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Cream Cheese-Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread

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Angie McGowan
Updated Apr 26, 2021
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This pull-apart treat is as easy as 1-2-3 ingredients, including Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Cinnamon Rolls with Original Icing. Every sweet bite is stuffed with cream cheese for a breakfast or brunch dish that’s bound to have guests begging for seconds.

Cream Cheese-Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Ingredients 3
  • Servings 12
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350° F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening or cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    Cut block of cream cheese in half lengthwise, then cut each half in 4 rows by 3 rows to form 24 equal cubes.
  • Step 
    3
    Set aside icing from cinnamon rolls. Separate each can of dough into 5 rolls; unroll each roll, and cut each in half.
  • Step 
    4
    Take one section of dough and fold it over to form a rectangle shape. Place a square of cream cheese on the dough; fold over the dough, and gently crimp it around the cream cheese. Repeat with remaining dough pieces (you will have four leftover pieces of cream cheese).
  • Step 
    5
    Place cream cheese-filled dough balls in pan. Place butter pieces evenly on top.
  • Step 
    6
    Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until deep golden brown on top. Cool 10 minutes; run knife around edge of pan to loosen. Place heatproof serving plate over pan and turn over; remove pan. Cool 10 minutes.
  • Step 
    7
    Drizzle reserved icing over top of bread, allowing some to drizzle down sides. Pull apart to serve; serve warm.

Nutrition

390 Calories
24g Total Fat
4g Protein
41g Total Carbohydrate
17g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
390
Calories from Fat
210
Total Fat
24g
36%
Saturated Fat
12g
60%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
30mg
10%
Sodium
540mg
23%
Potassium
25mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
41g
14%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
17g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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