Chocolate Orange Pull-Apart Bread | Recipe By My Name Is Snickerdoodle (2024)

Chocolate Orange Pull-Apart Bread are easy to make and taste incredible! Each Rhodes Roll is filled with dark chocolate and dipped in sugared orange zest. It’s then baked to perfection and drizzled with an orange caramel glaze.

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I’m here to tell you this recipe will bring a smile to your face.

It will also make your eyebrows raise and savor every single bite!

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This recipe makes a huge impact, but is truly simple to make. And it’s all due to using Rhodes Dinner Rolls.

These rolls are super popular and I always have a bag on hand in my freezer. They can be baked as rolls, but are also a great foundation for other recipes.

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I cannot express to you how much I love recipes that can either be for breakfast or for dessert. Chocolate Orange Pull-Apart Bread would even be perfect for brunch!

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You can definitely leave this bunt without the orange glaze, but it just takes the orange flavor over the top.

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How To Make Pull-Aparts

  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Place 20 frozen Rhodes Rolls spaced evenly apart.
  • Cover lightly with plastic wrap and place on a counter.
  • Thaw in a warm spot for 2 hours.
  • Zest both oranges.
  • Mix zest and granulated sugar together in a medium bowl and set aside.
  • Pour melted butter in to a medium bowl and set aside.
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  • Cut chocolate into 20 fairly even pieces using a serrated knife.
  • Lightly spray a 9 cup bunt pan with cooking spray.
  • Using your fingers spread out one dough ball and place a piece of chocolate in the center.
  • Wrap the dough around the chocolate and pinch the edges together.
  • Dip the entire thing in the melted butter and then roll it in the sugar/zest mixture.
  • Place in the bottom of the bunt pan and repeat with the remaining dough balls.
  • Cover the pan lightly with plastic wrap and let it rise for 1 hour or until almost double in size.
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  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the center dough is cooked through.
  • Let it cool for 15 minutes then turn out onto a plate.
  • Cool for another 10 minutes.
  • In a medium bowl mix powdered sugar and 2-3 tablespoons of orange juice together until smooth.
  • Drizzle over the bunt.
  • Serve as pull aparts or slice each serving.
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Chocolate Orange Pull-Apart Bread Recipe

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Chocolate Orange Pull-Apart Bread

Amy Williams mynameissnickerdoodle.com

Chocolate Orange Pull-Apart Bread are easy to make and taste incredible! Chocolate filled rolls drizzled with an orange caramel glaze.

5 from 3 votes

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: brunch, comfort food, Dessert, pull apart

Prep Time: 4 hours hours

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 4 hours hours 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 10 servings

Ingredients

  • 20 Frozen Rhodes Rolls
  • 2 Large Oranges
  • 4 oz Dark Chocolate
  • 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 2 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 6 oz Butter Melted

Instructions

  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  • Place 20 frozen Rhodes Rolls spaced evenly apart.

  • Cover lightly with plastic wrap and place on a counter.

  • Thaw in a warm spot for 2 hours.

  • Zest both oranges.

  • Mix zest and granulated sugar together in a medium bowl and set aside.

  • Pour melted butter in to a medium bowl and set aside.

  • Cut chocolate into 20 fairly even pieces using a serrated knife.

  • Lightly spray a 9 cup bunt pan with cooking spray.

  • Using your fingers spread out one dough ball and place a piece of chocolate in the center.

  • Wrap the dough around the chocolate and pinch the edges together.

  • Dip the entire thing in the melted butter and then roll it in the sugar/zest mixture.

  • Place in the bottom of the bunt pan and repeat with the remaining dough balls.

  • Cover the pan lightly with plastic wrap and let it rise for 1 hour or until almost double in size.

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  • Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the center dough is cooked through.

  • Let it cool for 15 minutes then turn out onto a plate.

  • Cool for another 10 minutes.

  • In a medium bowl mix powdered sugar and 2-3 tablespoons of orange juice together until smooth.

  • Drizzle over the bunt.

  • Serve as pull aparts or slice each serving.

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    Maria Geyer

    September 22, 2020 at 8:44 pm

    Do you have dessert recipe using your frozen bread

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