Description
This Easy Monkey Bread Recipe is a simple, delicious treat made with cinnamon rolls coated in a cinnamon-sugar mixture, baked with a buttery brown sugar glaze for a gooey, pull-apart dessert perfect for breakfast or snacks.
Ingredients
Scale
Dry Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
Main Ingredient
- 2 cans Grands Cinnamon Rolls
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (melted)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Heat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to prepare for baking the monkey bread.
- Prepare Pan: Lightly grease a cake or fluted bundt pan to prevent sticking.
- Mix Sugar and Cinnamon: In a large Ziploc bag, combine 1/2 cup sugar with 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
- Cut Dough: Separate each cinnamon roll and cut them into quarters.
- Coat Dough: Place the cut dough pieces into the Ziploc bag with the cinnamon sugar mix and shake well to coat each piece evenly.
- Arrange in Pan: Remove coated dough pieces from the bag and arrange them evenly in the prepared bundt pan.
- Prepare Topping: In a small bowl, mix 1 cup brown sugar with 1 cup melted butter until combined.
- Pour Topping: Pour the butter and brown sugar mixture evenly over the cinnamon roll pieces in the pan.
- Bake: Place the pan in the oven and bake for 28 to 32 minutes, until the monkey bread is golden brown and no longer doughy in the center.
- Cool and Serve: Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert it onto a serving plate. Pull apart the pieces to serve warm.
- Optional Icing: You can add the icing from the Grands Cinnamon Rolls on top for extra sweetness if desired.
Notes
- This is a no-fail recipe that’s incredibly easy to make and delicious to eat.
- Perfect for family breakfasts or as a fun snack.
- Make sure to grease the pan well to avoid sticking.
- Serves 8 generously.
- Use fresh cinnamon rolls for best texture and flavor.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 181 kcal
- Sugar: 40 g
- Sodium: 8 mg
- Fat: 1 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
