Chocolate cheesecake monkey bread muffins. Decadent chocolate chip muffins stuffed with a creamy cheesecake filling are a chocolate lover's dream come true! After spooning or piping in some of the muffing butter, I injected a chocolate chip cheesecake filling right into the center. I topped with a spoonful of muffin batter and a sprinkling of.

As I type this post I am sitting lakeside enjoying a little time with. When it comes to mini versions of anything, I'm sold! These muffins are ooey-gooey individual-sized monkey breads made with frozen dinner roll dough, graham cracker crumbs, chocolate chips and mini marshmallows. You can have Chocolate cheesecake monkey bread muffins using 9 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chocolate cheesecake monkey bread muffins

1. You need 1/2 pound of pizza dough.
2. You need 8 ounces of cream cheese, cold and cut into small cubes.
3. You need of Chocolate chips.
4. It's 1 stick (1/2 cup) of salted butter.
5. Prepare 1 cup of brown sugar.
6. You need 1 tablespoon of cinnamon.
7. You need 1/2 cup of powdered sugar.
8. Prepare Splash of milk.
9. Prepare Splash of vanilla extract.

After what feels like a million batches of chocolate cheesecake muffin disappointment I've finally found the right recipe and I'm very happy to share it. These monkey bread muffins are perfect for breakfast (Christmas morning breakfast, anyone?!) or even for a sweet treat. Monkey bread is sometimes baked with a butter and brown sugar mixture (or caramel sauce) added on top, you can definitely feel free to add one if you prefer. Easy refrigerated biscuit dough monkey bread cooked in muffin pans.

Chocolate cheesecake monkey bread muffins step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350 f.
2. Grease a regular size muffin tin.
3. Break dough off into small pieces, and flatten them into about 2 inch circles with your hands. Add a cube of cream cheese and a few chocolate chips in the middle. Pinch edges to form a ball so chocolate and cream cheese are completely covered.
4. Repeat until you have used all the pizza dough..
5. Melt butter in a bowl, set aside.
6. Combine cinnamon and brown sugar in another bowl..
7. To assemble the muffins roll the individual balls in the butter and then the cinnamon sugar. Press into the muffin pan. You should be able to fit about 4 balls in each tin..
8. Divide the remaining cinnamon sugar among the muffins. Pour the remaining melted butter evenly over the muffins.
9. Bake for about 20 minutes until crispy and golden brown on the outside.
10. To make the glaze add a handful of chocolate chips to a microwave safe bowl. Add a splash of milk and microwave for 30 seconds. Stir the powdered sugar and vanilla in. Drizzle over muffins.
11. Enjoy!.

My son who calls these 'monkey sins' loves to be in charge of shaking the biscuit pieces with the spiced sugar. Who doesn't love the gooey mess of making it, almost as much as the caramel goodness of eating it? Here is my twist on the classic, with chocolate tucked into homemade biscuits. I've baked them as individual monkey muffins to make them even more festive. Make recipe as directed above using mini muffin cups.