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.
Pretty sure every American out there has at least heard of monkey bread, if not eaten it at least once.
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. 😉
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.
What Is Monkey Bread?
Also known as cinnamon pull apart bread, this popular treat is basically just cinnamon sugar covered biscuit dough baked in a simple caramel sauce.
It’s usually made in a Bundt pan and it gets the name “monkey bread” from the way you pull it apart with your hands like a monkey would. Or maybe you use a fork like a civilized person. That’s okay too.
This is most commonly served as a breakfast treat in America, but it doubles beautifully as a dessert.
Ingredient Notes:
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Biscuit Dough – We make our monkey bread with refrigerated canned biscuit dough. You can use homemade biscuit dough as well.
Coating – You’ll need granulated sugar and ground cinnamon to coat the biscuit dough.
Sauce – We pour a delicious caramel sauce over it all and that’s made with butter and brown sugar. Super simple!
What Readers are Saying!
“Amazing and so much better than store-bought. This recipe couldn’t be any easier to make.” – Deborah
How to Make Monkey Bread:
Dough: While pre-heating your oven to 350 degrees, grease a 9 cup Bundt pan. The Bundt pan works perfectly for monkey bread as it creates a lot of surface area for all that sticky sweet cinnamon and sugar glaze.
We’re making monkey bread with biscuits, so to start, remove the refrigerated biscuits from the can, and cut each biscuit into 4 pieces.
Place the cut biscuits into a large zip top bag and add the granulated sugar and cinnamon. Shake the bag well to coat the the biscuits.
Add the cinnamon and sugar coated biscuit pieces to the Bundt pan.
