If you’re looking for a fast and easy sweet breakfast, this monkey bread recipe is as much fun to make as it is to eat!

Light and fluffy pull-apart balls of biscuit dough are tossed in cinnamon sugar, topped with a buttery brown sugar sauce and baked until golden!

Quick prep and easy to make, this is a favorite recipe.

A Sweet Pull Apart Treat

Monkey bread is a sweet and sticky pull-apart bread that’s perfect as a weekend treat or for Christmas morning.

  • This recipe is super fast to prep.It needs just a few ingredients and it tastes great.Sweet and sticky, this monkey bread recipe is a great breakfast treat, or pile it high with whipped cream or ice cream as a dessert!Using biscuit dough means no rising, no yeast and easier prep.I especially love this for younger cooks and kitchen helpers who want to learn basic baking skills.

Ingredients in Monkey Bread

Biscuits – Pillsbury has a wide variety of biscuits, but any brand will do. If you don’t have any on hand, homemade buttermilk biscuits come out just as light and fluffy.

Cinnamon Sugar – Why buy it when you can make cinnamon sugar in minutes?

Nuts – Swap out pecans for walnuts, macadamia nuts, or slivered almonds. Leave the nuts out if you’d prefer. Fill the biscuits with homemade Nutella or small cubes of cream cheese.

Fruit – Add chopped apples, pears, blueberries, or dried cranberries for a more festive dish.

How to Make Monkey Bread

Just follow these easy steps:

  • Toss cut pieces of biscuits in cinnamon sugar (per the recipe below). Layer the sugared biscuits with nuts (optional) in a prepared pan. Mix brown sugar and melted butter and pour over the biscuits. Bake until fluffy and invert the monkey bread on a serving plate.

Storing Monkey Bread

  • Keep leftover monkey bread in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Monkey bread can be frozen if wrapped tightly once cooled with plastic wrap and aluminum foil for up to 3 months!

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Monkey Bread

Nutrition Information

Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

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