Description
Monkey bread brings pure joy straight from your kitchen, with gooey cinnamon-sugar chunks that pull apart like pure deliciousness. Warm, comforting dough pieces coated in sweet caramel make this classic dessert a crowd-pleasing favorite your family will adore.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 2 cans refrigerated biscuit dough
Coating Ingredients:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Sauce Ingredients:
- ½ cup butter, melted
- ½ cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Heat your oven precisely to 350°F (175°C) for perfect golden results.
- Thoroughly coat a 12-cup bundt pan with cooking spray to prevent sticking.
- Create a sweet cinnamon coating by whisking 1 cup granulated sugar with 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon in a medium mixing bowl.
- Open 2 cans of refrigerated biscuit dough and slice each biscuit into 4 equal quarters using a sharp knife.
- Roll each dough quarter in the cinnamon-sugar mixture until completely covered, tapping off excess coating.
- Carefully layer the sugar-coated dough pieces inside the bundt pan, creating an uneven, rustic arrangement.
- Melt ½ cup butter in a small saucepan over low heat, then stir in ½ cup brown sugar until smooth.
- Drizzle the butter-brown sugar mixture evenly across the layered dough, ensuring complete coverage.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 32-35 minutes, watching for a deep golden-brown top that signals perfect caramelization.
- Remove from the oven and allow the monkey bread to rest for exactly 10 minutes to set the caramel.
- Invert the pan onto a serving plate, letting the bread release with a gentle tap, revealing its gooey, pull-apart texture.
Notes
- Ensure biscuit dough is cold when cutting for easier handling and cleaner edges.
- Shake off excess cinnamon sugar to prevent clumping and create an even coating.
- For a gooey caramel effect, use dark brown sugar which adds deeper flavor complexity.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two days, reheating briefly in the microwave to restore softness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30-35 minutes
- Category: Breads
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 378
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 320 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 53 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg