Chocolate Monkey Bread

Name: Chocolate Monkey Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup packed brown sugar; 3/4 cup butter, cubed; 2 cans (16.3 ounces each) large refrigerated buttermilk biscuits; 64 milk chocolate kisses; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 40 min. + standing

Yield 16 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

We enjoy this chocolate monkey bread as we open gifts on Christmas. It's impossible to resist. —Heather Deterding, Odenton, Maryland

Ingredients

1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter, cubed
2 cans (16.3 ounces each) large refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
64 milk chocolate kisses
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar and butter. Cook and stir over medium-low heat for 10-12 minutes or until sugar is melted; set aside.
Cut each biscuit into quarters. Shape each piece around a chocolate kiss; pinch seams to seal. In a large bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon. Add biscuits, a few pieces at a time, and toss to coat.
Spoon 1/4 cup caramel into a well-greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Arrange a third of the biscuits in the pan and drizzle with 1/4 cup caramel. Repeat layers twice.
Bake, uncovered, at 350° until golden brown, 40-45 minutes. Cover loosely with foil if biscuits brown too quickly. Immediately invert onto a serving plate. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts

4 pieces: 432 calories, 22g fat (12g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 679mg sodium, 55g carbohydrate (33g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.

Here’s a family treat we enjoy regularly. With chocolate inside, the pull-apart bread is impossible to resist. —Heather Deterding, Odenton, Maryland

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