Create a stunning holiday dessert in minutes. This Cranberry Raisin Monkey Bread is a sweet breakfast pastry that can be served as a dessert.
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Cranberry Raisin Monkey Bread Recipe
Create a stunning holiday dessert in just minutes. This cranberry raisin monkey bread is a sweet breakfast pastry that can be served as a dessert. Not only does it make a beautiful display, but it's super delicious, too.
Starting with canned biscuits and cranberry sauce, raisins and cinnamon and topped with a homemade Cranberry Sauce made with fresh cranberries.
Cranberry Monkey Bread Ingredients
- Pillsbury biscuits
- Cinnamon
- Sugar
- Cranberry sauce
- Raisins
- Unsalted butter
- Cooking spray
Cranberry Sauce Ingredients
- Orange juice, pulp free
- Water
- Sugar
- Cinnamon
- Fresh cranberries, rinsed and stems removed
- **For exact amounts, please see recipe card below.
How to Make Delicious and Tasty Monkey Bread
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a large bowl, mix together sugar and cinnamon.
Take dough and separate them. Take each disk, and cut it in half or quarters. Roll the cut dough into balls.
Gently add a few balls into the sugar mixture, gently rolling in mixture to coat thoroughly. Tap off excess sugar.
To a lightly greased (use cooking spray) flute baking pan add in a layer of coated sugar balls.
Add a quarter cup of cranberry sauce, spreading it around. Add in ⅛ cup of raisins, spreading it around too.
Continue with another layer.
With the remaining sugar mixture, add butter. Mix together. Pour sauce over the dough.
Bake 30-35 minutes, or until golden brown.
Homemade Cranberry Sauce Directions
In a large pan, bring water, orange juice and sugar to a boil.
Add in cranberries and cinnamon, continue to boil for 5-7 minutes. Stirring occasionally.
Once cranberries have all opened, remove from heat and chill covered for three hours. (Sauce will thicken.)
Pour over Monkey Bread and serve on a platter.
Enjoy!
Cranberry Raisin Monkey Bread Recipe
Create a stunning holiday dessert in minutes. This Cranberry Raisin Monkey Bread is a sweet breakfast pastry that can be served as a dessert.
Ingredients
- 2 16 oz biscuits
- ⅛ cup cinnamon
- 1 sugar
- ½ cup cranberry sauce
- ¼ cup raisins
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Cooking spray
Cranberry Sauce Ingredients:
- ¾ cup of orange juice, pulp free
- ¼ cup of water
- 1 cup of sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon of cinnamon
- 12oz package of fresh cranberries, rinsed and stems removed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large bowl, mix together sugar and cinnamon.
- Take dough and separate them. Take each disk, and cut it in half or quarters. Roll the cut dough into balls.
- Gently add a few balls into the sugar mixture, gently rolling in mixture to coat thoroughly. Tap off excess sugar.
- To a lightly greased (use cooking spray) flute baking pan add in a layer of coated sugar balls.
- Add a quarter cup of cranberry sauce, spreading it around. Add in ⅛ cup of raisins, spreading it around too.
- Continue with another layer.
- With the remaining sugar mixture, add butter. Mix together. Pour sauce over the dough.
- Bake 30-35 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Cranberry Sauce Directions:
- In a large pan, bring water, orange juice and sugar to a boil.
- Add in cranberries and cinnamon, continue to boil for 5-7 minutes. Stirring occasionally.
- Once cranberries have all opened, remove from heat and chill covered for three hours. (Sauce will thicken.)
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Nutrition Information
Yield
12Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 410Total Fat 15gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 9gCholesterol 10mgSodium 441mgCarbohydrates 64gFiber 3gSugar 27gProtein 6g
Nutrition may vary depending on the products used.
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