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Freshly baked easy monkey bread with glaze on a wooden table
Alyssa

Easy Monkey Bread Recipe

Kids and adults can't resist this doughy, sweet, pull-apart dessert.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Calories: 292

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cans biscuit dough
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/8 cup ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp milk

Method
 

  1. Break the biscuits into small balls of dough.
  2. Roll the dough into small balls, about 3 tablespoons per ball.
  3. Grease an entire deep-dish loaf pan with butter or cooking spray.
  4. Combine cinnamon and sugar in a medium bowl and stir.
  5. Roll each dough piece in the cinnamon mixture.
  6. Add a single layer of dough balls to the bottom of the pan and sprinkle with brown sugar.
  7. Create a second layer of dough balls and sprinkle with remaining brown sugar.
  8. Melt the butter and pour it over the dough.
  9. Sprinkle any leftover cinnamon and sugar mixture on top.
  10. Bake in a 350°F oven for about 45 minutes, until golden brown.
  11. For the glaze, mix powdered sugar with milk until smooth and pour over monkey bread before serving.

Notes

This monkey bread is best served warm.