How to Make Apple-Walnut Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread - A Step-by-Step Guide

Apple-Walnut Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread is a delicious and fun twist on traditional cinnamon rolls. This recipe takes the classic flavors of cinnamon, apple, and walnut and combines them in a delightful, pull-apart bread that is perfect for sharing with friends and family. Whether you're serving this for brunch, dessert, or as a sweet snack, this monkey bread is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

The combination of soft, pillowy dough, sweet cinnamon sugar, crunchy walnuts, and tender apples...

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Ingredients

  • 5 tablespoons butter, melted, divided
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
  • 1 medium apple - peeled, cored, and minced
  • 2 (17.5 ounce) cans refrigerated cinnamon roll dough with icing
  • ½ cup walnuts, chopped and toasted

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 45 mins
  • Additional Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 1 fluted tube pan

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Brush the inside of a fluted tube pan with 1 tablespoon melted butter.
  • Mix sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Combine 1/4 cup of the spiced sugar mixture with minced apples and stir until coated.
  • Separate cinnamon roll dough rounds and cut into quarters. Set aside the icing.
  • Spoon 1/2 of the apple mixture and 1/2 of the walnuts into the bottom of the prepared pan. Roll 1/2 of the cinnamon roll quarters in the remaining spiced sugar and place on top of the apples and walnuts. Spoon 1/2 of the remaining butter over dough. Repeat with remaining apples, walnuts, dough, and butter.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 45 minutes. Let bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto a plate. Cool for 5 more minutes before coating with icing.
  • Nutrition

    389 cal.

    • Total Fat: 18g
    • Saturated Fat: 6g
    • Cholesterol: 13mg
    • Sodium: 667mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 54g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 10g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 35mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 85mg