Monkey Bread Recipe In Cake Pan

Gooey bites of cinnamon sugar dough balls, Monkey Bread Loaf also known as Cinnamon Sugar Pull Apart Bread is an easy and delicious alternative to a cinnamon roll but even easier! Made with frozen dough balls, cinnamon sugar and a creamy caramel sauce, this is a perfect brunch treat!

Frozen Dough Balls-This is the secret to this amazing cinnamon sugar bread! I love using Rhodes Frozen Dinner Rolls, but there are many other brands that work great.

How

Sugar- Both brown sugar and granulated sugar are used in this recipe. The granulated sugar is for the cinnamon sugar coating and the brown sugar for the caramel sauce.

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Spices- Ground cinnamon and ground ginger are the only two spices in this recipe. If you don't love ginger you can leave it out of the ingredients.

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Frozen Dough It might sound crazy but this recipe is best with frozen dinner roll dough balls! There is no need to make them from scratch. I love using Rhodes Rolls, but other brands work just as well

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Chopped Pecans A great addition to this monkey bread. Sprinkle pecans throughout the cinnamon sugar coated dough balls before pouring the caramel sauce on top.

Diced Apples Adding diced apples will make this monkey bread have a delicious fall flavor. Add the apples in the cinnamon sugar dough mixture before adding the caramel sauce.

Chocolate Make this extra gooey and chocolate by sprinkling chocolate chips into the cinnamon sugar dough mixture before adding the caramel sauce. 

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Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 310 kcal | Carbohydrates: 46 g | Protein: 6 g | Fat: 12 g | Saturated Fat: 6 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 19 mg | Sodium: 380 mg | Potassium: 101 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 14 g | Vitamin A: 231 IU | Vitamin C: 1 mg | Calcium: 140 mg | Iron: 3 mgKids and adults can’t resist doughy, sweet, pull-apart monkey bread! This easy monkey bread recipe uses biscuit dough, rolled into tiny balls and dipped in butter, cinnamon, and sugar. It’s simple to make and really is the best monkey bread recipe!

We’ve been making this easy monkey bread recipe for years. Homemade monkey bread can be a pain to make and, to be honest, not worth the trouble. This easy recipe tastes just as good. It’s a fun recipe to make. It’s a sweet treat the entire family will enjoy.

To get the maximum of both worlds, you want to turn to easy monkey bread. It’s a cinch to make, and its pull-apart design makes it not only hand-friendly but almost mandatory. It’s a great recipe to make with kids!

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Also, check out our favorite super moist banana bread, the easiest pumpkin bread, the best blueberry muffins ever, and our very popular coconut loaf. They’re all amazing and perfect recipes for brunch.

What is monkey bread? It’s a gooey and sweet pull-apart bread that’s made with dough, butter, cinnamon, and sugar. It can be baked in a bundt pan or a loaf pan and baked until the dough is golden and perfect. Once the bread is done, a glaze is drizzled over the top. It’s one of the easiest desserts to make and SO incredibly tasty.

We have been making this recipe for over 20 years, here are some reasons why we love it and why it works:

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Everything about this monkey bread is easy. It stores well, it’s customizable, you can prep it in advance, and it lasts long enough that you can get away with big batches.

Canned Biscuits – A can of biscuits makes the best gooey, delicious monkey bread. We used Immaculate organic flaky biscuits. Pillsbury biscuits will work too. You’ll need two cans of biscuits.

Dark Brown Sugar – This adds a deep and sweet flavor to the bread, giving it a rich, caramel-like flavor that is difficult to replicate with other ingredients. It also helps create a beautiful, golden-brown color as the bread bakes in the oven.

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Cinnamon – Adds a sweet and spicy flavor to monkey bread that complements the sweetness of the sugar. It also helps to give the bread its signature brown hue, making it look as good as it tastes.

Granulated Sugar – This sugar brings a hint of sweetness to the bread. It’s mixed with ground cinnamon for the cinnamon, sugar flavor.

