Monkey and Gorilla Bread

LilPinkieJ's Note:

Sugar Rush! Make each of these breads in separate bundt pans. For serving, layer the 2 cakes, with the Monkey Bread as the top tier and the Gorilla Bread as the bottom tier.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 35 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 25

Monkey Bread

• 1/2 cup flour, for pan
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 30 canned refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup walnuts

Gorilla Bread

• 1/2 cup flour, for pan
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 20 canned refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
• 8 ounces cream cheese, cut into 20 cubes
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups walnuts

Directions:

1. .::||Monkey Bread Instructions||::.
2. Butter and flour a bundt pan and set aside. Preheat oven to 350°F.
3. Combine sugar and cinnamon. Cut refrigerator biscuits in half and toss in cinnamon and sugar mixture.
4. Melt the 1 stick of butter in a saucepan and add brown sugar and bring to a boil; then add nuts.
5. Line the bundt pan with biscuits and pour butter mixture over them.
6. Bake for about 30 minutes. Remove from the pan when it's still hot to avoid sticking.
7. .::||Gorilla Bread Instructions||::.
8. Butter and flour a bundt pan and set aside. Preheat oven to 350°F.
9. Combine sugar and cinnamon.
10. Separate biscuits and flatten each slightly with your hand. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of the cinnamon and sugar mixture onto each biscuit.
11. Place one cube of cream cheese in center of biscuit and fold in half to resemble a half moon.
12. Melt the 1 stick of butter in a saucepan and add brown sugar and bring to a boil; remove from the heat.
13. Place 1/2 cup nuts on the bottom of the bundt pan and then line the pan with a row of cream cheese filled biscuits.
14. Sprinkle with half of the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Drizzle half of the butter mixture on top and then repeat steps, beginning with nuts.
15. Bake for about 30 minutes. Remove from the pan when it's still hot to avoid sticking.
16. Place the Monkey on the Gorilla's back and enjoy!

Reviews

[Lainey6605]

This delicious! Very simple to make and such a wonderful treat. Thanks for sharing!

[Shelby Jo]

WOWSERS! This sure is a sugar rush! I halved the recipe and made them in mini bundt pans since I'm the only one that likes sweets in this house. It made 3 mini gorilas and 3 mini monkeys lol. I am not a huge fan of walnuts but thought I'd try them in the recipe, and I did like them, but next time I think I'll use pecans. I loved the hidden litle pockets of cream cheese too. This is just a perfect monkey bread recipe. Thanks so much for sharing!! This is definitely a keeper.

[Cathi50]

These are so good and decadent! I didn't stack them- and used pecans but otherwise made them just as described- yummy!