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A monkey bread recipe ring topped with caramel glaze and chopped nuts, served on a decorative plate with a bowl of extra caramel sauce in the center.

Monkey Bread Recipe

A soft, cinnamon-sugar pull-apart Monkey Bread Recipe made from scratch easy enough for weekend mornings, special enough for company. Buttery dough balls are dipped in cinnamon brown sugar, layered in a bundt pan, given two rises, then baked until caramelized and fluffy. (Grandma’s tip: whisk the pan drippings with a splash of cream and spoon over the top!)
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Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Easy monkey bread recipe with 1 can of biscuits, Monkey bread recipe easy, Monkey bread recipe for kids, Monkey bread recipe Pillsbury, Monkey bread recipe with biscuits, Monkey bread recipe without bundt pan, Old fashioned monkey bread recipe, Old fashioned monkey bread recipe easy
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Rise Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 35 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 380kcal
Cost: $10

Equipment

  • 1 Bundt pan (10–12 cup) (Grease well with butter)
  • 1 Stand mixer (dough hook) (Or mix by hand)
  • 2 Large mixing bowls (For dough & coating)
  • 1 Kitchen scale (Helpful for portioning)
  • 1 Instant-read thermometer (Doneness: 190–200°F (88–93°C))
  • 1 Wire cooling rack (For inverting after bake)
  • — Measuring cups & spoons —
  • — Whisk / spatula / pastry brush (Optional)
  • — Clean towels or plastic wrap (For covering dough during rises)

Ingredients

Dough

  • 1 cup Whole milk warm 105–110°F - ≈240 ml
  • 2 ¼ teaspoon Active dry yeast - ≈7 g
  • ¼ cup Granulated sugar - ≈50 g; divided 1 teaspoon for proofing
  • 2 large Eggs - Room temp
  • 6 tablespoon Unsalted butter melted - ≈85 g; cooled slightly
  • 1 teaspoon Fine salt - ≈6 g
  • 4–4.5 cups All-purpose flour - 500–565 g; start w/ 4 cups add as needed

Coating

  • 1 cup Brown sugar packed - ≈200 g
  • 2 ½ teaspoon Ground cinnamon - —
  • ½ cup Unsalted butter melted - ≈113 g
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract - —

Optional Add-Ins

  • ¾ cup Chopped pecans - Optional; sprinkle between layers
  • 1 each Orange - Zest of 1; mix into sugar
  • ½ cup Mini chocolate chips - Optional

Optional Cream Cheese Glaze

  • 4 oz Cream cheese softened - ≈113 g
  • 1 cup Powdered sugar - ≈120 g
  • 2–3 tablespoon Milk or cream - —
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract - —
  • pinch — Salt - —

Instructions

  • Warm milk, sugar, and yeast; let foam.
    Hands whisking flour into a bowl of wet dough mixture, with flour scattered around on a white surface.
  • Mix wet ingredients, add flour, knead smooth.
    A bowl of foamy yeast mixture with a whisk resting inside, placed on a countertop with a kitchen towel and ingredients in the background.
  • Butter bundt pan; prepare coating; preheat oven.
  • Roll dough balls, dip in butter, coat in cinnamon sugar and layer.
    A bundt pan filled with cinnamon-sugar-coated dough balls, surrounded by flour, melted butter, sugar, and chopped ingredients, with a loaf of dough resting in a wooden tray.
  • Let rise in pan; bake to 190–200°F; invert, glaze, and serve.
    A golden-brown monkey bread baked in a bundt shape, covered in sticky caramelized glaze, served on a plate with a jug of coffee in the background.

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Nutrition

Serving: 100g | Calories: 380kcal (19%) | Carbohydrates: 54g (18%) | Protein: 6g (12%) | Fat: 15g (23%) | Saturated Fat: 9g (56%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3.6g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 67mg (22%) | Sodium: 210mg (9%) | Potassium: 95mg (3%) | Fiber: 1.8g (8%) | Sugar: 26g (29%) | Vitamin A: 500IU (10%) | Calcium: 40mg (4%)
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