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Banana Brûlée Pull-Apart Bread

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Updated Apr 22, 2021
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A sweet pull-apart bread filled with caramelized bananas and drizzled with more caramel is the breakfast, brunch and dessert of your dreams, all rolled into one.

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  • Brûlée, meaning “to burn” in French, is a cooking method where food is sprinkled with sugar then placed under a broiler to caramelize. In this pull apart bread recipe the bananas are given the brûlée treatment resulting in a sweet, toasted flavor and satisfying crunch. And since there’s no such thing as too much banana bread, see all our delicious banana bread recipes here.

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Banana Brûlée Pull-Apart Bread

  • Prep Time 10 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 7
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Ingredients

  • 2 cans (12 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Butter Flake Crescent Rolls (8 Count)
  • 2 ripe bananas, sliced
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
Make With
Pillsbury Crescents

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray a fluted tube cake pan with nonstick baking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    Open crescents, cut rolled dough into 1/2-inch slices, then cut each slice into four small bite-sized pieces.
  • Step 
    3
    In a large bowl, stir together sugar and cinnamon. Toss crescents and bananas in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
  • Step 
    4
    Place crescents and bananas in prepared pan. In a medium microwave-safe bowl, microwave butter, brown sugar and vanilla for 1 minute. Stir and microwave for 2 minutes more. Drizzle over dough in pan.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until top layer of bread is medium golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
  • Step 
    6
    Invert pan on a parchment-lined serving platter. Serve warm.

Nutrition

380 Calories
18g Total Fat
3g Protein
51g Total Carbohydrate
30g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
380
Calories from Fat
170
Total Fat
18g
28%
Saturated Fat
9g
44%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
20mg
7%
Sodium
490mg
21%
Potassium
100mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
51g
17%
Dietary Fiber
1g
6%
Sugars
30g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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