Lip-smacking, easy pull-apart monkey bread recipe made with canned biscuits | Easy Breakfast Dessert | Whisking Up Yum (2024)

Sweet, and gooey caramelized cinnamon and sugar pull-apart monkey bread is a perfect weekend morning treat. It is so quick and easy to throw together. You can throw it all together in less than ten minutes, and pull it out of the oven forty minutes later!

Alright, let’s get baking!

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Supplies

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• Measuring cups and spoons
• Cooking spray or butter
• Bundt pan (a cake pan or 9×13 pan can also work)
• 2 medium bowls (1 needs to be microwave-safe bowl)
• Whisk
• Spatula
• large spoon

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do they call it Monkey Bread?

There are several theories why this treat is called monkey bread.

1. It is easy to eat the small pieces of dough with your fingers, just like monkeys would.
2. The dough tossed into the pan resemble the monkeys all jumbled up in the container of the barrel of monkeys game.

Monkey Bread may also be called monkey brains, Hungarian coffee cake, pinch-me cake, pull-apart bread, pluck-it cake, bubble loaf and funky bread.

Who invented monkey bread?

There is a lot of debate about who invented monkey bread, and there isn’t a clear answer.

One theory is that the Hungarians brought their coffee cake recipe over when they immigrated to America in the 1880s, and it has adapted over time into what it is today.

Another theory is that monkey bread originated in the 1940’s in Southern California as pieces of yeasted bread dough slathered in butter and baked in a pan. Since then, it has morphed and evolved into a wide variety of sweet and savory treats.

Silent movie actress ZaSu Pitts (who is known for her love of baking) is credited for giving monkey bread its claim to fame while raving about it in several interviews.

What can I use if I don’t have a bundt pan for monkey bread?

You can use any pan that contains the dough and allows for the dough to rise thoroughly. A 9×13 pan would work well, as well as a cake pan or loaf pan.

Keep in mind that changing out the pan may adjust the time required for baking.

What is monkey bread made of?

In its simplest form, monkey bread is made with yeasted dough, melted butter and whatever you add for flavorings cinnamon, and sugar in this recipe.

How do you make monkey bread from scratch?

This recipe uses canned biscuits, but you can make pull-apart monkey bread from scratch using this recipe.

While I love quick and easy recipes like this one, I love the crazy satisfaction of knowing that I made an entire recipe from scratch.

How long does monkey bread last?

Pull-apart monkey bread can last for about 5 days when securely covered at room temperature.

You can also freeze baked monkey bread for up to 3 months if placed in a freezer-safe container.

Is monkey bread good the next day?

Monkey bread will taste best the day it is baked, but it can also be served the next day. Warm the monkey bread up in the oven for about 10 minutes at 250° Fahrenheit

How can you tell when monkey bread is done?

The top of the dough will be puffy and firm. The top of the dough will spring back. You can also insert a toothpick or knife to determine if the inner dough is thoroughly baked.

How do you reheat monkey bread?

You can reheat monkey bread for about 10 minutes at 250° Fahrenheit.

Do I have to use a bundt pan for monkey bread?

No! You can use any pan as long as it holds all of the dough and has enough room for the dough to rise. Feel free to use a loaf pan or even a cake pan.

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How to make Pull-Apart Monkey Bread

Preheat your oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Use cooking spray or butter to grease your pan. Be sure to get every nook and cranny of your pan. Especially, if you are using a bundt pan because there are a lot of opportunities for your pull-apart monkey bread to get stuck!

In a medium-sized microwave-safe bowl, melt your butter in the microwave in 30-second increments until it is completely melted.

In a second medium-sized bowl combine the sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon. Use a whisk to break down any clumps and combine the sugars and cinnamon.

Open up your buttermilk biscuit cans and cut each of the biscuits into four wedges. I used a sharp knife and was able to cut through the whole stack of biscuits very easily so it was very quick to cut them.

Take each piece of dough and dip into the butter and then dip into the cinnamon-sugar mixture, rotating the dough until every side is covered in the cinnamon mixture.

Then, loosely place into the baking dish, making sure not to pack down any of the dough, or it won’t rise! A

fter all of your dough pieces are thoroughly coated pour the remaining butter over the top of the pan.

Place into oven and bake for forty minutes, or until the top springs back. Remove from the oven and let cool for about 10 minutes. Carefully invert your pull-apart monkey bread onto your serving platter, and serve immediately.

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