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Did you know you can make an Easy Monkey Bread recipe with cinnamon rolls? This is one of the easiest ever breakfast or brunch Pillsbury cinnamon roll recipes – We’ve been making this recipe for Christmas morning breakfast for over 19 years and we look forward to every bite!
When Jordan was four I decided to make Monkey Bread for Christmas morning breakfast. I’d made pancakes the year before and spent an hour flipping while everyone else relaxed and drank coffee, so I wanted something I could make ahead of time and just pop in the oven. That was when I discovered Monkey Bread and I’ve made so many versions ever since (like lemon blueberry and strawberry monkey bread) but this is my absolute favorite!
This is one of the BEST Monkey Bread Recipes you’ll ever eat – PLUS it works in a bundt pan OR a 9×13-inch pan! Once you learn how to make monkey bread with cinnamon rolls you’ll never go back to monkey bread with biscuits!
5 Simple Ingredients
- Canned cinnamon rolls (I use Pillsbury Grands! Cinnamon Rolls, the larger rolls that come 5 to a can)
- Butter – Unsalted or salted is fine
- Brown Sugar – be sure to pack it!
- Granulated Sugar and Ground Cinnamon – to roll the cinnamon roll pieces in!
Expert Tips
- Remove the bread from the pan to serving platter within 10 minutes of it coming out of the oven so it doesn’t stick to the pan!
- Drizzle the cinnamon roll icing over the top of the monkey bread for presentation.
- Monkey bread is done baking when it’s dark golden on top and cooked all the way through.
- Don’t want to use cinnamon rolls? Make it with canned biscuit dough with this exact same recipe.
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Spray a 12-cup bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.
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Open each can of cinnamon rolls. Reserve the icing for later. Cut each roll into 4 pieces.
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Place the granulated sugar and cinnamon in a gallon size resealable bag. Add the cut up cinnamon rolls (the pieces will fall apart a little) to the bag. Seal and shake to coat the pieces with cinnamon sugar.
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Stir together the brown sugar and melted butter.
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Place rolls in pan and drizzle with melted butter mixture.
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Bake at 350°F for 40-50 minutes or until the top is a dark golden brown and the rolls are cooked through.
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Cool 5 minutes then invert the monkey bread onto your serving plate. Do this carefully: the pan is hot! Drizzle cinnamon roll icing over the top of the monkey bread and serve warm.
Other baking pans:
- 9×13-inch: 30-40 minutes
- Loaf pan (9×5-inch): 30-40 minutes
- Muffin tin (regular size): 10-20 minutes
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 155kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 16mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 296IU | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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How to make Easy Monkey Bread
- It’s best to cut each roll into 4-6 pieces.
- Make sure each piece of dough is coated with cinnamon sugar.
- The butter and brown sugar will not fully incorporate; just stir as much as you can and make sure all of it makes it onto the rolls in the pan.
FAQs
Can you make monkey bread with Pillsbury Grands ahead of time?
You can prep this up to 24 hours ahead. Cut the cinnamon rolls and toss them with cinnamon sugar then store in the refrigerator. When ready to assemble, melt the butter and mix with brown sugar and place everything in the pan.