Name: Banana Bread Monkey Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 8-count cans large biscuits, such as Pillsbury Grands®; 3 Bananas, sliced, or more as needed for 48 slices; 2/3 cup white sugar; 1 cup brown sugar, divided; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 3/4 cup chopped walnuts; 1 cup butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Ingredients

12 serv.

2 8-count cans large biscuits, such as Pillsbury Grands®
3 Bananas, sliced, or more as needed for 48 slices
2/3 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar, divided
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

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1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease a tube cake pan very well with nonstick cooking spray.
2 Separate each biscuit into 3 pieces by gently pulling the layers apart. Wrap a slice of banana in each piece of dough. Press to seal and lightly roll each piece into a ball shape.
3 Combine sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and cinnamon in a large bowl and mix well. Toss half of dough pieces in cinnamon sugar mixture until very well coated. Place coated pieces in the prepared pan and sprinkle with 1/2 cup chopped walnuts. Repeat with remaining dough pieces and remaining nuts. Sprinkle with up to 2 tablespoons of any leftover cinnamon sugar and discard the rest.
4 Set a small saucepan over medium heat; add butter, remaining 3/4 cup brown sugar, and vanilla. Whisk constantly until sugar dissolves and mixture is well combined and slightly thickened; pour syrup evenly over biscuits in the tube pan.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until browned and lightly toasted, 38 to 40 minutes.
6 Remove from the oven and let stand about 3 minutes, then run a small knife or spatula around the sides of the pan to release any stuck sugar mixture from the edges of the pan. Let stand for 3 to 5 more minutes, then invert monkey bread onto a serving plate.