Gorilla Bread

  • 1/2 C sugar
  • 3 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 C (1 stick) butter
  • 1 C packed brown sugar
  • 1 (8 oz) cream cheese
  • 2 (12 oz) cans refrigerated biscuits (10 count)
  • 1 1/2 C coarsely chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350.  Spray bundt pan with cooking spray.  Mix the sugar & cinnamon.  In a saucepan, melt the butter & brown sugar over low heat, stirring well; set aside. Cut the cream cheese into 20 equal cubes.  Take the biscuits out of the containers & sprinkle with 1/2 tsp of the cinnamon sugar.  Place a cube of cream cheese in the center of each biscuit; wrapping & sealing the dough around the cream cheese.  Sprinkle 1/2 C nuts into the bottom of the bundt pan.  Place half the prepared biscuits into the pan.  Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, pour half the melted butter mixture over the biscuits & sprinkle on 1/2 C nuts.  Layer the remaining biscuits on top, sprinkle with remaining cinnamon sugar, pour remaining butter mixture over the biscuits & sprinkle with remaining 1/2 C nuts.  Bake for 30 minutes.  Remove from oven & cool for 5 minutes.  Place plate on top & invert.