Best Easy Monkey Bread Recipes

QUICK AND EASY MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• The night or several hours before, grease and flour a 9 or 10 inch tube pan. Mix brown sugar and pudding mix together. Mix white sugar and cinnamon together. Place frozen dinner rolls in pan a layer at a time. Sprinkle brown sugar and pudding mix over first layer of rolls. Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon mixture over the brown sugar and pudding mixture. Spread half the nuts and melted butter over first layer. Repeat with the next layer.
• Place on counter over night. Do not cover. Next morning bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 30 minutes. Let stand a few minutes and turn pan over onto serving platter.

EASY MAPLE BACON MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat the inside of a 9-inch fluted tube pan with cooking spray.
• Mix white sugar, pudding mix, and cinnamon together in a 1-gallon resealable plastic bag. Add the quartered biscuits and shake until well coated. Toss in the bacon and shake well to distribute. Transfer biscuits to the prepared tube pan. Save the sugar-cinnamon mixture left in the bottom of the bag.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in dark brown sugar, maple syrup, and salt. Bring mixture to a boil and carefully stir until it begins to foam, about 1 minute. Pour the saved sugar-cinnamon mixture into the saucepan and stir until dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour the melted sugar mixture over the biscuits in the tube pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the biscuits are puffed up and cooked through, 50 to 55 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate.

EASY MAPLE PECAN MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and generously coat a 3 quart Bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a gallon sized plastic bag.
• Remove dough from canisters and separate into 16 biscuits. Use a sharp knife to cut each biscuit into quarters. Place 4 pieces in the bag and shake it up to coat the pieces well. Arrange in pan, and repeat with remaining biscuit pieces, sprinkling with chopped pecans as you layer.
• In a small bowl, combine melted butter, brown sugar, and maple syrup.
• Spoon the mixture evenly over the biscuit pieces.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. Allow bread to cool in pan 10 minutes. Carefully invert onto serving plate and serve warm.

EASY YEAST ROLLS (OR MONKEY BREAD)

Steps:

• Heat the water to between 105 and 115 degrees F.
• If working with kids, explain that this temperature will wake up the yeast but not kill it.
• Dissolve the yeast in the water in a large bowl.
• Stir in the sugar, oil, salt and egg.
• Stir in 1 cup of flour until smooth.
• This is officially known as a"sponge" since it does not have all the flour of the final dough.
• Cover with a dishcloth and set in a warm place (over a bowl of warm water, in a slightly warm oven, in the microwave beside a cup of warm water, etc.).
• Let rise for 15 minutes. NOTE: If the sponge is not bubbly and increased in volume, either the yeast was bad, the water was too hot, or the water was too cold). THROW IT AWAY - it will not make palatable bread! If you are sure that the water was the correct temperature (and you did not set the bowl to rise in a hot oven (smile)) get some new yeast.
• This is useful time for cleanup and setting up for kneading.
• Grease a square 9 inch pan.
• If you want to make monkey bread, use a ring pan or a bundt pan and do not grease it.
• Stir down the sponge (ooh and aah over how much it has grown first!) and add 1 1/2 cups flour.
• Blend until well mixed.
• Turn out onto a floured surface.
• Knead 3 minutes adding flour if the dough is sticky.
• If using the square pan, divide the dough into 16 pieces (good math exercise!), and shape quickly into balls.
• If making monkey bread, divide the dough into 32 pieces (more math) and shape quickly into balls.
• For the square pan, arrange the balls in the pan and smear tops with softened margarine.
• For the monkey bread, roll each ball in melted margarine before arranging the balls in the ring or bundt pan.
• Cover the pan with the dishcloth and set back in the warm place (described above).
• Let rise for 25 minutes (depending on the timing with kids, I have been successful with as little as 20 minutes and as long as 30.) Preheat oven to 425°F (move the pan first if that is where the dough is rising, of course).
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until light brown.
• Remove from pan to a rack or plate to cool.
• To make them even better (and more fattening), brush the tops with melted butter.
• If you made monkey bread, eat the bread like a monkey by pulling off chunks.
• The monkey bread is also excellent if you roll each dough ball in cinnamon sugar after rolling in margarine and before placing in the pan.
• This makes a good breakfast bread.

EASY LEMON MONKEY BREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut rolls in half and place in a 9x13-inch baking dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a small bowl combine lemon zest and sugar; set aside.
• Drizzle 1/4 cup melted butter over rolls and sprinkle on zest/sugar mixture, reserving half of mixture to sprinkle on just before baking.
• Cover rolls with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in size.
• Remove plastic wrap and sprinkle on remaining lemon zest/sugar mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees F. for 20-25 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Whisk together glaze ingredients and drizzle over top of rolls.

EASY DANISH COFFEE CAKE (AKA MONKEY BREAD) RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Cut each bread loaf into about 20 pieces. Roll into balls. Then drop those into the margarine, cinnamon, sugar mixture. (I drop them in the mixture as I form them into balls) Place in a well greased bundt pan. Cover with foil. Refrigerate over night. Uncover. Let sit on counter while heating oven to 325°. Bake 45 minutes, uncovered. Keep in pan at least 5 minutes before inverting on serving dish or plate. *Can be made in a square pan, using 1 loaf. Bake 20-25 minutes.

