Transform your Thanksgiving leftovers into a mouth-watering dish with this Thanksgiving Leftovers Monkey Bread recipe. This savory and sweet dish combines your favorite Thanksgiving flavors with the fun and deliciousness of monkey bread. With layers of turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and cheese baked inside flaky biscuit dough, every bite is a burst of Thanksgiving goodness. Perfect for brunch, lunch, or a snack, this recipe is a creative way to enjoy your Thanksgiving leftovers in a whole new way.
Ingredients
- 2 cans refrigerated biscuits
- 2 cups cooked turkey, shredded
- 1 cup stuffing
- 1/2 cup cranberry sauce
- 1 cup shredded cheese (such as cheddar or mozzarella)
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a bundt pan with cooking spray.
- Open the cans of refrigerated biscuits and separate them into individual biscuits.
- Using your hands, press each biscuit into a flat round disc.
- Place a small amount of shredded turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and shredded cheese in the center of each biscuit round.
- Bring the edges of the biscuit round together and pinch to seal, forming a ball-shaped dough with the filling inside.
- Repeat the process with all the biscuits.
- Dip each dough ball into the melted butter, ensuring it is well coated, and place it in the greased bundt pan.
- Continue layering the dough balls in the bundt pan until you have used up all the ingredients.
- Pour any remaining melted butter over the dough balls in the pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until the monkey bread is golden brown and cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool for a few minutes.
- Carefully invert the bundt pan onto a serving plate to release the monkey bread.
- Garnish with fresh parsley if desired.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
Interesting Facts
Monkey bread is believed to have originated in Hungary.
In the United States, monkey bread is often served as a breakfast or brunch dish.
The name monkey bread comes from the fact that it is traditionally eaten by pulling apart the pieces, resembling how monkeys eat.