Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Monkey Bread Recipe: How to Make It

Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Monkey Bread Recipe: How to Make It

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Time to give rum cake a little competition! If this boozy take on monkey bread is too strong for your taste, cut back on the bourbon or use milk as a non-alcoholic substitute. —James Schend,...

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, divided
  • 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
  • 1/2 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
  • 1/2 cup warm 2% milk (110° to 115°)
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 3 tablespoons bourbon or whiskey
  • 4-1/2 to 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 semisweet baking chocolate bars (4 ounces each) plus 1 ounce, broken into 1/4-ounce pieces (36 pieces total)
  • BOURBON CARAMEL:
  • 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 1/4 cup bourbon or whiskey
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • BOURBON CHOCOLATE GLAZE:
  • 1 semisweet baking chocolate bar (4 ounces), chopped

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