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Bite of monkey bread lifted on a fork, coated in warm caramel sauce.

Monkey Bread

Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Rest Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 33 minutes
Servings: 3 Servings
Calories: 685kcal
Monkey bread is the kind of recipe that makes it look like you planned breakfast even when you didn’t.
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Equipment

  • 3 1 cup ramekins or oven proof dishes

Ingredients

  • 10.2 ounces refrigerated biscuits 10.2 oz Grands
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 6 tbsp butter melted
  • 3 tbsp brown sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F
  • Butter three ramekins and set aside
    Three empty glass bowls arranged on a white surface with a folded kitchen towel nearby.
  • Open the biscuits and cut each into 4 pieces
    Cut biscuit dough pieces in a large mixing bowl on a white counter.
  • In a bowl mix the sugar and cinnamon
    Small glass bowl filled with sugar topped with a mound of cinnamon.
  • Toss the biscuit pieces in the cinnamon sugar
    Dough pieces coated with cinnamon sugar inside a mixing bowl.
  • Divide the coated biscuit pieces between the ramekins
    Three small bowls filled with cinnamon sugar–coated dough pieces.
  • Cut the remaining pieces into smaller portions coat in sugar and divide evenly
  • In a small saucepan combine butter brown sugar and 2 tbsp of the cinnamon sugar
    Brown sugar added on top of melted butter in a saucepan.
  • Heat until just boiling
    Butter and sugar mixture melted together into a smooth caramel sauce.
  • Remove from heat and drizzle evenly over the ramekins
    Caramel sauce being poured over cinnamon sugar–coated dough pieces in small glass bowls.
  • Place the ramekins on a baking sheet
    Three glass bowls filled with dough pieces coated in caramel sauce.
  • Bake for 17 to 18 minutes until cooked through
    Overhead view of three baked monkey bread bowls with golden tops.
  • Check the centers and bake 2 more minutes if needed
    Baked monkey bread portions in glass bowls on parchment-lined tray with plates nearby.
  • Cool for about 5 minutes
    Close-up of baked monkey bread in a glass ramekin with a golden, sugar-coated top.
  • Turn upside down onto plates to serve
    Bite of monkey bread lifted on a fork, coated in warm caramel sauce.

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Notes

  • Check the centers to ensure the dough is fully cooked before removing from the oven
  • Serve warm for the best texture and flavor

Nutrition

Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 685kcal | Carbohydrates: 81g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 1092mg | Potassium: 240mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 703IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 3mg