Monkey Bread

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Growing up in my household, there were a few recipes that my dad would make with us kids on a regular basis. Monkey Bread was always a Sunday morning favorite. It really helps to have some extra hands around when it comes to all the cutting and coating in sugar that is required. I think this recipe is the single reason why you could always find a 4 pack of Pillsbury biscuits in the fridge growing up.

I made this when Hubby’s siblings were in town and we all enjoyed the sugary sweetness just as much as I remember from my childhood. I later found out that my younger siblings back home made it that day as well since I had to call home to get the recipe.

Since this was the first time I’ve made Monkey Bread without the help of my Dad, I did overcook the syrup a bit. It caramelized more than it should. You really want it to be a gooey sticky mess gooing out of the bread. But even the more caramelized version was delicious.

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Monkey Bread – recipe from my Dad – no idea where it originally comes from
4 cans Pillsbury biscuit (get the kind that come in a 4 pack, the small ones, not the Grands)

Sugar coating:
2/3 brown sugar – I was running low on brown sugar, so I used 1/3 cup white and 1/3 cup brown
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Syrup topping:
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 Tbsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350. Spray your angel food cake or bundt pan.

Mix the sugar coating in a ziplock bag (feel free to add more cinnamon and/or sugar if you run out during the coating process). Cut the biscuits into 4 (kitchen shears work great for this). Drop the biscuit pieces into the ziplock bag and shake to coat. Drop coated biscuit pieces into the prepared pan.

Bring syrup ingredients to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes, then pour over biscuit pieces. Bake for 35 minutes.

Turn over onto plate and serve while hot.

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41 Responses to “Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes with Cream Cheese frosting”

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What's Cookin Stacey?? — August 18, 2009 at 12:41 pm

These sound soo good!!!
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oneordinaryday — August 18, 2009 at 12:43 pm

I haven’t conquered my fear of yeast yet, but these look like a yummy way to try to.
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Jigginjessica — August 18, 2009 at 12:50 pm

They look great!
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Stephanie — August 18, 2009 at 2:06 pm

These look like the most delicious thing I could ever eat.
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Jen — August 18, 2009 at 2:07 pm

Yeast is definitely become less and less scarey for me…

Steph – you should so whip these up. They’re not too hard and worth the effort!
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Katie — August 18, 2009 at 2:33 pm

OH MY GOODNESS WOW! This is seriously the BESST idea!! THey look sooooo good!!
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Xiaolu — August 18, 2009 at 2:37 pm

I’m glad you’re starting to conquer your fear of yeast! Those cupcakes are so photogenic. I’m getting hungry just looking at them.
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Cathy — August 18, 2009 at 2:42 pm

what a great idea! They look great!
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nutmegnanny — August 18, 2009 at 3:36 pm

OMG these look awesome! I need one right now:)
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Katrina — August 18, 2009 at 3:49 pm

Awesome!
And I saw on Cake Wrecks that today is National Cupcake Day.
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Erin — August 18, 2009 at 5:12 pm

These look so cute!
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jesstyler — August 18, 2009 at 5:34 pm

oh my gosh! YUM! Hubby LOVES cinnamon rolls. I’ll have to make these for him. He’ll probably eat 1/2 of them in a sitting!
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biz319 — August 18, 2009 at 7:57 pm

My step son would go ape shit over these!!

He loves carrot cake, but no nuts or raisins – and cinnamon is his favorite spice so I made a cinnamon cream cheese frosting that would go perfect with these!!

Thanks for the idea!
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Sunshine — August 18, 2009 at 9:35 pm

I got my jam in the mail today. thank you so much! They were super yummy. I’ll be posting about it in the next couple of days. Rhubarb is my favorite and the vanilla peach bourbon….GENIUS! I’m a follower now. Thanks again.
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Kerstin — August 18, 2009 at 10:19 pm

What a cool idea, they look fabulous – yum!
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Megan — August 18, 2009 at 11:27 pm

Adorable! Love cinnamon rolls and cupcakes… bet these are amazing… and add that cream cheese frosting…yum! I so need these the next time I actually have time to make breakfast! Great job!
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Stephanie Wagner — August 19, 2009 at 12:40 am

