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"Healthified" Monkey Bread

"Healthified" Monkey Bread
Recipe Tip
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.
Variation
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)
Success
To be sure that the caramel topping does not ooze out of the pan, use a pan that does not have a removable bottom.
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.
Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:1 hr 10 min
makes:16 servings

1/4cup sugar
2teaspoons ground cinnamon
2cans (16.3 oz each) Pillsbury® Grands!® Homestyle refrigerated reduced-fat buttermilk biscuits
1/2cup chopped pecans or walnuts
3/4cup fat-free caramel topping
2teaspoons 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.

Nutritional Information
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; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2 1/2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
 
19 Reviews

 
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Monkey Bread
Awful attempt to healthify this dish. Carmel topping is extremely messy, sticking to and hardening on everything it touches....pan, dishes, pot holders. Must clean up with extrememly hot water. Taste is nothing like Monkey Bread. Not healthy or good.
Posted at 10:58 AM on January 5 2010 by rgboehler
 
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Great alternative!
I made this for some friends on Thanksgiving day. I felt the recipe was just as good as the real thing! It definitely had a different taste- but in a good way. Also different was that I ate one serving and felt satisfied. With normal monkey bread I could eat the whole thing over the course of a lazy morning :) If you like monkey bread, this is definitely worth a try!
Posted at 11:16 PM on December 1 2009 by faith4keep
 
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Great
I made this for my family. My husband and kids loved it. Great! I will have to make this more often.
Posted at 5:14 PM on November 9 2009 by tamsg
 
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Monkey bread
This was great but messy. I made it 4 packets of Splenda and Smuckers sugar free caramel topping . It was delicious and safe for my child whom is a diabetic .
Posted at 4:12 PM on August 25 2009 by gr8lady4u2please@yahoo.com
 
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AWESOME!
I made the original (not the healthified) and oh yeah-I see (or taste) why this needs to be healthified. It is so sweet; so good! It took less than 40 mins to bake. The melted butter/sugar mixture pooled at the bottom of the pan, so the top pieces (after its inverted) are SOAKED in sweet, buttery awesomeness. Oh and it even looks delicious.
Posted at 3:43 PM on August 25 2009 by JeffyBoyLover24
 
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"Healthified" Monkey Bread
One more way to make your Monkey Bread more "Healthified"! I recently found a "No Sugar Added" Carmel Topping in the grocery store and since my mother is diabetic it caught my eye. After finding your recpe for the "Healthified" Monkey Bread we decided to try it with the "No Sugar Added" topping so that she could also enjoy the bread. It didn't affect her blood sugar at all!
Posted at 2:37 PM on May 27 2009 by
 
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Not Enough Flavor
I just donated my flute pan so I used a small dutch pan and an empty can for the middle, felt like I was camping but it worked and it is easy. I cut the recipe in half since there was only 2 of us which worked out fine. I didn't find enough flavor with the sugar and cinnamon and buy the biscits often already. Mine stuck and burned also but I will take blame for that. I turned off the over early but didn't open the door and had to walk the dogs and the bread sat in the pan so I don't know what would have happened if taken out at the proper time. Maybe adding more seasoning and sauce would have helped but I won't try it again, unless camping.
Posted at 2:48 PM on May 21 2009 by Spirit
 
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Monkey Bread
This was very easy to make and was very good. The only downfall was that the caramel left my pan very gooey and sticky. It was time consuming to clean.
Posted at 1:23 PM on May 13 2009 by Jennifer
 
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great breakfast bread
I made this for breakfast for my mom and we both loved it. Delicious and not overly sweet, especially if you take the suggestion of another reviewer and use sugar-free caramel. Just follow the recipe! Rather than taking the pan out of the oven to cool, i cracked the oven door and turned off the temperature. It came out beautifully!
Posted at 9:49 AM on April 17 2009 by chelle17
 
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This was so good!! I was skeptical and thought there was no way it would be as good as the original but it turned out amazing...and it was so easy!! I will definitely make again.
Posted at 9:49 AM on April 17 2009 by katiebrez2
 
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healthy monkey bread
I made this for my family and they loved it! The second time I made it I didn't have can biscuts so I used can bread dough and it worked great!!!
Posted at 12:59 PM on April 15 2009 by Diane
 
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monkey bread healther
this recipe looks so good! I'm sure u can use Splenda for the sugar. it should work out just great! I can't what to try it soon! My kids love Monkey bread this should work out great! thanks for the receipt!!
Posted at 11:21 AM on April 13 2009 by blueyes56
 
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YUCK!!
I made this for Easter morning as this is a family favorite. I figured this would be the best of both worlds as we are all watching our weight. I was highly disappointed with this recipe. It nearly ruined my pan!! The carmel was almost too "gooey" to chew and it stuck more to the bottom of my pan than to the bread itself.
Posted at 11:20 AM on April 13 2009 by Tocy
 
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This is great ... think for yourself and change it!
Evie, if a recipe looks like it has too much sugar, use alternative ingredients and change it, but please don't give it 2 stars. My dad is a diabetic and we've tweaked his favorites for years. All you have to do is think for yourself and change it! I substituted half the sugar for Splenda and used sugar-free caramel topping and it was still delicious. Not quite the same stickiness the real deal would have had, but a lot less sugar to worry about! A treat is a treat and not meant to be eaten every day ... I'm fit and healthy and do enjoy a carb-laden goody every now and again!
Posted at 8:56 AM on April 10 2009 by jadagio77
 
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Real Health
When you talk about being healthy you forget about what is more important to a diabetic than fat. It's SUGAR and PROCESSED WHITE FLOUR. The carbs from that are worse for you than the fat. Try to get some receipes with carb counts under 20 grams a serving, that would be healthy for a diabetic.
Posted at 8:24 AM on April 9 2009 by Eviej
 
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Yum!
A great recipe kids can help make. We did a smaller batch just using 1 package of reduced fat crescent rolls b/c that is what we already had in the fridge. We were wanting cinnamon rolls but were out of them. This was a nice substitute. We baked ours in large ramakens perfect for individual servings and they baked faster too.
Posted at 11:27 AM on April 8 2009 by
 
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Question
Wondering if this recipe could be tweeked to make it a lower sugar version by using Splenda and sugar free carmel topping?? Anyone had any luck with this? I have to limit my sugar intake and would like to know if this would work and what the nutritional counts would be. Thanks!
Posted at 11:25 AM on April 8 2009 by twinmomlisa
 
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Monkey Bread - made healthy
Oh WOW! A way to make an ooey gooey favorite to be a much healthier version...what a treat and then some! This is so delicious. I had to make it the lowest calorie version of course just to really see if it could even compete with the dessert/breakfast treat my little sister used to love to bake as a kid, and Mmmmm, oh yeah, it was just as deliciousiososososo good as I remember back at home! This is a must special treat. Surprise someone today - RUN don't walk to your nearby store, check your fridge, check the pantry and the spice drawers, then make this today and surprise your husband, your kids, your in-laws, parents, your kids teacher after school, or a neighbor - you will not be sorry. The only reason you'll have for being sorry is if you don't make it NOW! Enjoy! :)
Posted at 11:18 AM on April 8 2009 by ChefMama www.foodnetworkrecipefanclub.blogspot.com
 
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Fabulous Find!
This is a great treat for brunch or dessert--that's so easy to make! We tried the version with Country Italian Bread so the fat and calories would be lower. It released from the pan easily, looked irresistible and tasted even better! Everyone gobbled it up. What a winner!
Posted at 1:17 PM on March 24 2009 by Elyse at EatBetterAmerica