5 from 12 votes
Monkey Bread
Monkey Bread is a pull-apart sweet bread made from canned buttermilk biscuit pieces coated in cinnamon sugar and baked with a butter and brown sugar glaze. The pieces caramelize in the oven, creating a sticky, sweet, and tender treat with an easy-to-serve presentation.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings:
12
Calories:
656 kcal
Course:
Breakfast, Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 cans buttermilk biscuits 10 per can
- 1 cup granulated sugar white
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 4 ounces butter melted
- 1/2 cup pecans if desired, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 10-inch bundt or tube cake pan.
- Separate the biscuits and cut each one into four pieces.
- In a large zip-top plastic bag, combine white sugar and cinnamon.
- Add the biscuit pieces to the bag.
- Shake the bag to coat the biscuit pieces with cinnamon and sugar.
- Place the coated biscuit pieces in the cake pan.
- If using pecans, sprinkle them on top.
- Place butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Bring the butter and brown sugar to a boil and boil for 1 minute.
- Pour the butter-brown sugar mixture over biscuits.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
- Allow the monkey bread to cool for 10 minutes before removing it from the pan.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
656kcal
(33%)
Carbohydrates
91g
(30%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
29g
(45%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
21mg
(7%)
Sodium
1160mg
(48%)
Potassium
304mg
(6%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
38g
(76%)
Vitamin A
235IU
(5%)
Calcium
82mg
(8%)
Iron
4.1mg
(23%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 656
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 656kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 91g | 30% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 21mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 1160mg | 48% |
| Potassium | 304mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 38g | 76% |
| Vitamin A | 235IU | 5% |
| Calcium | 82mg | 8% |
| Iron | 4.1mg | 23% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.