Slow Cooker Cranberry Orange Monkey Bread Recipe
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Whether you're making a casual family brunch or hosting a fabulous holiday get-together, this Slow Cooker Cranberry Orange Monkey Bread Recipe just might be that easy fall treat you're looking for. Loaded with the sweet and tart flavors of the season, it will be gobbled up in no time.
You may remember that last week my friends over at Crock-Pot® brand challenged me to come up with new and creative ways to use my slow cooker to prepare treats to serve my friends and family this holiday season. I kicked things off with my Slow Cooker Thanksgiving Sangria (which so many of your seemed to love). Today, I'm back with this delightful dessert.
I knew a monkey bread recipe could be made in a slow cooker, so I decided to put an inspired spin on the classic by inviting cranberries and oranges to the party. The result: monkey bread with the sweet stickiness you love, plus an unexpectedly bright and bold flavor. The touch of tartness is a welcome break from the rich sweetness of most holiday desserts.
To create this dish, I used the Crock-Pot® 3.5-Quart Casserole Crock Slow Cooker. I love using this slow cooker for desserts. It's great for things like cobblers, bread pudding, and brownies, too. Who knew you could use a slow cooker for so many tasty treats?
This monkey bread recipe comes together in much the same way as the traditional kind you make in an oven.
Shake quartered dinner rolls in a delicious combination of sugar and freshly zested orange, and then place the rolls in your slow cooker that contains a brown sugar sauce made with butter, orange zest, and dried cranberries.
It's truly that simple. One of the big pluses of using a Crock-Pot Slow Cooker for a dessert such as this monkey bread recipe is that it saves valuable oven space. While the monkey bread is cooking, you can bake a couple other desserts.
You can serve this monkey bread from the slow cooker, however, I like to flip the whole thing onto a serving tray. For me, seeing all that caramelized goodness from the bottom of the pan is one of the best parts of a monkey bread recipe.
Complete the presentation with a drizzle of orange glaze, orange slices, and fresh cranberries, and it's ready to enjoy!
Doesn't that look divine? There's something about monkey bread, no matter what the flavor combination, that will always be a winner in my book.
What will you make in your Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker this fall? Will it be this monkey bread recipe or my Slow Cooker Thanksgiving Sangria? Whatever you do, have fun!
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