QUICK & EASY MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 12-cup fluted tube pan with shortening or cooking spray.
• 2. In large -storage plastic food bag, mix granulated sugar and cinnamon.
• 3. Separate dough into 16 biscuits; cut each into quarters.
• 4. Shake in bag to coat.
• 5. Arrange in pan, adding walnuts and raisins among the biscuit pieces.
• 6. In small bowl, mix brown sugar and butter.
• 7. Pour sugar/butter mixture over biscuit pieces.
• 8. Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until golden brown and no longer doughy in center. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn upside down onto serving plate; pull apart to serve. Serve warm.

EASY MAPLE PECAN MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously coat a 12 cup Bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Combine the granulated sugar and cinnamon in a gallon sized plastic storage bag.
• Remove dough from canisters and separate into 16 biscuits. Use a sharp knife to cut each biscuit into quarters. Place 4 pieces in the bag and shake it up to coat the pieces well. Arrange in pan, and repeat with remaining biscuit pieces, sprinkling with chopped pecans as you layer.
• In a small bowl, combine melted butter, brown sugar, and pure maple syrup. Spoon the mixture evenly over the biscuit pieces.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. Allow bread to cool in pan 10 minutes. Carefully invert onto serving plate and serve warm.

EASY MONKEY BREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper liners.
• Mix white sugar and cinnamon together in a gallon-size resealable bag; add biscuits and toss to coat. Press coated biscuits into muffin cups, about 2/3 full.
• Heat brown sugar and margarine together in a saucepan over medium-low heat until melted, 3 to 5 minutes; pour over each biscuit muffin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until dough is cooked through, about 20 minutes.

EASY MONKEY BREAD WITH PECAN AND BROWN SUGAR GLAZE

Steps:

• Grease a Bundt pan with Crisco.
• To make the glaze add brown sugar, butter and cream to a small saucepan. Stir continuously. As soon as the glaze comes to a boil, pour it into the Bundt pan so it puddles evenly in the bottom.
• Add 1/2 of the pecan on top of the glaze.
• Cut each loaf in 12 pieces.
• Roll each piece in a ball and then in the butter and then in the sugar mixture.
• Place in Bundt pan. After 1/2 of the dough is used pour the rest of the pecans over the balls.
• Finish filling the pan with the dough. Cover with a light cloth and let it sit for about 30 minutes.
• Bake in a preheated 350F oven for about 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
• Take a knife and break the rolls away from the pan. Invert the pan on a dish and pour out.

MONKEY BREAD MADE EASY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray 8 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• In a bowl, stir together 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and the white sugar until evenly blended. Remove the biscuits from the packages, and cut into quarters. Drop a few biscuit pieces at a time into the sugar mixture, and coat thoroughly. Distribute the coated biscuit pieces among the prepared muffin tins (4 to 5 pieces per cup).
• Place butter, brown sugar, and the remaining 1 tablespoon cinnamon in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl, and microwave a few seconds until the butter has melted. Stir to blend, and drizzle about 2 tablespoons of the butter mixture over each cup.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the tops of the muffins are crispy and brown, about 20 minutes. Allow to cool for about 10 minutes before removing from pan.

EASY PIZZA MONKEY BREAD, MAIN DISH OR APPETIZER

Steps:

• Grease a 9 by 13 inch baking pan and set it aside. In a medium bowl mix together peppeoni, cheese, seasonings, and any additional ingredients you wish to use. Set aside. Form thawed bread dough into 1-inch balls. Dip each ball into pizza sauce to coat LIGHTLY and place in greased pan. Cover pan and set in a warm place. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk.
• Spread set aside topping ingredients on top of prepared dough. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes. Time will vary based on inredients used in topping. If you use more it will take longer. Just watch and check crust for doneness. Remove from oven and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, if desired. Cool in pan for 5 to 10 minutes before removing. Serve warm.

EASY MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Cut each biscuit in quarters and shake in mixture of sugar and cinnamon.
• Drop into a bundt pan or angel food cake that has been sprayed with a non stick coating.
• In a small pan combine topping ingredients and bring to a boil. Pour over biscuits in the pan and bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes.
• Turn out onto a plate when done.

EASY CINNABON MONKEY BREAD RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400º. Grease a bundt pan well, and set aside. Combine cinnamon and sugar in a large zip to bag. Open the cans of cinnamon roll dough. Cut each cinnamon roll in 2 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and place about half of them into the zip top bag. Shake to coat the dough. Place the coated dough balls in the bundt pan. Place the remaining dough balls into the bag and repeat coating. Place all of the dough in the bundt pan. In a small bowl, microwave the butter, brown sugar, and honey for 1 minute. Stir well to dissolve the sugar. Pour over the dough balls in the bundt pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until dough on the outside is brown and the center feels "set" when you lightly push on it. Allow to stand for 5 minutes and then invert onto a plate. Drizzle Cinnabon frosting over top before serving.

EASY MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray with Pam one 9 or 10 inch tube/Bundt® pan.
• 2. Mix Splenda and cinnamon in a plastic bag.
• Cut biscuits into quarters.
• Shake 6 to 8 biscuit pieces in the splenda cinnamon mix.
• Arrange pieces in the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Continue until all biscuits are coated and placed in pan. If using nuts and craisins, arrange them in and among the biscuit pieces as you go along.
• In a small saucepan, melt the margarine with the brown sugar over medium heat. Boil for 1 minute. Pour over the biscuits.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a plate.
• Do not cut! The bread just pulls apart and eat with your finger. Might need a fork to start because it is hot and sticky good!