Mardi Gras Monkey Bread

This recipe for Mardi Gras Monkey Bread is perfect for celebrating Fat Tuesday!

Course Baking

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1

Servings

Calories 713kcal

Author Michelle Ordever

Equipment

Ingredients

2 16-oz cans of cinnamon rolls*
1 cup brown sugar packed
1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
1½ cups pecans chopped
¼ tsp salt
½ cup butter melted
2 tsp vanilla extract

For the Glaze

3 cups powdered sugar icing sugar
½ tsp pure vanilla extract
2-3 Tbsps milk
Yellow green, and purple sprinkles

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Spray the inside of a bundt pan
with non-stick baking spray and set aside.
Remove the cinnamon rolls from their tubes and cut each one in
half and then in half again so you have four pieces per roll.
Place the brown sugar, chopped pecans, and salt into a bowl and stir to combine.
In another bowl stir together the melted butter and vanilla.
Take a piece of cinnamon roll and dip it into the melted butter and then roll in the sugar mixture. Place into the bottom of the bundt pan.
Repeat with each piece of cinnamon roll and layer into the pan until all pieces have been used.
Place the pan on a baking sheet and bake in the center of the oven for 40-45 minutes.
Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 15 minutes before turning it out onto a cake plate or cake stand. The monkey bread should slide right out. Leave to cool completely.
To make the glaze, place the powdered sugar and vanilla in a bowl, whisk in the milk to the desired consistency.
Drizzle over cooled monkey bread and add the green, yellow, and purple sprinkles on top.
Enjoy and Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!

Notes

*You will need two (16oz) cans or the equivalent. 16oz is around 450g, so if you are in the UK and buy Jus-Rol Cinnamon Swirls Dough, you are going to need just over 3 packs. You may as well use them all up - so you'll just have a slightly denser Monkey Bread! You may need to adjust the cooking time accordingly.

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