These are perfect for the office since they are served in their own paper! Not to mention, they are so cute…
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Ingrid — August 19, 2009 at 5:11 pm

They are SUPER cute! Kudos to you on working out your yeast fears! 🙂
~ingrid
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Sara @ Our Best Bites — August 20, 2009 at 5:01 am

adorable! But not too cute not to eat 😉
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The Food Librarian — August 20, 2009 at 5:10 am

Super cute and beautiful!
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Siobhán — August 20, 2009 at 1:21 pm

Oh wow, these look amazing! I love cinnamon rolls… mmm… Great idea to bake them in cupcake liners! 🙂
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Fuji Mama — August 20, 2009 at 2:03 pm

So glad you liked them!
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Liesl — August 20, 2009 at 2:27 pm

Great idea! They look so cute and delicious!
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Donna @ Way More Homemade — August 20, 2009 at 7:30 pm

What a wonderful alternative to those expensive “bake and give” paper baking molds. THanks for the idea. (found you thru taste spotting.)
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Heavenly Housewife — August 20, 2009 at 8:48 pm

fabulous!! i’m going to bookmark this one!
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bonvivant — August 20, 2009 at 10:30 pm

These are so gorgeous! You’ve given me a great idea to try out for the next batch of cinnamon rolls I’m whipping up! 🙂
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Linsey M. — August 21, 2009 at 12:47 am

those are ADORABLE!!
LOVE THEM!
They would be good for my kid’s teachers!
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Jada — August 21, 2009 at 5:29 am

YUM! Can’t wait to try this recipe and the strawberry basil ones also! Beautiful!
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Swirly — August 21, 2009 at 6:56 am

These are so ridiculously adorable! I bet they taste amazing simply because they’re so cute.
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Peggy — August 21, 2009 at 11:05 am

these look and sound soooo good! I’ll definitely have to try them soon!
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Ashley — August 24, 2009 at 4:09 pm

These are adorable! Can’t wait to try them out 🙂
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grace_mitchell — August 25, 2009 at 7:21 am

Those look AMAZING. I’m definitely gonna try those tomorrow morning. They would go amazing with coffee for breakfast. 🙂

I don’t bake much, but I have some wonderful recipes on my website you should check out.

http://www.nowthatsgood.net

Thanks!
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Pat — August 25, 2009 at 11:27 am

Try using real Cinnamon in your recipe and reduce on the sugar.

The Cinnamon that we buy in the US is actually Cassia.
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Fahrenheit 350° — August 25, 2009 at 7:21 pm

Breakfast? How about, snacks – lunch – and dinner!
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Charisse — August 27, 2009 at 5:40 pm

I totally made these from her website and looved them so much. They were so delicious and smelled so good.
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Jen — August 30, 2009 at 3:32 am

Yep Pat, most of what we use in the US is Cassia. I thank Alton Brown for knowing that little fact. You can find really good cinnamon at spice stores like Penzeys.
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Carol309 — September 9, 2009 at 12:21 am

It’s been twenty years since I’ve baked anything that didn’t come from a box. I had some time today and tried these rolls. Not bad!! They came out pretty and my husband is taking them to work tomorrow. Husband says these are really great.
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Alexandra — December 11, 2009 at 12:46 am

Those are adorable!!! Such an amazing idea I’m making these for my Mommy christmas party! 🙂

Idea for the frosting, try melting it a bit and then dipping the rolls in it. We used to do this at the bakery I worked at really quick way to make them look really professional! I also like the rustic look but it’s a fun way to make your coworkers jealous of your skills!
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Jen — December 11, 2009 at 1:49 am

Great tip Alexandra!
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sara — February 22, 2010 at 12:15 am

These were great – made them last night to serve for a brunch this morning. 15 seconds in the microwave was all they needed to go from good to amazing and gooey. This was also my first time using yeast and now feeling confident. Thanks!
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cakeje van eigen deeg — November 14, 2010 at 9:44 pm

they look so good. I am looking for a good recipe, but the yeast scares me. but I think I will it give it a try soon…