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Recipe courtesy of Jeff Mauro

Show: The Kitchen

Episode: Living for Fall

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Cinnamon Almond Dark Chocolate Monkey Bread with Cream Cheese Drizzle

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Jeff's Monkey Bread (02:55)

Total:: 1 hr 30 min
: (includes cooling time)
Active:: 30 min

Yield:: 16 servings

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

All-purpose flour, for flouring the work surface
3 tubes crescent roll dough
One 10-ounce can almond filling
1 cup dark chocolate chips
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon table salt
Cream Cheese Drizzle, recipe follows
1 cup toasted, salted almonds, crushed

Cream Cheese Drizzle:

1 cup confectioners' sugar
4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 to 3 tablespoons whole milk

Directions

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Special equipment: a 12-inch Bundt pan

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

On a floured surface, unroll each tube of dough and separate along the perforations. Mound 1 teaspoon of the almond filling in the center of a dough triangle, top with 2 teaspoons chocolate chips and fold the sides over to make a package. Roll it in your hand to seal. Repeat with the rest of the dough, almond filling and chocolate chips.

Brush a liberal amount of butter all over the inside of a 12-inch Bundt pan.

Mix together the granulated sugar, cinnamon and salt in a shallow bowl. Dip each dough ball in melted butter, then roll in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place in the prepared pan. Cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until golden brown, an additional 10 to 15 minutes; let cool slightly.

While still warm, take a knife or offset spatula and carefully separate the sides of the cake from the pan. Turn it over and turn out onto a serving dish. Drizzle with the Cream Cheese Drizzle and sprinkle with crushed almonds.

Cream Cheese Drizzle:

Whisk together the confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, almond extract and 2 tablespoons milk in a bowl until very smooth. If the mixture needs to be looser, add an additional 1 tablespoon milk.

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Name: Cinnamon Almond Dark Chocolate Monkey Bread with Cream Cheese Drizzle
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H30M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT1H30M0.000S
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: All-purpose flour, for flouring the work surface; 3 tubes crescent roll dough; One 10-ounce can almond filling; 1 cup dark chocolate chips; 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon table salt; Cream Cheese Drizzle, recipe follows; 1 cup toasted, salted almonds, crushed; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 2 to 3 tablespoons whole milk