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Orange Monkey Bread Recipe {with no added sugar}

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I love monkey bread. What’s not to love?! It’s a dessert you eat for breakfast. My whole family loves it, but honestly I really prefer healthy breakfast food. {it’s the most important meal of the day, right?!} I would love to have a monkey bread recipe that was tasty and yet a more healthy breakfast option for my family. With that in mind I’ve created an Orange Monkey Bread recipe that is flavorful and I can feel better about feeding my family for breakfast.

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Okay, now I will tell you upfront… if you are wanting monkey bread that is a gooey,  sugar-covered dessert, this is not it. This is a orange flavored bread, that is in fun lumps you can pull apart and eat with your fingers.  It’s flavorful, not too sweet, and the bread is perfectly chewy and soft.  What makes this bread so good and low in sugar? It’s flavored and sweetened with Sunkist TEN! That’s right, the soda contains only TEN calories per serving and this whole recipe uses only about two servings… leaving plenty of Sunkist TEN for enjoying straight out of the bottle!IMG_1241

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Have you every baked a box cake with soda? It was a trick I learned in college.  1 box of cake mix and 1 can of sprite equaled a yummy and light cake… no egg or oil needed, perfect for college students. I didn’t cut out all the other ingredients to make this, but I this have this trick in mind when I was making this bread. The soda replaces the water and sugar in the bread and the sugar in the topping.  The boys gave this orange monkey bread recipe a big two thumbs up!

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Orange Monkey Bread #FlavorforLess #PMediaLet’s get to the recipe!

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Orange Monkey Bread Recipe {with no added sugar}

Orange Monkey Bread Recipe {with no added sugar}

Ingredients

  • recipe adapted from Sallys Baking Addiction
  • Dough
  • 1 TBS Dry Instant Yeast
  • 1/4 cup warm Sunkist TEN
  • 1 1/4 Warm Milk {I used 1%}
  • 1/3 cup butter melted
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 5 cups all purpose flour
  • Cinnamon-Orange Topping Dip
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1/2 cup Sunkist TEN
  • 1/5 TBSP Cinnamon
  • Easy Orange Sauce
  • Use the left over mix from the topping + another cup of Sunkist TEN
  • optional zest one orange and cook in sauce.

Instructions

  1. For the Dough:
  2. In a large bowl dissolve yeast in the warm soda. sit about 5 min. Add the other ingredients...milk, melted butter, sugar, eggs, salt and 3 cups of flour. Stir well. Add remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time. Put dough on a floured surface and knead for about 5 min. When the dough is smooth, place in a greased bowl and grease the top. Cover the dough and place in the fridge for 8 hrs. or overnight.
  3. In the morning, take the dough out of the oven and push the dough down slowly to release the bubbles. Make the Cinnamon-Orange Topping dip.
  4. Tear off small pieces of dough {1 inch round} and dip into the Cinnamon-Orange dip. Place in a bundt pan or other round pan. {like above photo} Arrange the balls in layers in the pan. Let rise for 20 min. Heat oven to 350F and bake for 30-25 min until top is browned. You can cover with foil if needed.
  5. While the bread is baking make the Orange Sauce. Take the remaining dip + soda and put in small saucepan. Cook over medium heat for 20-25 min. until reduced and slightly thickened.
  6. When bread is done remove from oven and cool for 5 min. Pour Orange Sauce over the top and serve warm!
© Emily

Right out of the oven, so pretty! I love all the pull-apart pieces.

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It didn’t stay together for long. We dug in a really enjoyed our breakfast.Orange Monkey Bread #FlavorforLess #PMedia Do you have any healthier recipe versions? I’d love to hear what recipe you have made better-for-you.

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Comments

  6. Beverly says

    This sounds really great and healthier too. I am always looking for ways to decrease sugar and calories. I have never made a box cake with soda, I need to try that. Can you use sugar free sodas?
    Bev

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    • Emily says

      yes, you can use sugar free sodas! last summer I used diet sprite to make a box of chocolate cake.. its super easy!! Don’t use the whole can… go by consistency when adding the liquid!

  7. Nicole says

    That’s definitely one of the most creative uses I’ve seen for the 10 sodas! I love it! Sweet, but not “diabetic coma” sweet. 🙂 The orange zest is a nice touch!

    Reply

  11. Elizabeth says

    I would have never thought of using a diet soda in bread, but it looks really good. Orange rolls are some of my favorite, so I must admit that these look great and such a unique idea! Thanks and have a great weekend!

    Reply

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