This Gorilla Bread recipe has become a Christmas morning tradition in our house. My kids make sure to remind me every year that we have to make it. It takes Monkey Bread to a new level!
Gorilla Bread
Cooking time
30
minutesTotal time
45
minutesIngredients
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
24 Rhodes frozen rolls thawed, but cold
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 rolls out with your fingers
- Roll the cream cheese cubes in the cinnamon sugar. Place a cube of cream cheese in the center of each roll, wrapping and sealing the dough around the cream cheese.
- Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the nuts into the bottom of the bundt pan. Place 12 prepared rolls in the pan.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, pour half of the melted butter mixture over the rolls, and sprinkle on 1/2 cup of nuts.
- Layer the remaining rolls on top, sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar, pour the remaining butter mixture over the rolls, 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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