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Easy Monkey Bread Recipe
This Monkey Bread recipe is the ultimate gooey, buttery, pull-apart delight, perfected with expert-tested techniques, ready in just over 60 minutes! Using canned biscuits keeps this recipe quick and easy while rolling the dough into balls, and a few key ingredients elevate the flavor and texture of this decadently sticky treat.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Jen📖 carlsbadcravings
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
- oven
- whisk
- saucepan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Grease the Pan: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Heavily grease a 12-cup capacity Bundt pan (this is the exact pan I use) with softened butter using a pastry brush. (Use a crumpled piece of wax or parchment paper if you don’t have a brush). Be sure to cover all the nooks and crannies, or the caramel can stick! Sprinkle the bottom of the pan with ½ cup of pecans and set aside.
chopped pecans (optional)1 cup
2
Prep the Biscuits: Cut each biscuit into 4 quarters (I use a pizza wheel for ease), then roll each quarter into a ball. Forming balls is optional but makes the pieces fluffier-and prettier!
3
Coating and Layering: Whisk the granulated sugar, cinnamon, and cardamom in a freezer-size plastic bag. Working with about 12 balls at a time, add them to the bag and shake to evenly coat. Line the coated dough balls in the Bundt pan, adding pecans in between the layers. Be sure to offset the balls so they aren't stacked directly on top of each other. Don’t discard the leftover Cinnamon-Sugar Mixture.
granulated sugar1 cupground cinnamon1 tablespoonchopped pecans (optional)1 cup
4
Caramel-Like Sauce: In a small saucepan, add HALF CUP of the remaining Cinnamon-Sugar Mixture, the brown sugar, butter, and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the butter melts and the mixture comes to a boil. Once boiling, remove the pan from the heat immediately. Stir in the vanilla and continue stirring until the sugars have fully dissolved.
ground cinnamon1 tablespoon
5
Drizzle the Sauce: Evenly pour the Caramel Sauce over the dough balls in the pan, stopping occasionally to shake and tilt the pan to ensure the sauce is evenly distributed and reaches the bottom of the pan.
6
Bake in the center of the oven at 350°F for ⏱️ 30-35 minutes until the dough is cooked through. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the biscuits should read 190°F to 200°F.
7
Cool and Invert: Let the bread cool for ⏱️ 10 minutes before inverting it onto a large plate to remove it from the pan. If there is any sauce left in the bottom of the pan, use a pastry brush or spoon to brush it over the top of the monkey bread. Best served warm.
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