients 6
  • Servings 8
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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. In small shallow bowl, mix granulated sugar and cinnamon.
  • Step 
    2
    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).
  • Step 
    3
    Place about 1/2 teaspoon cream cheese on center of dough piece. Fold dough over cream cheese, and gently crimp it around cream cheese; roll in sugar-cinnamon mixture. Repeat with remaining dough pieces.
  • Step 
    4
    Place cream cheese-filled dough balls in pan. Sprinkle with remaining sugar-cinnamon mixture. In small bowl, mix brown sugar and melted butter; pour over crescent pieces.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan 10 minutes; run knife around edge of pan to loosen. Place heatproof serving plate over pan; carefully turn plate and pan over. Remove pan. Cool 10 minutes longer. Cover and refrigerate any remaining bread.

Nutrition

500 Calories
31g Total Fat
3g Protein
52g Total Carbohydrate
29g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
500
Calories from Fat
280
Total Fat
31g
47%
Saturated Fat
16g
79%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
50mg
17%
Sodium
640mg
27%
Potassium
60mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
52g
17%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
29g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 6 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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