Monkey and Gorilla Bread

Recipe courtesy Vita Shanley, 2005

Show: Sugar RushEpisode: Takes the Cake

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (53)

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Cook Time:
35 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
about 25 servings

Times:

Prep: 1 hr 0 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 35 min
Total:: 1 hr 35 min

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Ingredients

Monkey Bread (recipe may be doubled depending on the bundt pan):

Flour, for pan
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
30 buttermilk canned refrigerator biscuits
1 stick butter, plus more for pan
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup walnuts

Directions

Butter and flour a bundt pan and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine sugar and cinnamon. Cut refrigerator biscuits in half and toss in cinnamon and sugar mixture. Melt the 1 stick of butter in a saucepan and add brown sugar and bring to a boil; then add nuts. Line the bundt pan with biscuits and pour butter mixture over them.

Bake for about 30 minutes. Remove from the pan when it's still hot to avoid

Gorilla Bread (recipe may be doubled depending on the bundt pan):

Flour, for pan

1/2 cup sugar

1 tablespoon cinnamon

20 buttermilk canned refrigerator biscuits

8 ounces cream cheese, cut into 20 cubes

1 stick butter, melted, plus more for pan

1 cup brown sugar

1 1/2 cups walnuts

Butter and flour a bundt pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine sugar and cinnamon. Separate biscuits and flatten each slightly with your hand. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of the cinnamon and sugar mixture onto each biscuit. Place one cube of cream cheese in center of biscuit and fold in half to resemble a half moon. Melt the 1 stick of butter in a saucepan and add brown sugar and bring to a boil; remove from the heat. Place 1/2 cup nuts on the bottom of the bundt pan and then line the pan with a row of cream cheese filled biscuits. Sprinkle with half of the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Drizzle half of the butter mixture on top and then repeat steps, beginning with nuts.

Bake for about 30 minutes. Remove from the pan when it's still hot to avoid sticking.

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BOB Fredericksburg, VA 11-11-2009
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Monkey and Gorilla Bread
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

2 buttermilk canned refrigerator biscuits not 30
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Susan West Chester, PA 06-09-2009
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Excellent
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've made this recipe several times (an especially nice Christmas morning treat!). I usually buy a 4-pack of smaller... buttermilk biscuits and cut each biscuit into quarters. Yummy every time...Read more
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Paul Globe, AZ 02-01-2009
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YUMALICIOUS!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Im 18 years old, the first time I made this was when I was 13 and I loved it so much. My grandparents are gone for the... weekend and I got some piercings (My grandparents hate perciengs) so hopefully when they get here they love the monkey bread as much as I did and forgive me... they don't know I have the piercings just yet!Read more
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Mary Eaton Twnsp, OH 10-03-2008
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Absolute Disaster
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I used the exact amount of biscuits, baked it at the correct temperature for the suggested time and when I pulled it out of... the oven, it was raw all the way through. The only area that was cooked was the top layer. Read more
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Tambra Cardiff by the sea, CA 10-01-2008
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yummy
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made the monkey bread, it was very easy to make. Tasted sooo good. Its best when its hot though.
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JENNIFER LA PUENTE, CA 01-22-2008
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MONKEY BREAD
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

THIS WAS SO DELICIOUS IT MADE ME GO BANANAS!