Cherry Chocolate Monkey Bread Recipes

CHOCOLATE MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• For the dough: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a loaf pan with parchment or spray with cooking spray, then set aside.
• Combine the dates and almond milk in a blender and blend until smooth.
• Add the almond flour, gluten-free flour, cacao powder, baking powder, apple cider vinegar, baking soda and salt. Blend until thoroughly combined, stopping to scrape down the sides of the blender as necessary.
• Roll the dough into small balls roughly 1 inch in diameter.
• For the chocolate coating: Add the dates, cacao powder and coconut water to a cleaned blender and blend until smooth.
• Dip each ball of dough in the coating mixture and use a spoon to cover with a thin layer. Transfer the dough balls to the prepared loaf pan and sprinkle with chocolate chips, if using.
• Bake until the monkey bread has light golden brown, crisp edges, approximately 40 minutes.
• Cool for at least 15 minutes, then spoon out or pull apart to serve. Enjoy!

CHERRY-CHOCOLATE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x4-inch loaf pan with 1 teaspoon butter and reserve.
• Whisk flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a bowl.
• Cream 1/2 cup butter and sugar together in another bowl with a spatula or an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs one at a time with a whisk or an electric mixer, fully blending in the first egg before adding the next. Stir in yogurt and vanilla extract.
• Chop pitted cherries coarsely with a knife, or by pulsing on and off a few times in a food processor. Add to the wet ingredients along with the chocolate chunks and chopped walnuts. Stir briefly to combine. Batter may look curdled, but don't worry.
• Pour in the flour mixture and mix with a spatula until all the flour has disappeared. Transfer batter into the prepared loaf pan, making sure to smooth the top evenly and fill in the corners. Tap pan on the counter to release any air pockets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until nicely browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let bread rest in the pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack.
• While bread is resting, combine powdered sugar and milk in a bowl for icing, adding more milk as needed to reach a thin, runny consistency.
• Brush icing over loaf, allowing to drip down the sides. Let cool completely before slicing and serving, about 20 minutes more.

BACON AND CHOCOLATE MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, about 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 11-inch oval baking dish with cooking spray.
• Open the biscuits. Cut the biscuits in half horizontally for a total of 16 slices.
• Place one slice in a large bowl. Use a pastry brush to brush the top of the biscuit with maple syrup. Top with 1 teaspoon each of chocolate chips and bacon pieces. Top with another biscuit slice perpendicularly, and press lightly to make them stick. Repeat the process, building a tall stack of biscuit dough, until you're out of biscuit halves. (You won't use all the maple syrup; save 1 tablespoon for the drizzle.)
• Carefully transfer the stack to the prepared baking dish, laying the stack horizontally in the center, and pour any remaining syrup and chocolate over the top. Bake until golden on top, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Let cool 10 minutes, then whisk together the melted butter and reserved maple syrup in a medium bowl. Whisk in the powdered sugar until thick, then add the milk and maple extract and whisk until smooth. Drizzle carefully over the bread and let set, about 10 minutes more.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a bundt pan with cooking spray making sure the pan is evenly coated.
• 2. Put the sugar and cinnamon in a zip lock plastic bag. Cut each biscuit into fourths and toss in sugar mixture.
• 3. Combine the biscuits, butter, almonds, chocolate chips and 2/3 of the cherry pie filling in a large bowl.
• 4. Pour evenly into bundt pan. Place the bundt pan on a sheet pan and bake for 45-50 minutes until the top is browned.
• 5. Cool for 10 minutes, turn out onto plate and pour the remaining cherry pie filling on top. Add a few more chocolate chips if you wish.
• 6. Enjoy!

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.

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 9x5-inch loaf pan with shortening; lightly flour. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in eggs until well mixed. Beat in almond extract and vanilla. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture with sour cream, beating just until blended after each addition. Stir in cherries and chocolate chips. Spread batter in pan.
• Bake 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate.

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.

CHERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the egg, milk, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the chocolate chips, nuts and cherries. , Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.