If A Monte Cristo Sandwich Had Sex With A Cinnamon Roll, This Is Their Baby

Last week, members of the FOODBEAST Family took part in a Monte Cristo challenge in honor of National Monte Cristo Day.

Typically, a Monte Cristo is a croque-monsieur made of a lean meat (ham, turkey), Gruyere cheese, jam and powdered sugar. Deep fried.

Knowing I was competing with the likes of DudeFoods, The Vulgar Chef, PeepMySneaks and Tym Bussanich was a daunting task. I needed to step things up

Thus was born:

The Monte Cristo Cinnamon Rolls

I took Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls and flattened them out with a layer of Black Pepper Bacon Jam. On top of the jam, I added thin pieces of pancetta and shredded Gruyere. I rolled them up and sliced them.

The rolls were baked for about 20 minutes at 400 degrees. I took them out of the oven and placed them in the freezer for 20 minutes to cool down. I then threw some egg wash on the rolls and coated them with crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Did a quick flash fry for 20 seconds and topped them with powdered sugar.

Tasted surprisingly bomb.

Check out this quick video showcasing all the steps it took to make my Monte Cristo Cinnamon Roll.

A video posted by foodbeast (@foodbeast) on Sep 17, 2015 at 10:52am PDT