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Skinny Apple Cinnamon Monkey Bread

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray (with flour in it)
  • 3 cups apples, peeled and diced small
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • ⅓ cup reduced-fat butter or Smart Balance Light
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoon water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 (12 oz each) cans Pillsbury refrigerated buttermilk biscuits or Pillsbury Golden Layer Buttermilk Flaky Biscuits (100 calories for each biscuit)
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Skinny Apple Cinnamon Monkey Bread

Time: 15 minutes prep, 25 minutes cook
Servings: 16 servings
 

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. In a microwave safe bowl, toss together chopped apples, 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Cook for 2 minutes to soften.
  3. In the meantime, in a pan, melt butter, brown sugar, water and vanilla. Bring to a boil, turn heat to low and cook for 2 minutes. Stir often. Set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, blend 3 tablespoons granulated sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon.
  5. Quarter each biscuit from 1 package and roll each piece in about half the sugar/cinnamon mixture. Place biscuit pieces layered evenly in Bundt pan. Spoon ½ of cooked apples evenly over the biscuits. Spoon ½ of cooked sauce over the apples and biscuit pieces.
  6. Quarter each biscuit from the 2nd package and roll each piece in remaining sugar/cinnamon mixture. Place these remaining biscuit pieces layered evenly in Bundt pan. Add remaining cooked apples evenly over top of biscuits. Spoon remaining ½ of cooked sauce evenly over apples and biscuit pieces.
  7. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven. Let sit for about 5 minutes. While still hot, carefully loosen sides and middle of pan. Invert onto a serving plate.
  8. Serve warm. Slice into 16 slices and let everyone pull their slice apart to eat.
  9. Makes 16 servings (It’s so decadent tasting 1/16 of the recipe is very satisfying)
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Summary

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If you love apples and desserts with apples in them, I think you’ll love this recipe! It’s a decadent, rich tasting sweet monkey bread. It makes a wonderful brunch treat or dessert and perfect for the holidays. One skinny serving has 196 calories, 7 grams of fat and 6 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS. So easy to make and freezes great.

Comments

  • Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
    October 14, 2013
    Cook Eat Share nutrition facts are NOT correct!

    SKINNY FACTS: for 1 serving
    196 calories, 7g fat, 3g protein, 34g carbs, 2g fiber, 481mg sodium, 18g sugar



    Weight Watchers (old points) 4

    Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 6

    Storage Tip

    This monkey bread freezes great. Slice into servings and place in individual plastic container. Store in freezer.