Monkey Bread Surprise Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. In a small microwave-safe bowl, heat brown sugar and butter on high for 1 minute or until sugar is dissolved; set aside.
• 3. Flatten each biscuit into a 3-in. circle. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle a heaping 1/2 teaspoon in the center of each biscuit.
• 4. Top with a cream cheese cube. Fold dough over filling; pinch edges to seal tightly.
• 5. Sprinkle 1/2 cup pecans or walnuts (if desired) into a 10-in fluted tube pan coated with cooking spray. Layer in order with half of the biscuits, 1/2 brown sugar and butter mixture and 1/2 cup walnuts or pecans. Repeat layers.
• 6. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately invert onto a serving platter. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 1 loaf (12 servings).

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In bowl combine sugar and cinnamon and mix well.
• Take one of the half biscuits and knead it into a circle.
• Slice each cream cheese strip. Will need 60 slices total.
• Dip a cream cheese slice into sugar mixture. Make sure it's completely covered.
• Place into center of biscuit circle.
• Roll up biscuit around cream cheese and pinch together.
• Roll in sugar mixture till cover.
• Place seam side up in bundt pan.
• Repeat until all the biscuits are used up.
• In microwave safe bowl melt butter. Add remaining sugar mixture and mix well. Pour evenly over biscuits.
• Bake 35 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degree F. Grease a 10-inch Bundt or tube pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Cut the biscuits into quarters and roll into balls. Combine 2/3 cup of the sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons of the cinnamon, the cardamom and the zest from 1 orange in a shallow dish. Roll the biscuit balls in the mixture. Place the coated balls in the pan, sprinkling some of the mixture over the balls occasionally while filling the pan.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the remaining 1/3 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon and the vanilla. Warm, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Add the remaining orange zest and pour over the top of the biscuit balls.
• Bake until the top of the bread is golden and caramelized, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let sit at least 5 minutes. Unmold the monkey bread onto a cake plate. Slice or pull apart to serve.