Gorilla Bread-Spin off from Paula Dean's

I made Paula Dean's Gorilla Bread last weekend and then I made my version. I like mine better. I thought about what a gorilla would eat besides bananas, nuts and chocolate chips. Where is the coconut? I'm sure if caramel was made available to a gorilla (s)he would eat it. Don't you think?
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Lynn's Version-Gorilla Bread

3 cans Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
1 can condensed milk
1 cup brown sugar
1 stick unsalted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
8oz. Philadelphia Cream Cheese(room temperature)
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 lb. chopped walnuts
1/2 cup coconut flakes
1 8 oz. bag mini chocolate chips
1 8 oz. bag mini caramel bits
2 bananas (sliced thin 48 slices)

Preheat oven 350F. Grease a Bundt or decorative pan

Combine cream cheese, confectioner's sugar and vanilla in mixing bowl. Mix till blended. Mixture will be thick. Make a ball and place in refrigerator until remaining ingredients are ready.


Combine brown sugar and butter in a sauce pan. Stirring frequently, heat on medium high or place in microwave (high power) at 1 minute intervals until fully melted.Set aside.

Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Set aside.

Place condensed milk,chocolate chips, caramel bits,nuts and coconut into separate bowls. Set aside.

1).Pull apart crescent rolls. Using a pastry brush,brush each crescent with the condensed milk.

2) Sprinkle cinnamon sugar onto each crescent. (Save at least 3 TBSP.)

3). Add 2 slices of bananas to each crescent.

4). Take cream cheese mixtures and place a dime size ball onto the bananas.

5). Add a sprinkle of chocolate chips, coconut, nuts and caramel bits. (There will
will be a lot left. Don't worry we'll be using it all.

6). Roll crescents into balls, starting at small end. Pinch together to form
24 balls.

7) Sprinkle nuts and cinnamon sugar on bottom of Bundt pan. Add balls, then
sprinkle with the chips,bits, nuts and coconut. Add small rounds of cream cheese.
Repeat layers until finished.

8). Pour brown sugar mixture all on top.

9). Bake 30-35 minutes. Cool on rack for 10 minutes, then invert. Eat warm with or without vanilla ice cream. Heats up well and tastes even better in the morning if you have any left over.

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Enjoy!

The Fryegirl 2 U