Sunday Surprise {Butterscotch & Brown Sugar Pull-Apart Bread}
Recipe type: Dessert, Brunch
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Serves: 12 dinner rolls covered in awesome
For special occasions, or no occasion at all.
  • 12 frozen dinner rolls (1.5" diameter)
  • 1 3.5 oz. box* butterscotch pudding powder (not instant)
  • 3 T brown sugar
  • 5-6 T unsalted butter, melted
  1. Lightly butter a 9" pie plate (with high sides, if possible) or cake pan. Make sure you butter the top rim, because the bread will rise and bake over it.
  2. Place the dinner rolls in the pan.
  3. Sprinkle the butterscotch pudding powder* over the rolls.
  4. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the top.
  5. Pour the melted butter over the top, distributing as evenly as possible.
  6. Cover with a clean kitchen towel, and leave on the kitchen counter overnight.
When you are ready to bake:
  1. Heat the oven to 350 and remove the towel.
  2. Place the pie plate on a larger sheet pan, in case it cooks over a bit.
  3. Bake at 350 until lightly browned. Check at 15 minutes, and it may take up to 20 or 25 minutes total.
  4. After it has baked through and cooled just a bit, invert onto a larger plate, and Dig! In!
* The original recipe called for a 3 oz box of butterscotch pudding, but the packaging has changed over the years, and it's now 3.5 ounces. I just don't use the entire box in my Sunday Surprise.

My frozen dinner rolls came in a bag of 36 ... perfect for 3 Sunday Surprises! Purchase 3 boxes of butterscotch pudding to match, so you are always ready.
Recipe by My Utensil Crock at