Gooey Pull Apart Cinnamon Buns

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup walnuts (or pecans ~ chopped)
• 1 lb frozen dough rolls (package contains approximately 18 - 24 yeast dough balls)
• 1/2 cup melted butter (1/4 pound stick)
• 4 3/4 ounces vanilla pudding mix (not instant)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1/4 cup brewed coffee (cold)
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 spray a bundt pan or 10-inch tube pan with baking spray.
• 2 spread chopped nuts evenly over bottom of pan.
• 3 place frozen dough balls evenly over walnuts in pan.
• 4 melt butter in microwave; mix with brown sugar, vanilla pudding mix (not instant), cold coffee, and cinnamon.
• 5 spoon butter mixture over dough balls.
• 6 cover pan with plastic wrap and let dough balls rise overnight (or several hours) til double in size. note: can refrigerate overnight, but will take an extra couple of hours at room temperature for the dough balls to rise til double!
• 7 place (room temperature) bundt pan on a baking sheet in case of overflow while baking ~ bake in a preheated oven at 325 degrees for a dark bundt pan, or 350 degrees for a shiny pan, for 30-35 minutes.
• 8 cool in pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto a large plate to catch all the gooey sauce!
• 9 portions will pull apart into about 14 servings.