Monkey Bread with Frozen Bread Dough

Name: Monkey Bread with Frozen Bread Dough
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 2 loaves (1 pound each) frozen bread dough, thawed; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 3/4 cup butter, cubed; 1 package (3 ounces) cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix; 2 tablespoons 2% milk; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Total Time Prep: 20 min. + rising Bake: 20 min.

Yield 16 servings

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Our sticky, sweet, warm, pull-apart monkey bread with frozen bread dough takes less than an hour to make. Breakfast, movie night and potlucks will never be the same.

Ingredients

2 loaves (1 pound each) frozen bread dough, thawed
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter, cubed
1 package (3 ounces) cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix
2 tablespoons 2% milk
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

Cut dough into 1-inch pieces; place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large saucepan, combine remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Cook and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Pour over dough pieces.
Cover loosely with parchment or nonstick foil; let rise in a warm place until almost doubled, about 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Immediately invert onto a serving plate.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 247 calories, 9g fat (4g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 339mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.

You can do all the prep work for this monkey bread the night before. I prepare the dough pieces and put all the sauce ingredients in the pan so it's ready for the morning. You can sprinkle chopped nuts in with the dough pieces before pouring the sauce on and baking. — Diana Kunselman, Rimersburg, Pennsylvania

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