Easter Egg Monkey Bread
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Shawn Syphus
Updated Oct 6, 2016
Turn this favorite breakfast recipe into a fun, stuffed pull apart for Easter.
Easter Egg Monkey Bread
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- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 2 cans (16.3 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Layers Original Biscuits (8 Count)
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 oz cream cheese (half of 8-oz package), cut into 48 small pieces
- 16 pastel candy-coated chocolate eggs
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- Additional pastel candy-coated chocolate eggs for garnish
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with cooking spray.
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Step2Separate 2 cans (16.3 oz each) Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Layers refrigerated original biscuits into 16 biscuits. Cut each biscuit into 4 equal pieces; press out each piece until flat.
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Step3In small bowl, stir together 1 cup packed brown sugar and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Cut 4 oz cream cheese (half of 8-oz package) into 48 small pieces. Roll each piece of cream cheese in brown sugar mixture; place 1 piece in center of 48 flattened biscuits. Place 1 pastel candy-coated chocolate eggs in center of each of the remaining 16 flattened biscuits. Pull up sides of each flattened biscuit; pinch seams to seal.
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Step4Dip each dough ball in 1/2 cup melted butter; roll around in remaining brown sugar mixture. Layer coated dough balls in pan, scattering chocolate egg-filled ones throughout.
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Step5Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Place heatproof plate upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over. Remove pan.
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Step6In small bowl, beat 1 cup powdered sugar with 1 tablespoon water with whisk until smooth. Drizzle icing over slightly cooled monkey bread. Decorate top with additional pastel candy-coated chocolate eggs.
Nutrition
910
Calories
39g
Total Fat
12g
Protein
129g
Total Carbohydrate
71g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 910
- Calories from Fat
- 350
- Total Fat
- 39g
- 59%
- Saturated Fat
- 21g
- 103%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 60mg
- 21%
- Sodium
- 1400mg
- 58%
- Potassium
- 90mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 129g
- 43%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 71g
- Protein
- 12g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
4 Starch; 0 Fruit; 4 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; 7 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
8 1/2Recipe Tips
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