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Monkey Bread

Monkey Bread

Hunks and hunks of baking love! This breakfast favorite is meant to be pulled apart. We healthified this recipe by removing the unhealthy ingredients and swinging in some healthier choices instead.


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Even the pickiest eaters will love picking at this sweet bread. We used reduced-fat and fat-free ingredients to trim 57% of the fat and 61% of the saturated fat. 

2/3 cup sugar > 1/4 cup sugar
large refrigerated buttermilk homestyle biscuits > Pillsbury® Grands!® Homestyle refrigerated reduced-fat buttermilk biscuits
1/2 cup sugar plus 1/2 cup packed brown sugar plus 3/4 cup butter > 3/4 cup fat-free caramel topping plus 2 teaspoons vanilla

Nutritional Highlights

Calories
370  (before)

250  (after)
Total Fat
19 g (before)

8 g (after)
Saturated Fat
9 g (before)

3 1/2 g (after)
Trans Fat
3.5 g (before)

0 g (after)
Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:1 hr 10 min
makes:16 servings

1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 cans (16.3 oz each) Pillsbury® Grands!® Homestyle refrigerated reduced-fat buttermilk biscuits
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
3/4 cup fat-free caramel topping
2 teaspoons vanilla



1  Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with cooking spray.
2  In 1-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix sugar and cinnamon. Separate both cans of dough into 16 biscuits. Cut each biscuit into quarters. Add biscuit pieces to sugar mixture. Seal bag; shake to coat. Layer biscuit pieces and pecans in pan.
3  In small bowl, mix caramel topping and vanilla. Pour over biscuit pieces.
4  Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and no longer doughy in center. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert onto serving plate. Serve warm.

Nutritional Information

1 serving: Calories 250 (Calories from Fat 80); Total Fat 8g (Saturated Fat 3 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 640mg; Total Carbohydrate 39g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 15g); Protein 3g % Daily Value Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 8% Exchanges 1 Starch, 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate, 1 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices 2 1/2