Cinnamon Cream Cheese Pull-aparts

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 20 bake and serve rhodes frozen rolls, thawed
• 1 lb light brown sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter (no substitutes)
• 4 tablespoons cinnamon sugar
• 8 ounces cream cheese (at room temperature)

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine cream cheese with 1/4 cup brown sugar and combine well with spatula. cover and place in refrigerator.
• 2 lightly coat bottom of bundt pan with cooking spray.
• 3 melt butter, then add remaining brown sugar and stir well.
• 4 bring to a light boil to caramelize then pour 1/3 of the butter/brown sugar mix across bottom of bundt pan.
• 5 remove cream cheese mix from refrigerator.
• 6 take one roll at a time into your hands and pull outward on sides to increase size slightly.
• 7 place approximately 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture into middle of roll.
• 8 fold dough around the mixture, pinch closed, then roll into a tight ball. evenly place 8 balls across bottom of bundt pan.
• 9 sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of sugar/cinnamon.
• 10 pour second 1/3 of the brown sugar/butter mixture over 8 buns.
• 11 repeat process with remaining 12 dough balls for second layer. first the dough balls, 2 tablespoons sugar/cinnamon and finally the remaining butter/brown sugar mix.
• 12 let rise for 30 minutes to 1 hour then bake for 45-60 minutes at 350 degrees. you may need to lay a piece of foil over top of pan after 40-45 minutes if buns start looking well done.
• 13 remove from oven then immediately turn over onto large plate. remove bundt pan. serve warm or room temperature.