Cinnamon Almond Dark Chocolate Monkey Bread with Cream Cheese Drizzle
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 16 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 16 servings
- Calories
- 548
- Total Fat
- 34
- Saturated Fat
- 13
- Carbohydrates
- 54
- Dietary Fiber
- 6
- Sugar
- 24
- Protein
- 11
- Cholesterol
- 39
- Sodium
- 293
- Total: 1 hr 30 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 30 min
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
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.