Cherry Pie Monkey Bread Recipes

CHERRY CHOCOLATE MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a bundt pan with cooking spray.
• Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a large resealable plastic bag. Separate the biscuits and cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. Put all the biscuit pieces into the bag with the sugar mixture and shake vigorously to coat.
• Put the coated biscuit pieces in a large bowl. Reserve 1/3 cup of the cherry pie filling for garnish and add the rest to the bowl. Add the chocolate chips and melted butter and toss to mix well.
• Transfer the biscuit mixture to the prepared pan, making sure it is evenly distributed. Bake the bread until the top is a deep golden brown and the center of the dough is cooked through, 40 to 45 minutes. Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert it onto a platter. Garnish the top with the reserved cherries and mint leaves. Serve warm.

CHERRY PIE FILLING BREAD

Steps:

• Beat together oil, eggs and vanilla.
• Sift dry ingredients together and add to egg mixture.
• Stir in cherry pie filling and nuts by hand.
• Pour into 2 greased and floured loaf pans.
• Bake at 350° for 50 minutes to 1 hour.

CHERRY PIE MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Cut biscuits into quarters; place in medium bowl. Add remaining ingredients; mix lightly.
• Spoon into 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until golden brown. Cool in pan 10 min. Invert pan onto serving plate; remove pan. Serve warm.

GRILLED CHERRY PIE CALZONE

Steps:

• Add the cherries, brown sugar, orange zest, vanilla extract and 2 tablespoons orange juice to a saucepan and heat over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the cherries have released all of their juices and the mixture is bubbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Mix the remaining 2 tablespoons orange juice with the cornstarch and add it to the cherry mixture. Stir until thickened, about 1 minute. Turn the heat off and cool the mixture to room temperature.
• Preheat a well-oiled grill over medium heat. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Lightly flour a clean work surface. Roll the pizza dough into a circle 1/4-inch thick. Transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet. Top one half of the dough with the cherry pie filling, leaving a 1-inch border around the edge. Fold the empty side of the dough up and over the filling. Pull the bottom edge of the dough up over the top edge, then fold and crimp the edges using your thumb and index finger. Use a pastry brush to brush the top of the calzone with vegetable oil.
• Carefully transfer the calzone, oil-side down, to the grill. Close the lid of the grill and cook until the base is set and nice grill marks have formed, 4 to 5 minutes. Brush the exposed side of the calzone with vegetable oil. Use a fish spatula to slide under the calzone and gently flip it over. Close the lid of the grill and cook until the dough is cooked through, another 4 to 5 minutes.
• Transfer the calzone to a serving platter and dust with the confectioners' sugar. Cut into slices and serve immediately.

CHERRY PULL-APART BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix flour and sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in almonds, cherries and extract until crumbly and well blended., Split biscuits horizontally in half. Line bottom of a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan with three biscuit halves. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons crumb mixture over biscuits; press gently into dough., Place remaining biscuit halves on a lightly floured surface. Top each with remaining crumb mixture; press gently to adhere. Stack seven of the topped biscuits; place stack sideways at one end of the pan, facing crumb sides inward. Repeat with remaining six biscuits, placing stack at opposite end of pan, again facing crumb sides inward., Bake until golden brown, 35-40 minutes. Cover loosely with foil if top browns too quickly. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a serving plate., For icing, mix confectioners' sugar, butter, extract and enough water to reach a drizzling consistency. Spoon over warm bread. Top with almonds and cherries.