Learn how to make a classic sweet dessert with this delicious Monkey Bread recipe. It’s fun to make and even more enjoyable to eat whenever you have a craving for something sweet for breakfast.
Homemade Monkey Bread Recipe
Have you ever tried Monkey Bread? If not, you’re missing out! If you have tried it before, you know how sweet and delicious this bread tastes. It’s a great dessert or even breakfast option.
Monkey Bread is a classic treat that has been around for ages. Adults and children love the texture and taste of this baked bread treat with its added ingredients, such as cinnamon and brown sugar. It’s made with common ingredients and covered with a sweet topping.
Why You’ll Love this Easy Monkey Bread Recipe:
- Anytime Treat: It’s such a versatile treat. You can eat a piece of bread for breakfast or have it as a dessert. You can eat it by itself or serve it with ice cream! It’s up to you.
- Simple Ingredients: You don’t need any fancy ingredients to make monkey bread from biscuit dough. You just need a couple of things that you can easily find at any grocery store.
- Crowd Favorite: This sweet bread is perfect for sharing! Just grab a piece and enjoy!
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How to Make Monkey Bread for Holiday Breakfasts and More
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- Cut biscuit dough into bite-size pieces.
- Pour cinnamon and sugar into a Ziplock bag.
- Place your biscuit dough pieces into the bag and shake well until they’re fully coated with cinnamon and sugar.
- Put the coated pieces in your prepared baking dish.
- Melt your butter in a small bowl.
- Add brown sugar into the melted butter.
- Pour the mixture on top of your dough pieces.
- Bake the Monkey Bread in the oven for 30-35 minutes.
Monkey Bread got its name because it’s finger food. You can grab a piece of it and go, much like monkeys would do when eating their food.
While you don’t necessarily need to use a bundt pan, it does produce the best monkey bread possible. It allows the bread to bake more evenly due to the hole in the center. If you don’t have a bundt pan, you can use a 9×13-inch baking pan and place a ramekin in the center to simulate the hole.
When covered tightly and stored in the refrigerator, your Monkey Bread should remain fresh for up to 1 week.
Once you learn how to make monkey bread, you can put your own spin on it. It’s an easily customizable recipe that you will want to make over and over again. We love adding a little powdered sugar drizzle on top of ours!
Recipe Tips and Notes
- You can make a dipping sauce for your bread by combining powdered sugar with milk. It’s optional but tastes great.
- Be sure to let the bread cool for at least 10 minutes before you remove it from the pan.
- Some people like to add raisins and/or chopped nuts to their Monkey Bread, so you can always add those ingredients for extra flavor and texture if you’d like.
You can also make this monkey bread in individual portions by placing pieces of bread into cupcake liners in a muffin tin. You will need to reduce your bake time to 8-11 minutes due to the smaller size of the muffins. They are great to add to lunches or as a quick breakfast!
Enjoy an easy dessert recipe with this classic treat. This homemade Monkey Bread recipe is easy to follow and will leave you with an incredible dessert or breakfast to share with family and friends.
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Monkey Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 48.9 ounces refrigerated biscuit dough (3 (16.3-ounce) cans)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)
- ¾ cup brown sugar
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- 9×13 Baking Pan (optional)
- Bundt cake pan (optional)
- Baking Sheet
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a bundt pan or a 9×13-inch baking pan by spraying it with nonstick spray. If using a 9×13 pan, spray an oven-safe ramekin and place it in the center of the pan.
- Cut the biscuits into bite-sized pieces.48.9 ounces refrigerated biscuit dough
- Place the sugar and cinnamon in a large Ziplock bag.1 cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Toss the biscuit pieces in the cinnamon-sugar mixture until they are well coated.
- Place the coated pieces into the prepared baking pan.
- In a small bowl, melt the butter. Stir in the brown sugar until it is uniform.1 cup unsalted butter, ¾ cup brown sugar
- Pour butter/sugar mixture over top of the biscuit pieces.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until biscuits are cooked through and the top is golden brown.
- Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Remove ramekin (if using) and flip monkey bread onto a baking sheet.
- Optional: Make a simple dipping sauce by combining 1 cup powdered sugar and 2-3 tablespoons of milk. Place sauce in a small bowl in the middle of your monkey bread.
Notes
- You can make a dipping sauce for your bread by combining powdered sugar with milk. It’s optional but tastes great.
- Be sure to let the bread cool for at least 10 minutes before you remove it from the pan.
- Some people like to add raisins and/or chopped nuts to their Monkey Bread, so you can always add those ingredients for extra flavor and texture if you’d like.
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