ENDECA_EXCLUDE_START
ENDECA_EXCLUDE_END

Healthified Monkey Bread

57% less fat • 61% less sat fat • 32% fewer calories than the original recipe—see the comparison Show your love of baking and health with a breakfast favorite that's meant to be pulled apart. From eatbetteramerica.

false
(78 Ratings)

78 Ratings

5 Stars 35%

4 Stars 13%

3 Stars 32%

2 Stars 17%

1 Stars 4%

Member Reviews (25)
2d284ff7-7ce2-42fe-a1af-f7c936a1f6fc
Pin It
Healthified Monkey Bread
  • PREP TIME

    15 Min

  • TOTAL TIME

    1 Hr 10 Min

  • SERVINGS

    16

 

1/4
cup sugar
2
teaspoons ground cinnamon
2
cans (16.3 oz each) Pillsbury® Grands!® Homestyle refrigerated reduced-fat buttermilk biscuits
1/2
cup chopped pecans or walnuts
3/4
cup fat-free caramel topping
2
teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with cooking spray.
  • 2 In 1-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix sugar and cinnamon. Separate both cans of dough into 16 biscuits. Cut each biscuit into quarters. Add biscuit pieces to sugar mixture. Seal bag; shake to coat. Layer biscuit pieces and pecans in pan.
  • 3 In small bowl, mix caramel topping and vanilla. Pour over biscuit pieces.
  • 4 Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and no longer doughy in center. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert onto serving plate. Serve warm.
Pin It

Expert Tips

We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the original.

For an even lower-fat option, this recipe can be made with two cans (13.2 oz each) Pillsbury® refrigerated country Italian bread. Work with one can of dough at a time, and keep the remaining can refrigerated until ready to cut. Cut each can of dough into 24 pieces (48 pieces total). Use in place of biscuit pieces as directed in recipe. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. (1 Serving: Calories 200; Total Fat 4g; Saturated Fat 0g)

To be sure that the caramel topping does not ooze out of the pan, use a pan that does not have a removable bottom.

Got a question for our Kitchen Experts? Ask it in the Message Boards

Nutrition Information:

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)
  • Calories 250
    • (Calories from Fat 80),
  • Total Fat 8g
    • (Saturated Fat 3 1/2g,
    • Trans Fat 0g),
  • Cholesterol 0mg;
  • Sodium 640mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 39g
    • (Dietary Fiber 1g,
    • Sugars 15g),
  • Protein 3g;
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 0 %;
  • Vitamin C 0 %;
  • Calcium 0 %;
  • Iron 8 %;
Exchanges:
  • 1 Starch;
  • 0 Fruit;
  • 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
  • 0 Skim Milk;
  • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
  • 0 Milk;
  • 0 Vegetable;
  • 0 Very Lean Meat;
  • 0 Lean Meat;
  • 0 High-Fat Meat;
  • 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choices:
  • 2 1/2;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
What is healthified?

We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the original

Here's the skinny
Before After
2/3 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup sugar
2 cans (16.3 oz each) large refrigerated buttermilk homestyle biscuits 2 cans (16.3 oz each) Pillsbury® Grands!® Homestyle refrigerated reduced-fat buttermilk biscuits
3/4 cup fat-free caramel topping
3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
Nutritional Highlights
Calories
 
 
370 (before)
250 (after)
Fat
 
 
3 1/2 (before)
1 1/2 (after)
Saturated Fat
 
 
9 g (before)
3 1/2 g (after)
Total Fat
 
 
19 g (before)
8 g (after)
Trans Fat
 
 
3 1/2 g (before)
0 g (after)

Review & Comments

 Write a Review
1 - 3 of 25 Reviews View All
Posted 5/2/2012 9:24:48 PM REPORT ABUSE maunzerle said:
Rating:
I can't count how many times i made this, but each and every time it turned out fantastic. I don't even measure anymore, but just pour and sprinkle cin.sugar, caramel syrup and nuts between the layers as i feel like......more than i maybe should, but it turns out soft and gooey. I bake it in a regular silicone bundt pan. The kids and grand kids love it and devour it in no time.
Posted 11/23/2011 12:49:28 PM REPORT ABUSE Member said:
Rating:
Read PARADE MAGAZINE's 'How American Can Eat Better' http://www.parade.com/export/sites/default/food/2009/04/How-America-Can-Eat-Better.html Written by Lisa Gosselin, the editorial director of “EatingWell” magazine.
Posted 11/23/2011 12:48:46 PM REPORT ABUSE Sheryl Taylor said:
Rating:
I used Truvia instead of sugar and it was wonderful!! I thought it tasted just like the normal version only with less calories. Will definitely make it again.
1 - 3 of 25 Reviews View All
© 2012 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved
ENDECA_EXCLUDE_START

Related Recipes

ENDECA_EXCLUDE_END
ENDECA_EXCLUDE_START

© 2012 General Mills

ENDECA_EXCLUDE_END