Skinny Apple Cinnamon Monkey Bread

By srumbel

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.

from skinnykitchen.com

Ingredients

• Cooking spray (with flour in it)
• 3 cups apples, peeled and diced small
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/3 cup reduced-fat butter or Smart Balance Light
• 3/4 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)

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 40mins

Preparation

Step 1

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 sugar/cinnamon mixture. Place biscuit pieces layered evenly in Bundt pan. Repeat with second package of biscuits.

6. Spoon ½ of cooked apples evenly over the biscuits. Spoon ½ of cooked sauce over the apples and biscuit pieces. Place remaining ½ pieces of biscuit 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.

Makes 16 servings (It’s so decadent tasting 1/16 of the recipe is very satisfying)

Weight Watchers (old points) 4

Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 6

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

FAT FACTS: for 1 serving full fact monkey bread
608 cal, 40g fat, 5g protein, 61g carbs,1g fiber, 673mg sodium, 46g sugar