Easy Monkey Bread
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Easy Monkey Bread
Description
Easy Monkey Bread involves slicing canned biscuit dough into smaller pieces, coating each piece in a cinnamon and sugar mixture, and layering them in a bundt pan lined with a melted butter and brown sugar base. Baking causes the pieces to puff and stick together, forming a rich, gooey bread with crispy edges from the caramelized sugar. The cinnamon imparts warmth and sweetness throughout the dough pieces. Checking doneness can be done by gently peeking beneath the dough near the bundt pan’s center to ensure it’s baked through.
This sticky bread is often served warm, allowing guests to pull off individual pieces, making it suitable for brunch or dessert. Letting it cool briefly before serving helps it set and reduces messiness.
To prevent underbaking, watch for dough color changes as a baking cue, and bake longer if dough looks raw. Serving within a few hours ensures the best texture.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter cubed, salted
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 4 biscuit dough 40 biscuits, 7.5 ounce tubes, pack
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 3 to 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 ½ to 10 inch bundt pan with nonstick spray.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add in the butter and brown sugar. Let the butter melt while stirring occasionally.
- Once the butter is melted, pour the topping into the prepared bundt pan.
- In a small bowl, add the granulated sugar and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon. Stir until combined. Add the additional 1 to 2 teaspoons of cinnamon after the biscuits begin to get much lighter in color when they’re being coated.
- Unwrap the tubes of biscuits. Slice each biscuit into quarters. Roll the pieces of biscuits into the cinnamon sugar until they are completely covered.
- Place the pieces in the bundt pan on top of the brown sugar mixture, spreading them out evenly. Continue to roll all the pieces into the cinnamon sugar and layer them in the bundt pan.
- Place the bundt pan in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until done.
- Once the monkey bread is baked, let it cool for 5 minutes.
- Once cooled, place the serving plate inverted on the bundt pan. Using over mitts and preferably over a sink just in case of any spillage, flip the bundt pan upside down so the bread is sitting on the serving plate. Slowly pull the pan off the bread. The brown sugar mixture will pour down the sides of the monkey bread.
- Serve warm or at room temperature. The monkey bread is absolutely delicious while it’s still warm and the brown sugar mixture is gooey.
Notes
- Check the center biscuits for doneness by gently pulling apart to avoid undercooked dough.
- Allow monkey bread to cool 5 minutes before serving to let the caramelized coating set.
- Using salted butter adds a subtle seasoning to the sweet topping.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 10slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 247 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 247kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 38g | 13% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 189mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 61mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 31g | 62% |
| Vitamin A | 290IU | 6% |
| Calcium | 46mg | 5% |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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