Monkey Bread Pull-Apart Recipe Easy 5-Step Homemade Sweet Treat
This monkey bread pull-apart recipe is a quick and easy sweet treat featuring soft, cinnamon-coated dough balls baked in a buttery, caramelized glaze. Perfect for brunches, birthdays, or cozy family gatherings.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 oz (454 g) frozen biscuit dough (Pillsbury flaky layers recommended)
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup (200 g) packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional: ½ cup (60 g) chopped pecans or walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease your bundt pan generously.
- Mix the cinnamon sugar coating by combining ½ cup granulated sugar with 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon in a medium bowl.
- Cut the frozen biscuit dough into quarters to create bite-sized dough balls.
- Roll each dough ball in the cinnamon sugar mixture until fully coated and set aside on a plate.
- Melt the butter in a microwave-safe bowl or small saucepan, then stir in the brown sugar and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Layer the coated dough balls in the bundt pan, sprinkling optional chopped nuts between layers and drizzling the butter-brown sugar glaze over each layer.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden brown and bubbly, tenting with foil after 25 minutes if browning too fast.
- Cool the bread in the pan for about 10 minutes, then invert onto a serving plate.
- Serve warm for best gooey texture; leftovers can be reheated covered in microwave or oven.
Notes
If dough sticks when coating, lightly flour your hands. Tent with foil if bread browns too quickly. Let cool before inverting to allow caramel glaze to set. You can substitute coconut oil for butter for a dairy-free option and use gluten-free biscuit dough for gluten-free variation.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece (1/12th of t
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28
- Sodium: 350
- Fat: 14
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Carbohydrates: 44
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
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