Cranberry-Pistachio Sticky Buns

Name: Cranberry-Pistachio Sticky Buns
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 2 dozen.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Bread Recipes, Comfort Food Recipes
Ingredients: 1 cup chopped pistachios; 1/2 cup dried cranberries; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 24 frozen bread dough dinner rolls, thawed; 1/2 cup butter, cubed; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1 package (4.6 ounces) cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix; 2 tablespoons 2% milk; 1/2 teaspoon orange extract

Looking for a fantastic brunch item? Then try these ooey-gooey good sticky buns. They use frozen yeast roll dough and couldn't be simpler to make. The buns rise overnight in the refrigerator, so you just need to bake them the next morning.—Athena Russell, Florence, South Carolina

Ingredients

1 cup chopped pistachios
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
24 frozen bread dough dinner rolls, thawed
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 package (4.6 ounces) cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1/2 teaspoon orange extract

Directions

Sprinkle pistachios, cranberries and cinnamon in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Arrange rolls in a single layer on top.
In a small saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Remove from the heat; stir in the brown sugar, pudding mix, milk and extract until smooth. Pour over dough. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake until golden brown, 30-35 minutes. (Cover loosely with foil if top browns too quickly.) Cool 1 minute before inverting onto a serving platter.

Nutrition Facts

1 sticky bun: 225 calories, 8g fat (3g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 283mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.

Originally published as Cranberry Pistachio Sticky Buns in Taste of Home Christmas Annual 2012

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Sinbad2362

Nov 3, 2013

Really easy to make and very good to eat. A very nice fall breakfast treat. The only minor downside is shelling the pistachios, could only find shelled ones.