There are certain treats that many of us enjoy and we indulge ourselves anytime we have the opportunity to do so. We may not make it on a regular basis but one of those treats is monkey bread. Not only is it delicious, it is also a lot of fun to eat and it is something that the entire family can appreciate. Now, it is possible to take regular monkey bread and to mix it with something fantastic by making this Reeces monkey bread.
Since the time that many of us were young, we have appreciated the taste of Reeces peanut butter cups. It is the combination of chocolate and peanut butter that just seems to make it smooth and fantastic. Now it is possible to add that taste to your monkey bread and when you do so, you have a guaranteed favorite recipe. Try it once and you may never go back to regular monkey bread again.
Ingredients:
For Reese’s Monkey Bread:
2 – 16 oz. packages refrigerated biscuits, cut each biscuit in half
32 mini Reese’s peanut butter cups
¾ cup butter, melted
¾ cup brown sugar
For Peanut butter glaze:
2 cup powdered sugar
½ cup creamy peanut butter, melted
¼ – ½ cup milk
10 -15 mini Reese’s peanut butter cups, chopped, for garnish
Directions:
Generously spray a 10-inch bundt pan with non-stick spray.
Wrap a Reese’s cup into a biscuit half like a dumpling. Pinch the seams to make sure that the Reese’s cup is covered by the biscuit dough.
Arrange the dough balls in the prepared pan.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the butter and brown sugar.
Drizzle it evenly over the dough balls.
Bake at 325 degrees for 40-50 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
Remove from heat, and cool in pan for 10 minutes. Run small rubber spatula along the edges to loosen the bread. Invert onto a serving platter.
Prepare peanut butter glaze.
In a medium bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, melted peanut butter, and ¼ c. milk until smooth, adding additional milk as needed.
Drizzle evenly over monkey bread.
Sprinkle with chopped Reese’s cups.