A delicious canned crescent roll monkey bread topped with pecans and a divine caramel sauce.
While most people may be thinking about what to serve for holiday lunches and dinner, I can’t stop contemplating what I’ll be whipping up for breakfast on Christmas morning. It has to be special, memorable, and one that the family will ask for year after year.
Monkey bread is a sweet, pull-apart bread made from bite-sized pieces of dough that are typically coated in sugar, cinnamon, and other sweet ingredients like caramel, chocolate, or nuts. These dough pieces are often layered in a bundt pan or a baking dish and baked until they become golden and sticky.
When the bread is done, it’s typically inverted onto a serving platter, so the caramelized, gooey topping drizzles down the sides, creating a delicious, finger-friendly treat. It’s called that because of the way people eat it, picking apart the small, individual pieces, just like monkeys picking at their food. This sweet bread can be enjoyed as a dessert, a sweet breakfast, or a delightful snack.
So, for this holiday I’m going with a delicious caramel monkey bread topped with pecans, which is one of our favorites!
Oh my goodness, look at it!
The caramel sauce in this Monkey Bread recipe is heavenly because it adds a rich, sweet, and indulgent layer to every bite. It infuses the bread with a luxurious sweetness and a buttery, caramelized flavor that’s hard to resist. It’s the secret ingredient that takes your Monkey Bread from ordinary to extraordinary, making it a truly divine treat.
The best part of this recipe is the canned crescent rolls because it saved me a ton of time when putting this sweet breakfast dish together.
Let’s get on with the recipe, shall we?
Butter: A creamy, fatty ingredient that adds a rich, buttery flavor to the monkey bread.
Chopped Pecans or Walnuts: These are small pieces of nuts that provide a delightful crunch and nutty taste to your monkey bread.
Light Brown Sugar: A sweet, tan-colored sugar with a caramel-like taste, used to sweeten and caramelize the bread.
Water: A simple liquid used in the recipe.
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls: These are pre-made crescent roll dough from Pillsbury, which makes the monkey bread easy to assemble.
It’s amazing what canned crescent rolls can create, amirite?
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