Easy Monkey Bread Recipes With Biscuits

There is something about saturday mornings that make them so inherently different than the weekday hustle and bustle. maybe it’s because there’s no set schedule, maybe it’s because we don’t have to go in to work, or maybe it’s because my kids – after being so busy and active during the week – take the opportunity to sleep in instead of waking up at 5am. regardless of what it is that makes them feel different, there is definitely a much more relaxed mood at our house. so i love to leisurely make a special saturday morning breakfast to kick-start our weekend. usually it’s pancakes, cinnamon rolls, or sausage and red pepper scrambled eggs, but this past weekend, it was monkey bread.

I have a super easy overnight monkey bread recipe that is super popular here on the blog. and when i’m on top of things and think ahead the overnight version is a great one to make. but sometimes just the thought of a saturday morning makes me lazy and i don’t take the 5 minutes it takes to put it together the night before. fortunately for people like me, there’s this super easy version that takes maybe 5 -10 minutes to put together, 1/2 hour or so to bake in the oven, and then no time at all for it to be devoured. and you make it all from start to finish in the morning. all you need are these 5 simple ingredients:

And to put it together, all you need to do it cut the biscuits into quarters (slice one way, then the other!), and then roll them around in cinnamon-sugar until they are totally covered (my kids LOVE to help with this part!)…

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…and then put them in a greased bundt pan. (aff link – but i totally love this one…i’ve been using it for years, and i’ve even forgotten to spray the pan on occasion and it totally didn’t matter!)

It’s smelling great already! now to make it all ooey and gooey and totally mouth-watering, just melt the butter and brown sugar together and drizzle it over the top, like so:

All that syrup is going to get into the nooks and crannies and bake into the dough to make this one delicious breakfast treat!

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I had to hurry and take this picture before it got devoured by some bed-headed, sleepy-eyed kids of mine. the little pieces of the biscuits covered in the butter and brown sugar mixture and the cinnamon-sugar are the perfect size for little hands to pull off and enjoy. and if for some crazy reason it doesn’t totally get gobbled up, it’s great to have out on the counter for a little sweet bite here and there throughout the morning.This Quick and Easy Monkey Bread is made with biscuits that have been chopped into quarters and rolled in cinnamon and sugar. It’s baked to perfection in a bundt pan and inverted on a plate so the warm gooey brown sugar and butter coat the top and sides of the monkey bread. This quick monkey bread tastes great served warm or at room temperature.

Monkey bread is easy to make and so delicious. This cinnamon sugar monkey bread will quickly become one of your go-to dessert recipes. It's fun to eat and will save on dirty dishes!

Butter – I recommend salted butter because it breaks up the sweetness of the brown sugar slightly, but you can use unsalted if you prefer and just add in your own salt when heating up the brown sugar and butter.

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Sugar – This recipe does call for two types of sugar. The light brown sugar will become the topping for this quick monkey bread and the granulated sugar is mixed with cinnamon and coats each piece of biscuit to maximize that flavor.

You can substitute the light brown sugar for dark brown sugar if you would like. I haven’t tried it, but I know it will perfectly and will give more of a molasses flavor to the recipe.

Canned Biscuits – I always use the generic Walmart brand of the 4 pack of biscuits in the tubes, but I know Pillsbury also carries them as well.

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Cinnamon – The ground cinnamon is mixed with granulated sugar to make a delicious cinnamon-sugar coating for the pieces of biscuit. Did I mention this easy monkey bread recipe tastes a lot like a gooey cinnamon roll? YUM!

If you’re interested in making monkey bread from scratch rather than using store-bought biscuit dough, I have just the recipe for you. My Homemade Monkey Bread gives you all of the details to make your own dough.

I also have a delicious Instant Pot Monkey Bread and a Crockpot Monkey Bread if you're looking for an option that isn't an oven.

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Step One: For this monkey bread recipe using store-bought biscuit dough, start by greasing the bundt pan and preheating the oven to 350 degrees F.

After that, heat up the brown sugar and butter in a saucepan until the butter is melted. Once the butter is melted, pour it into the prepared pan and set aside.

Step Three: Open one can of biscuits at a time and cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. It’s quicker to cut a stack of 2 to 4 biscuits into quarters and then pull them apart.

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Step Five: Add the quarters of biscuit on top of the brown sugar and butter, spreading them out evenly around the bundt pan.

If you’re comfortable adjusting the bake times and knowing what to look for in the bread being done, you can definitely use a muffin pan, loaf pan, or a 9x13 pan.

Muffin Pan - You might have to do some adjusting to how many biscuits you are using or doubling the batch of brown sugar and butter mixture. The bake time will be quite a bit less.

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Loaf Pan – This recipe will probably make two regular-sized 9x5 loaf pans of monkey bread. You can either split the brown sugar and butter mixture or make two batches.

9x13 Pan – You can double the brown sugar and butter for this or leave it as is. Make sure to check the biscuits in the center of the pan that they aren’t doughy underneath before taking it out of the oven.

I’ve used store-bought buttermilk biscuits that come in the tubes and also the store-bought flaky layer biscuits and they both work nicely. In the pictures, I used buttermilk biscuits.

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This recipe typically takes 42 minutes to bake in the 9 ½ inch bundt pan. If you change the size of the pan, the time can and probably will change.

So let me tell you what to look for. Gently pull a couple of pieces of the biscuits up. One near the center of the bundt pan close to the inside edge of the pan and one directly in the middle from the outside edge and inside edge of the bundt pan.

If the bottom of the pieces that haven’t been exposed is still doughy, the bread needs to bake longer. If it’s fully baked and no stretchy dough appears, it’s ready.

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This Quick and Easy Monkey Bread has a brown sugar butter topping and biscuits that have been tossed in cinnamon-sugar. It's baked to perfection and tastes great served warm or at room temperature.

To check to make sure the monkey bread is baked through, gently pull on the biscuits close to the center of the bundt pan. If it looks doughy underneath it, bake it longer. If it looks baked all the way through, the monkey bread is done.

Calories: 247 kcal Carbohydrates: 38 g Fat: 11 g Saturated Fat: 6 g Cholesterol: 24 mg Sodium: 189 mg Potassium: 61 mg Fiber: 1 g Sugar: 31 g Vitamin A: 290 IU Calcium: 46 mg Iron: 0.7 mg

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Miranda is the owner of Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt and the author of the Easy Homemade Cookie Cookbook. She loves to focus on fun, seasonal dessert recipes. She's been featured on BuzzFeed, Red Book Magazine, Country Living, Parade, and others. Read more...Our Monkey Bread Recipe is a classic breakfast treat that the kids (and adults!) absolutely go nuts over! Sweet, sticky biscuits coated in cinnamon and sugar and baked in a simple caramel sauce. We make this for holiday mornings, but it’s a fun treat to sneak in anytime of the year.

I’m not sure about the rest of the world though. I don’t believe canned biscuit dough is a hugely popular thing outside of the US, and that is the standard start to a quick monkey bread.

Of course, this is about the only time I use canned biscuits, because my dad’s homemade biscuits are life-changing! I get comments and emails from readers almost daily about how that biscuit recipe is THE ONE TRUE BISCUIT. 😉

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Anyway, this monkey bread with biscuits is a classic. We grew up on it and I wanted to share the recipe because 1) it’s good stuff, 2) every kid needs this in their life, and 3) it’s a holiday breakfast staple and there’s always another holiday around the corner.

Biscuit Dough – We make our monkey bread with biscuits to