Apple Cinnamon Bubble-Up Bake

Take it easy Christmas morning with the help of Pillsbury™ cinnamon rolls. MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

June 27, 2018

Make with

Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits

Ingredients

1/4

cup butter

small cored, thinly sliced apples

package (8 oz) cream cheese, cubed

1/2

cup powdered sugar

1/4

cup milk

can (17.5 oz) Pillsbury™ Grands!™ refrigerated cinnamon rolls with icing

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Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with shortening or cooking spray. In 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add apples; cook 10 to 12 minutes, stirring frequently, until softened and beginning to brown. Remove from heat.
2

Meanwhile, in large microwavable bowl, microwave cream cheese and powdered sugar uncovered on High 1 minute, stirring every 30 seconds, until softened. Stir until smooth, then slowly stir in milk. Stir in apple mixture.
3

Separate dough into 5 rolls; return icing to refrigerator. Cut each cinnamon roll into 6 pieces, and stir into apple mixture. Pour into baking dish.
4

Bake 26 to 32 minutes or until bubbling around edges and dough is baked through. Let stand 10 minutes. Transfer icing to quart-sized resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut 1 corner with kitchen scissors, and drizzle over mixture.

You'll need about 6 cups of sliced apples for this recipe. If your apples are large, you'll probably need 4 or 5 apples.
No need to peel the apples for this baked beauty--besides cutting down on prep time and adding nutritional value, the peel also gives the dish structure.

1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;

3 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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