Apple-Walnut Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons butter , melted, divided
• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 1.25 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.25 teaspoons freshly ground nutmeg
• 1 medium apple - peeled , cored, and minced
• 2 , 17.5 ounce
• 0.5 cups walnuts , chopped and toasted

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Brush the inside of a fluted tube pan with 1 tablespoon melted butter.

2. 2

   Mix sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Combine 1/4 cup of the spiced sugar mixture with minced apples and stir until coated.

3. 3

   Separate cinnamon roll dough rounds and cut into quarters. Set aside the icing.

4. 4

   Spoon 1/2 of the apple mixture and 1/2 of the walnuts into the bottom of the prepared pan. Roll 1/2 of the cinnamon roll quarters in the remaining spiced sugar and place on top of the apples and walnuts. Spoon 1/2 of the remaining butter over dough. Repeat with remaining apples, walnuts, dough, and butter.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 45 minutes. Let bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto a plate. Cool for 5 more minutes before coating with icing.