Jimmy Carter's Gorilla Bread

I enjoy breakfast. I can combine sweet, dessert-type foods with savory foods and still come away without feeling like I've eaten far too much. My breakfast on weekdays is usually restricted to things like oatmeal, bagels, cereal or fruit. I just don't have time to cook a breakfast -- I'm not an early riser. On weekends, I like to take time to make a homemade breakfast.

This weekend, we had a friend staying with us so I made Paula Deen's recipe for Gorilla Bread. I saw her make this on Food Network for President Jimmy Carter. He liked it and I definitely like it. I usually omit the walnuts because I don't care for them. This recipe isn't healthy, but it's really yummy!

Gorilla Bread

1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
2 (12-ounce) cans refrigerated biscuits (10 count)
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped walnuts

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Spray a bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Mix the granulated sugar and cinnamon. In a saucepan, melt the butter and brown sugar over low heat, stirring well; set aside.

Cut the cream cheese into 20 equal cubes. Press the biscuits out with your fingers and sprinkle each with 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon sugar. Place a cube of cream cheese in the center of each biscuit, wrapping and sealing the dough around the cream cheese. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the nuts into the bottom of the bundt pan. Place half of the prepared biscuits in the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, pour half of the melted butter mixture over the biscuits, and sprinkle on 1/2 cup of nuts. Layer the remaining biscuits on top, sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar, pour the remaining butter mixture over the biscuits, and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of nuts.

Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes. Place a plate on top and invert.

Paula Deen, Paula's Home Cooking, Food Network