Double Chocolate Banana Monkey Bread

Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 18 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

Double chocolate banana monkey bread is flaky layers of spiced, caramelized, double chocolate goodness that is a sweet, gooey delicacy.

Ingredients

cooking spray
1 cup brown sugar
1 (3 2/5 ounce) package instant white chocolate pudding mix, divided
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 (16 3/10 ounce) package refrigerated buttermilk biscuit dough (such as Pillsbury Grands!®), each cut into 8 pieces
1 ripe banana, mashed
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 teaspoons heavy whipping cream

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9-inch cake pan with cooking spray.
2 Combine brown sugar, half of the pudding mix, and cinnamon in a large resealable plastic bag. Seal and shake well until thoroughly combined and no lumps remain.
3 Pour the remaining half of the pudding mix and 1/2 cup melted butter into a small bowl. Stir until combined.
4 Dip each biscuit piece in the butter mixture and shake in the sugar mixture. Arrange half of the pieces into a layer on the bottom the prepared pan. Drop banana over the layer; sprinkle chocolate chips on top. Cover with a layer of of the remaining biscuit pieces.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and no longer doughy in the center, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool monkey bread in the pan for 10 minutes. Invert onto a serving plate.
6 Beat confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, and cream in a bowl until smooth. Drizzle over monkey bread.