Thank heavens for great recipe finds. This one is not mine, but comes from a Pillsbury Bake Off contest back in ’06 – congrats to Lisa McDaniel for creating this amazing award winner! I’ve made it probably a dozen times now; it’s easy and SO incredibly good!
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What you’ll need …
4 Nature Valley® pecan crunch crunchy granola bars (2 pouches from 8.9-oz box), crushed (3/4 cup)*
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
2 cans (17.5 oz each) Pillsbury® Grands!® refrigerated cinnamon rolls with icing
1 medium Granny Smith apple, peeled, coarsely chopped (about 1 1/4 cups)
What you’ll do …
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix crushed granola bars, pecans and 1/2 teaspoon of the cinnamon. Sprinkle mixture evenly in bottom of pan.
- In large bowl, mix whipping cream, brown sugar and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Separate both cans of dough into 10 rolls; set icing aside. Cut each roll into quarters. Stir roll pieces and apples into whipping cream mixture to coat. Spoon mixture into pan; spread evenly.
- Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until deep golden brown. Immediately place heatproof serving plate or platter upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over (do not remove pan). Cool 5 minutes. Remove pan; scrape any remaining topping in pan onto coffee cake. Cool 5 minutes longer. Drizzle reserved icing over top. Serve warm.
Note: I plan to make this on Thanksgiving, and will update with a pic then. For now, there’s a pic here, along with nutritional info (Don’t depress yourself; it’s not great, but so worth it!), reviews and tips.
