Many of us enjoy eating monkey bread and it is quite fun to make as well. There are plenty of recipes out there that show us how to do it and it tends to be an easy recipe that can be thrown together in a matter of minutes. There are also ways to improve on this recipe, including this banana brulee pull apart bread. It is sure to be a recipe that your family loves.
Once you taste this recipe, you may never go back to ordinary monkey bread again. Between the caramelized bananas and the warm crown of sugar, it is absolutely fantastic. You can put some of this together for the afternoon and enjoy it as a snack or bring it along to your next family or company outing. It will be a recipe that has people asking how you made it over and over again.
Ingredients:
2 cans (12 oz each) Pillsbury Grands! Big and Buttery Crescent Dinner Rolls
2 ripe bananas, sliced
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a fluted tube cake pan with nonstick baking spray.
2. Open crescents and cut rolled dough into 1/2-inch slices, then each slice into four small, bite-sized pieces.
3. In a large bowl, stir sugar and cinnamon. Toss crescents in mixture, then mix in the bananas.
4. Put the mixture into your pan, spread evenly and set aside. In a medium microwave-safe bowl, heat butter, brown sugar and vanilla for 1 minute. Stir and microwave for 2 minutes more.
5. Place crescents and bananas in pan, drizzle with warm butter mixture.
6. Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until top layer is golden brown.
7. Invert pan on parchment-lined serving platter and serve warm.