Description
Start your day on a sweet note with this Quick Cinnamon Monkey Bread! Made with buttery biscuit dough, coated in cinnamon sugar, and drizzled with caramel sauce, it’s a gooey, pull-apart treat that’s perfect for sharing at breakfast, brunch, or any special occasion.
Ingredients
- White sugar: 1 cup
- Ground cinnamon: 2 teaspoons
- Refrigerated biscuit dough: 3 (12-ounce) packages
- Chopped walnuts (optional): ½ cup
- Raisins (optional): ½ cup
- Butter or margarine: ½ cup
- Brown sugar (packed): 1 cup
Instructions
Preheat and Prepare
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Generously grease a 9- or 10-inch tube or Bundt pan.
2. Mix Cinnamon Sugar
- Combine white sugar and ground cinnamon in a large resealable plastic bag.
- Shake the bag to mix evenly.
3. Coat Biscuit Dough
- Cut each biscuit into quarters.
- Add a handful of biscuit pieces to the bag, seal, and shake to coat with cinnamon sugar.
- Repeat until all biscuit pieces are coated.
4. Assemble Layers
- Arrange half of the coated biscuit pieces in the prepared pan.
- Sprinkle half of the walnuts and raisins (if using) over the first layer.
- Add the remaining biscuit pieces and top with the rest of the nuts and raisins.
5. Make the Caramel Sauce
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir in brown sugar and cook until fully dissolved and bubbling, about 1 minute.
- Pour the caramel sauce evenly over the biscuit layers in the pan.
6. Bake
- Bake for 35 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate.
7. Serve
- Pull apart the bread and enjoy warm, gooey bites of cinnamon goodness.
Notes
- Make Ahead: Assemble the bread in the pan and refrigerate overnight; bake fresh in the morning.
- Substitutions: Use frozen bread dough or homemade sweet dough as an alternative to biscuit dough.
- Reheating: Warm leftover monkey bread in the oven at 300°F or microwave individual portions for 20 seconds.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American