Description
Warm, gooey, and packed with sweet cinnamon flavor, this Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread is the perfect breakfast or dessert treat. Soft cinnamon roll pieces are coated in buttery cinnamon sugar, baked until golden brown, and finished with creamy icing for an irresistible pull-apart recipe that works perfectly for brunch ideas, easy breakfast recipes, holiday mornings, and sweet food ideas.
Ingredients
2 cans refrigerated cinnamon rolls
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 container cream cheese icing
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1 tablespoon butter or cooking spray for greasing pan
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and generously grease a bundt pan with butter or cooking spray.
2. Open the cinnamon roll cans and cut each cinnamon roll into four equal pieces.
3. In a large bowl, combine the granulated sugar and ground cinnamon until evenly mixed.
4. Toss the cinnamon roll pieces in the cinnamon sugar mixture until fully coated.
5. Arrange the coated dough pieces evenly inside the prepared bundt pan.
6. Sprinkle chopped pecans or walnuts between layers if using.
7. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine melted butter, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
8. Pour the butter mixture evenly over the dough pieces in the pan.
9. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the center is fully cooked.
10. Allow the monkey bread to cool for 5 to 10 minutes before carefully inverting onto a serving plate.
11. Warm the cream cheese icing slightly and drizzle generously over the warm monkey bread.
12. Serve warm and enjoy.
Notes
For extra flavor, brown the butter slightly before mixing it with the brown sugar.
Do not overfill the bundt pan because the dough expands significantly while baking.
Serve the monkey bread warm for the softest texture and best gooey caramel consistency.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 54g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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