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Updated Oct 11, 2018
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This recipe mash-up is as simple as it is fun--monkey bread and a Danish, all-in-one, and in mini size.

Apple-Cream Cheese Monkey Breads

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 45 min
  • Ingredients 6
  • Servings 8
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 8 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In small bowl, mix 3 tablespoons of the sugar and the cinnamon; set aside. In another small bowl, mix cream cheese, remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and the milk.
  • Step 
    3
    Unroll crescent dough onto work surface; press perforations to seal. Cut dough into 8 squares. Cut each of the 8 squares into 5 rows by 4 rows to make 20 mini squares each.
  • Step 
    4
    Add 20 squares of crescent dough to bottoms and halfway up sides of muffin cups.
  • Step 
    5
    Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon-sugar on top of crescent dough in each. Layer with about 2 teaspoons cream cheese mixture, a rounded tablespoon of pie filling, and top with another 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon-sugar mixture.
  • Step 
    6
    Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Serve warm.

Nutrition

190 Calories
9g Total Fat
2g Protein
26g Total Carbohydrate
16g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
190
Calories from Fat
80
Total Fat
9g
13%
Saturated Fat
4g
20%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
4%
Sodium
250mg
10%
Potassium
35mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
26g
9%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
16g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 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 Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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