Appetizer for 10

Slow Cooker Monkey Bread

Name: Slow Cooker Monkey Bread
Total time: 170 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 3/4 cup packed brown sugar; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground allspice; 4 tubes refrigerated buttermilk biscuits; 3/4 cup butter; 1/2 cup apple juice; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp rum extract; toasted chopped pecans (optional)

$2.47for 4170 minServes 10

Biscuit pieces cook in a slow cooker with cinnamon sugar, butter, apple juice, and extracts until tender and glazed.

Photo: tasteofhome.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Buttermilk, 24 oz$0.05/oz typical	24 oz	$1.20Typical price
	Butter, 6 oz$0.40/oz typical	6 oz	$2.40Typical price
	Juice, 4.25 oz$0.04/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.17Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 0.25 oz$0.70/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.17Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$6.18

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

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Typical price

$0.62 per serving$2.47 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground allspice
4 tubes refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup apple juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp rum extract
toasted chopped pecans (optional)

Steps

Mix sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and allspice in a large bowl.
Cut the biscuits into pieces and toss them in the sugar mixture.
Melt the butter in a saucepan, then stir in apple juice, vanilla, and rum extract.
Layer the coated biscuit pieces and pecans, if using, in a greased 6-quart slow cooker.
Pour the butter mixture over the biscuits, cover, and cook on high for 2 hours 30 minutes.
Rest the monkey bread uncovered for 10 minutes before serving.