Gorilla Bread

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Bed and Breakfast with Jimmy Carter

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (605)

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Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
12 to 14 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 40 min

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Ingredients

1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
2 (12-ounce) cans refrigerated biscuits (10 count)
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped walnuts

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Spray a bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Mix the granulated sugar and cinnamon. In a saucepan, melt the butter and brown sugar over low heat, stirring well; set aside. Cut the cream cheese into 20 equal cubes. Press the biscuits out with your fingers and sprinkle each with 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon sugar. Place a cube of cream cheese in the center of each biscuit, wrapping and sealing the dough around the cream cheese. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the nuts into the bottom of the bundt pan. Place half of the prepared biscuits in the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, pour half of the melted butter mixture over the biscuits, and sprinkle on 1/2 cup of nuts. Layer the remaining biscuits on top, sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar, pour the remaining butter mixture over the biscuits, and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of nuts. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes. Place a plate on top and invert.

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Tammy Mooresville, NC 11-17-2009
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Huge Hit!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I cut the cream cheese by half (that's all I had) and husband and children loved it! This will definately be a Christmas... morning must have. Thanks Paula! Read more
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katy Walker, LA 06-07-2009
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Unclear instructions...
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I follwed the directions as best as I could, but I think they need to be more specific when it comes to the brown sugar and... butter mixture. Should you cook it until it "melts" or until the sugar disolves? I just let it melt, so the end result was very gritty and not gooey at all. I also think the cooking time needs to be lengthened. This is the third recipie of Paula Deen's that was very undercooked when following the instructions. I think she is a FABULOUS cook... but her recipes do not always give you the results you expect. Read more
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PRIMA winter haven, FL 04-10-2009
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A classic remake that I can take to the bank.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for christmas morning breakfast and now I have request for Easter also. This recipe is so good. I had monkey... bread when I was very young and had been wanting to make it myself for some time. This was worth the wait!Read more
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Jessica Leigh Rome, GA 02-20-2009
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Too Much Cream Cheese
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I absolutely love this recipe. Today was the first time that I made it. I had to make my biscuits from scratch because canned... biscuits don't exist here in Argentina. It turned out wonderfully! I would say that next time I will decrease or get rid of the cream cheese altogether. I found it to be a bit much. Other than that I absolutely loved it and this Georgia girl will be making it once again!Read more
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Kathy Martinsburg, WV 02-04-2009
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Gritty Brown Sugar
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have made this recipe several times. The first time I did not like the grittyness of the brown sugar. I saw other... reviewers said the same thing but I read many and did not see a method to do away with this. So I had the idea to dissolve the brown sugar in 1/4c boiling water and stir it constantly until it thickened up THEN I added it to the butter. It turned out just as good, even better, I think becasue I didn't feel the grittyness. This recipe is hard to mess up anyway. I have decreased the amounts of sugars, both brown & granulated. It is just my husband & I so I often just make one tube of biscuits using a 3 oz cream cheese & decrease all the other things. You really can't mess this recipe up.Read more
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Lindsey Columbia, MO 12-29-2008
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No need for another excellent review but....
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Love the addition of cream cheese! Made this for our annual girls Christmas Eve brunch! They weren't even hot when we... actually started eating yet it was the only thing that was completely finished. Someone else had made monkey bread and mine was WAY better! Everyone kept complimenting the bread and was amazed at the concept of adding cream cheese! Read more