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Confess alert! Who else out there has a secret love affair with Pillsbury dough products? They’re a lifesaver for busy weeknights or when that sweet tooth comes calling. This time, I decided to take their classic cinnamon sugar monkey bread recipe and give it a fun and healthy makeover. Mini muffin tins are the perfect solution for portion control and satisfying cravings without going overboard. I tweaked the original recipe slightly to make it Weight Watchers-friendly, and guess what? Each of these adorable mini monkey bread sweet treats comes in at a shockingly low 1 Weight Watchers point!

The key to making lightened-up or healthy recipes is just using less sugar. There’s no need for cups and cups of it when a few tablespoons will do the trick! So ditch the guilt and embrace the deliciousness! These mini monkey bread treats are a win-win for busy schedules, sweet tooths, and staying on track with your healthy goals. Try them out and see for yourself!

Three reasons why you need to make this recipe!

Who wouldn’t love mini monkey bread?

Seriously, these are a crowd pleaser! No one has to know it’s lightened up. You and your guests can each enjoy a few of these for just a few WW points

It’s a great way to vary up the dessert menu.

Weeknight desserts are typically brownies or cookies because they’re so easy to make. You can now add this mini monkey bread to the menu rotation!

Mini monkey bread is low-fat.

A traditional monkey bread recipe is loaded with butter. You can skip the artery-clogging food and still enjoy this delicious mini monkey bread.

Ingredients you need to make Mini Monkey Bread:

1 (7.5 oz) package of Pillsbury or Great Value biscuit dough
1.5 tablespoons brown sugar
⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
1.5 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

How to make Mini Monkey Bread (step by step):

Preheat the oven to 325F, spray a 24 mini muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray, and set aside.
With an electric mixer, beat together the applesauce and brown sugar. Divide the mixture into the 24 mini muffin tin – about ½ teaspoon in each. Cut up 8 of the biscuits into 16 pieces. Cut 4 down and 4 across. You will have 2 extra biscuits left over.
In a bag, mix the white sugar and cinnamon together, place all the pieces of biscuits in the bag, and shake well. Be sure to break up all the pieces that might stick together so they are all coated.
Place 5 pieces in each muffin cup.
Bake in the oven for approx. 9-11 minutes until the biscuits are fully cooked. Using a knife to cut around, lift the muffins up. The applesauce leaves a nice gooey, yummy bottom. Enjoy!

Makes 24 mini monkey breads. Nutrition info for 1 mini monkey bread: Calories 33, Fat 1 g, Saturated fat .36 g, Carbs 6 g, Fiber .16 g, Sugars 2.25 g, Sodium 94.52 mg, Protein 1 g.

WW Points For Mini Monkey Bread:

Biscuit dough 18 points
Brown sugar 6 points
Unsweetened applesauce 0 points
White sugar 5 points
Cinnamon 0 points

1 point per serving based on the WW app recipe creator.

If you’re using an older version of WW, check out these points below.

Freestyle SP- (blue & purple) 1 using WW recipe builder

Smart Points- (green) 1 using SP calculator

Points Plus- 2 monkey breads for 1 PP using PP calculator

Different ways to change up this recipe:

Add in a sprinkle of mini chocolate chips for added deliciousness.

Tips and Tricks for Making Mini Monkey Bread:

Pillsbury has discontinued the 7.5oz package of biscuits that come in a 4 pack but Walmart carries them in their Great Value brand. Also, you can use a bigger Pillsbury biscuit pack and weigh out 7.5 oz of dough, or just increase the points if you use more dough.
Make sure you have sprayed the muffin cups or they will stick!

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