If you need a quick, tasty bread for brunch that’s easy to prepare, try this 1st Place winning recipe from Brenda Brooks of Greenbelt, MD. Start with thawed dinner rolls, add semi-sweet chocolate morsels to the center of each roll and dip in melted butter and sugar. Place in prepared Bundt pan and bake. Enjoy drizzled with chocolate syrup.

Chocolate Filled Monkey Bread

18 frozen white dinner rolls, thawed
1 1/2 cups (9 ounces) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup butterscotch sauce (optional)
1/4 cup NESTLÉ NESQUIK Chocolate Flavor Syrup, (optional)

1. Grease 12-inch Bundt pan.
2. Cut each roll in half. Press each half into 3-inch circle. Place 10 or 11 morsels in center of dough circle, shaping dough into a ball around morsels. Pinch dough to seal. Repeat with remaining dough and morsels. Dip each in melted butter and roll in sugar. Arrange dough balls in prepared pan; seam sides up. Cover; let rise in warm place for 40 minutes or until doubled in size.
3. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
4. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack for 20 minutes. Loosen sides and invert onto serving platter. Drizzle with butterscotch sauce and Nesquik. Serve warm.

Makes 18 servings.

Estimated Times:
Preparation Time: 1 hr
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Cooling Time: 20 mins cooling

Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories: 200 Calories from Fat: 80 Total Fat: 9 g Saturated Fat: 4.5 g Cholesterol: 5 mg Sodium: 130 mg Carbohydrates: 27 g Dietary Fiber: 2 g Sugars: 15 g Protein: 4 g

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