Nutella® Cheesecake Monkey Bread Loaf

Picture this: It’s Christmas morning, you’ve got a cup of coffee in one hand and a serving of warm, gooey, chocolate-cream cheese-filled breakfast bread in the other. Who needs presents when you have sweet tender dough pockets to tear into? A twist on the classic monkey bread, this sweet treat will have even the adults waking up early on Christmas day.MORE+LESS-

Make with

Pillsbury Crescents

4

oz (from 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened

1/2

cup Nutella® hazelnut spread with cocoa

2

cans (8 oz each) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dough sheet

1/3

cup firmly packed brown sugar

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• 1

  Heat oven to 350°F. Generously spray 9x5-inch loaf pan with baking spray with flour, or grease pan with shortening and lightly flour.

• 2

  In small bowl, stir together cream cheese and 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar until smooth. Add 1/4 cup of the Nutella® spread; stir until smooth.

• 3

  Unroll 1 can of dough into 1 large rectangle. Cut rectangle into 6 rows by 3 rows, to make 18 pieces. Place 1 teaspoon cream cheese mixture in middle of each rectangle. Fold dough over filling (do not stretch dough), and gently pinch to seal around filling; roll into ball. Repeat with second can of dough.

• 4

  In small bowl, place remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar. Roll dough balls in sugar until coated. Place sugar-coated dough balls in pan. Sprinkle any remaining sugar over dough.

• 5

  Mix melted butter and brown sugar. Pour butter mixture on top.

• 6

  Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until deep golden brown and no longer doughy in center. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Loosen from edges of pan with metal spatula. Turn upside down onto serving plate, replacing any biscuit pieces and caramel from pan.

• 7

  Spoon remaining 1/4 cup Nutella® spread into 1-quart resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut small opening from 1 corner of bag, and drizzle over top of warm monkey bread. Pull apart to serve. Serve warm.

Expert Tips

• If you store your Nutella® spread in the refrigerator, let it to come to room temperature first. This makes it much easier to mix in with the softened cream cheese.
• Be gentle when you’re sealing up your rectangles of dough around the cream cheese mixture. You want to avoid stretching and tearing the dough, if possible.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories

460

Calories from Fat

200

% Daily Value

Total Fat

22g

34%

Saturated Fat

9g

47%

Trans Fat

0g

Cholesterol

30mg

10%

Sodium

550mg

23%

Potassium

110mg

3%

Total Carbohydrate

61g

20%

Dietary Fiber

2g

7%

Sugars

36g

Protein

5g

Vitamin A

6%

6%

Vitamin C

0%

0%

Calcium

4%

4%

Iron

10%

10%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.