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This easy homemade monkey bread is practically irresistible! Made with refrigerator biscuit dough, this easy monkey bread is rolled in cinnamon sugar and drenched in a gooey, homemade caramel sauce!

This easy homemade monkey bread is practically irresistible! Made with refrigerator biscuit dough, this easy monkey bread is rolled in cinnamon sugar and drenched in a gooey, homemade caramel sauce!Today is a good day for monkey bread. Whether it’s this classic version, Strawberry Cheesecake Monkey Bread, or Peanut Butter Chocolate Monkey Bread, any day is a good day for monkey bread.

When it comes to monkey bread, I have the best intentions to eat just one of these muffin cups of Heaven. After smelling them in the oven, my unflappable willpower starts to waver and I come to terms with the fact I will have more than one–but I’ll make sure to space it out over the day. But then, they come out of the oven and the sauce is hot and gooey and my steadfast resolve is out the window.

Literally. I think I saw it wave once as it hightailed it out the kitchen window.

Oops.

This easy homemade monkey bread is practically irresistible! Made with refrigerator biscuit dough, this easy monkey bread is rolled in cinnamon sugar and drenched in a gooey, homemade caramel sauce!I first made these when I was in college. It was a usual occurrence in my college fridge to find refrigerator biscuit dough. I had this weird problem where I had to buy refrigerator dough in bulk when I found it on sale. You see, on a college girl’s budget, spending over 3 bucks on one can of dough was laughable, because when a gallon of gas and biscuit dough are practically the same price, you pick your battles–or in this case, where you’re going to spend your money, which, obviously, was on gas so you could go to Pasadena, window shop, and eat cupcakes (Chocolate Cupcakes, to be exact).

Anyway, whenever I found dough on sale, even if I already had some in my fridge, I had to buy it.

In retrospect, I don’t know if I actually saved any money, but my friends sure did appreciate my abundance–because it translated into monkey bread.

Monkey bread for birthdays. Monkey bread for movie nights. Monkey bread for finals. Monkey bread because it’s monkey bread. 

This easy homemade monkey bread is practically irresistible! Made with refrigerator biscuit dough, this easy monkey bread is rolled in cinnamon sugar and drenched in a gooey, homemade caramel sauce!The moral of the story? You should really just make this monkey bread. It’ll knock your socks off–even if you’re not wearing any. They’re that good.

And if for some strange reason you don’t like them, I’ll be glad to stop by your house and consume all of your leftovers.

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Easy Monkey Bread
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Total Time
32 mins
 
This easy homemade monkey bread is practically irresistible! Made with refrigerator biscuit dough, this easy monkey bread is rolled in cinnamon sugar and drenched in a gooey, homemade caramel sauce!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy monkey bread
Servings: 12 muffin cups
Author: A Latte Food
Ingredients
  • 1 can refrigerator biscuits (I use Pillsbury Grands)
  • 3 Tbsp sugar
  • 3 tsp cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3 Tbsp butter
  • 3 Tbsp milk or cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners.
  2. Cut each biscuit into 6 pieces, starting by cutting each biscuit in half and from there, each half into three pieces.
  3. Roll each piece into a ball.
  4. In a small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon together. Roll each piece of dough in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
  5. Place sugared dough into the muffin cups; 4 per cup.
  6. In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla extract. Once all ingredients are combined, bring to a boil. As soon as it's boiling, take it off the heat.
  7. *Spoon a little of the sauce over each muffin cup, repeating until you are out of sauce.
  8. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until biscuits are golden brown.
  9. Best when served warm πŸ™‚
Recipe Notes

*The sauce usually bubbles up over the biscuits and has been known to drip over the sides of the muffin tin. I usually place the muffin tin on a sheet pan so that the caramel doesn't make a mess in the oven πŸ™‚

**They can be stored in an airtight container for 3-4 days (or in the fridge up to about a week). I suggest popping them in the microwave for a few seconds so that they'll be warm and gooey!

 

This easy homemade monkey bread is practically irresistible! Made with refrigerator biscuit dough, this easy monkey bread is rolled in cinnamon sugar and drenched in a gooey, homemade caramel sauce!

 

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Comments

  1. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

    July 23, 2014 at 11:03 pm

    i’ve never made monkey bread before.. definitely inspired to give this recipe a go (looks seriously delicious).

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      July 26, 2014 at 12:35 pm

      Thanks so much, Thalia! It’s worth it πŸ™‚

      Reply
  2. [email protected] says

    July 23, 2014 at 11:22 pm

    I see so many recipes around using refrigerated biscuit dough and it bums me out so much cause we don’t have it here in Australia! This looks SO GOOD. It’s afternoon tea time right now, I need some right now!

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      July 26, 2014 at 12:36 pm

      That is a bummer! I’ve never tried my hand at yeast-dough monkey bread, but it’d probably be delicious. If you ever try that, please let me know how it turns out πŸ™‚

      Reply
  3. Kristy says

    August 27, 2014 at 8:18 am

    Literally the best recipe every.

    Reply
    • Kristy says

      August 27, 2014 at 8:18 am

      ever*

      Reply
    • Michelle says

      September 2, 2014 at 10:33 am

      Haha, Kristy–You’re the best.

      Reply
  4. Elena says

    June 29, 2018 at 7:08 am

    Do you use Pillsbury big biscuits in the muffins and how many biscuit cans make 12 muffins?

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      June 29, 2018 at 2:57 pm

      Hi Elena! Yes, I like to use Pillsbury Grands Rolls for these. 1 can of 8 biscuits makes 12 muffin cups. Thanks! Hope you enjoy! ❀️

      Reply

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