Showdown: The Battle of Monkey Bread!

Last week, my cousin Stephanie and I went to TJ Maxx. She and I both love to bake (she's the one who instilled in me the desire to own a bakery one day)! We cruised the gourmet food department for lots of baking mixes... hahahaha oh just you wait until you read my next entry! Anyway, one of the things we found was Monkey Bread mix, but we couldn't decide on which flavor to buy. All of the sudden we had a stroke of genious, "You buy one, I'll buy the other. We'll bake them together and see which one is better!" So yesterday she came over and the Battle of Monkey Bread commenced!

In the yellow corner, weighing in at 1 lb. 9 oz., BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP MONKEY BREAD!!
In the blue corner, weighing in at an identical 1 lb. 9 oz., CINNAMON CHIP MONKEY BREAD!!

On the left, my Banana Chocolate Chip dough.
On the right, Stephanie's Cinnamon Chip dough.Stephanie, pinching the dough off in Tbsp. size balls and rolling them in raw sugar.Pouring melted butter on top before baking.Time to get down to business! Both pans go in the oven for 30 minutes. Both pans inverted on a plate.


Then drizzled with a delicious glaze!


THE RESULTS: ........IT'S A TIE!!!

Truthfully, one winner could not be established. It was pronounced by all taste-testers that both the Banana Chocolate Chip Monkey Bread and the Cinnamon Chip Monkey Bread were outstanding competitors! If you see these at your local TJ Maxx, I encourage you to try both!