Mardi Gras Monkey Bread

Contributed By

Michelle Rager

This Mardi Gras Monkey Bread is a pull-apart crowd-pleasing treat made with refrigerated cinnamon rolls, cream cheese goodness, sweet icing and decorated in purple, green and gold for the perfect Mardi Gras party treat!

What is Mardi Gras?

Mardi Gras is the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. The colors of Mardi Gras are purple, green and gold.

Other Mardi Gras Ideas

Also, try these Homemade Sugar Cookies, and decorate them with the colors of Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras Monkey Bread

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1 5

Servings 24

Baking Temp 350°F

Calories 270kcal

Equipment

10-inch tube pan
Nonstick cooking spray
Kitchen shears or sharp knife
Electric mixer
Medium bowl

Ingredients

3 (17.5-ounce) tubes refrigerated jumbo cinnamon rolls with icing
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
⅔ cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup evaporated milk
Purple, green and golden yellow sanding sugar for decorating

Instructions

For the Monkey Bread

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 10-inch tube pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Separate cinnamon rolls; set aside included icing to use later.
Using kitchen shears or a sharp knife, cut each cinnamon roll into four pieces. Arrange cinnamon roll pieces in tube pan.
In a medium bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer. Add eggs, vanilla and evaporated milk; mix until combined.
Pour cream cheese mixture over cinnamon rolls in tube pan.
Bake 50-55 minutes, or until rolls are a deep golden brown. Remove from oven and cool on cooling rack for 10 minutes.
Turn baked monkey bread out onto a large plate. Drizzle icing generously over monkey bread. Decorate with sanding sugar in the design of your choice. Serve warm.

Helpful hints

Do not use a two-piece tube pan for this recipe because the cream cheese mixture could leak around the seams and make a mess in your oven.
A standard-size Bundt® pan can be used instead of the tube pan.
Monkey bread is done when a skewer inserted in the thickest part comes out clean.
To be sure that the monkey bread is fully cooked and not doughy in the center, use a thermometer. The middle should reach 190°F. If the top is getting overly done and the center is still not at 190°F, cover with foil to prevent over-browning.

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