Butter – Not only adds flavor but it gives the monkey bread a rich and moist texture. Each ball of dough is rolled in butter before being coated with cinnamon and sugar. We also pour melted butter over the top of the bread to give the bread a golden-brown exterior that is full of flavor.

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We also make a glaze for this recipe using a little confectioner’s sugar and milk. This is totally optional, but we love the added flavor.

2. Grease an entire deep-dish loaf pan with butter. You can also use a bundt pan for this recipe. Cooking spray is another option for greasing the bottom and sides of the pan.

3. In a medium bowl, combine cinnamon and sugar and stir. Roll each dough ball in the cinnamon and sugar mixture and then place it in an even layer at the bottom of a greased loaf pan. Sprinkle brown sugar over the dough balls.

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4. Continue creating another layer over the first layer. Depending on the size of the pan, you should have 2 layers of dough balls in the pan. You might have extra dough, but you don’t need it. The dough rise will happen when it’s baking in the oven.

5. Melt the butter and pour it over the top of the dough before baking. Sprinkle on some of the leftover cinnamon and sugar.

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6.Bake the bread in a 350-degree oven for about 45 minutes. Depending on what biscuits you’re using, the bake time will vary.

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Check the directions on the biscuits to see how long to cook. It can take longer. You will know when it’s done when the top of the biscuits are a deep golden brown and have doubled in size.

Another option is to drizzle our easy caramel sauce over the top as a glaze. It becomes like sticky bread and is full of buttery caramel flavor!

Most bread products dry up and get tough to chew over time. Monkey bread, given its high surface area, allows some bits to stay moist longer than you’d think.

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You can safely leave monkey bread on the counter for a few days. Thesurface sugarswill harden if you let them stay in contact with air, so covering is ideal.

Freezing monkey bread lets you keep it fresh to use for weeks. Keep it airtight and tightly wrapped before storage. Freezing is the best way to keep the freshness and longevity of the monkey bread.

Caramel Apple Monkey Bread – This variation combines diced apples, caramel sauce, and spices for a sweet and delicious treat. Cut apples into small pieces and add them to the layers of dough.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Monkey Bread – This version adds creamy peanut butter and cocoa powder for added richness and flavor. Add a peanut butter layer over the dough.

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Gluten-Free Monkey Bread – If you want to try and make this recipe gluten-free, we recommend making gluten-free biscuit dough and then rolling it into small balls.

Monkey bread is a sweet, gooey cinnamon roll-like bread that is made from balls of dough rolled in cinnamon sugar. It’s made with biscuit dough, cinnamon, white sugar, and butter and is baked together to create a fantastic sticky cinnamon bread that is perfect for brunch.

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This bread is best right out of the oven when it’s fresh, warm, and gooey. If there are leftovers, they can be stored in an airtight container, covered tightly in the refrigerator, for one week.

While the combination of sugar and toppings (especially caramel) leaves the overall texture on the gooey side, the bread shouldn’t be. While you want the middle soft, you don’t want it to have that near-custard texture of a French toast puff. 

Use a long toothpick or fork to poke in a variety of places. You want to aim for the thicker parts. A clean fork means done. A sticky fork needs another minute.

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Though you’ve probably seen many store-bought versions come in the traditional Bundt shape, it’s unnecessary. Monkey bread cooks in a bread pan, a cookie sheet, ramekins, or a loaf pan.

If you prefer to use a tube pan, that is fine. Just make sure the sides are greased if you release it from the bundt pan.

You can make monkey bread ahead of time. Form the dough into balls and add them to a greased bundt pan along with any other ingredients like sugar, butter, and cinnamon. Cover the pan loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. When ready to bake, remove the plastic wrap and bake as directed.

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There are a lot of benefits to making easy monkey bread, and it works for any season. If you’re looking for more breakfast recipes check out these:

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