Description
Gooey, pull-apart Monkey Bread delivers irresistible comfort straight from your kitchen. Caramel-glazed cinnamon dough nuggets promise a sweet morning delight you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Dough Ingredients:
- 2 cans (16 ounces/454 grams each) refrigerated biscuit dough (Pillsbury Grands!)
Coating and Sweetening Ingredients:
- 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (150 grams) packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Liquid and Optional Ingredients:
- ½ cup (115 grams) unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
- Vanilla glaze or cream cheese icing (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the bundt pan by thoroughly coating the interior with a layer of butter or non-stick cooking spray, ensuring complete coverage to prevent sticking.
- Separate the refrigerated biscuit dough into individual pieces, creating bite-sized segments that will form the foundation of the monkey bread.
- Mix the granulated sugar and ground cinnamon in a shallow bowl, creating a fragrant coating mixture for the dough pieces.
- Roll each biscuit segment in the cinnamon-sugar blend, completely enveloping each piece to create a sweet, aromatic exterior.
- Arrange the coated dough pieces in the prepared bundt pan, layering them loosely to allow for expansion during baking.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter and brown sugar together, stirring continuously until the mixture becomes a smooth, caramel-like sauce.
- Pour the warm butter and brown sugar mixture evenly over the layered dough pieces, ensuring each segment is lightly coated with the sweet glaze.
- Transfer the bundt pan to the preheated oven and bake for approximately 30-35 minutes, watching for a golden-brown top and bubbling caramel edges.
- Remove from the oven and allow the monkey bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, which helps the caramel set and prevents burning.
- Carefully invert the bundt pan onto a serving plate, allowing the monkey bread to release with its sticky, caramelized layers intact.
- Pull apart the individual pieces and serve warm, enjoying the gooey, cinnamon-sugar coated treat immediately.
Notes
- Choose a high-quality non-stick bundt pan to ensure easy removal and perfect shape retention of the monkey bread.
- Coat the pan thoroughly with softened butter or cooking spray, making sure to reach every crevice for effortless serving and a golden crispy exterior.
- Allow refrigerated biscuit dough to sit at room temperature for 10-15 minutes before cutting and rolling, which helps create more uniform dough pieces and easier handling.
- For a gooey caramel-like finish, mix brown sugar and melted butter before coating the dough balls, creating a rich, decadent sauce that pools at the bottom of the pan during baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35-40 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 440
- Sugar: 36 g
- Sodium: 560 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 54 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg