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Guava and Cheese Monkey Bread

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  • Prep Time 45 min
  • Total 1 hr 40 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 12
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Upgrade the monkey bread we all know and love with guava and cream cheese.
By Mika Leon
Updated Nov 15, 2022
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Ingredients

Steps

  •  
    1
    In 1-quart saucepan, mix guava paste and water. Heat to boiling over high heat; reduce heat, and simmer 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until guava paste dissolves and sauce is smooth. Remove from heat.
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    2
    Meanwhile, heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with butter or cooking spray. In 1-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix sugar and cinnamon.
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    3
    Separate dough into 16 biscuits; cut each into quarters. Press each biscuit piece out to 1/4-inch thickness. Top each piece with about 3/4 teaspoon of the cream cheese spread. Fold edges of dough up around cream cheese spread, and pinch to seal.
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    4
    Add cheese-filled biscuit pieces to bag; shake in bag to coat. Arrange in pan. Sprinkle any remaining sugar over biscuits.
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    5
    In small bowl, mix butter and brown sugar; pour over biscuit pieces.
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    6
    Bake 38 to 43 minutes or until golden brown and no longer doughy in center. Loosen from edges of pan with metal spatula. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn upside-down onto serving plate, replacing any biscuit pieces and caramel from pan.
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    7
    Pour guava sauce over monkey bread. Pull apart to serve. Serve warm.

Tips from the Pillsbury Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Cover and store any remaining monkey bread in the refrigerator up to 4 days. Reheat before serving.
  • tip 2
    Experiment with different flavors of cream cheese spread, such as brown sugar and cinnamon or honey butter cream cheese spread.
  • tip 3
    If desired, cut monkey bread before topping with sauce. Once cut into individual servings, top each serving with sauce.

Nutrition Information

540 Calories, 26g Total Fat, 6g Protein, 70g Total Carbohydrate, 41g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
540
Calories from Fat
230
Total Fat
26g
40%
Saturated Fat
14g
72%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
50mg
17%
Sodium
760mg
32%
Potassium
410mg
12%
Total Carbohydrate
70g
23%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
41g
Protein
6g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
6%
6%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
2 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; 5 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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