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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20 Responses to “Snickerdoodle Blondies”

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oneordinaryday — December 9, 2009 at 5:29 pm

Yum. I bet your kitchen smelled amazing while these were baking!
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nutmegnanny — December 10, 2009 at 1:13 am

Awesome! These are sooooo something I would love. I’m also totally with you on the whole bar cookie thing. It’s so easy to just do one thing and then lounge until they done.
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Memória — December 10, 2009 at 2:27 am

So many bloggers are making cookie bars and blondies these days. I’ve tried the snickerdoodle blondies, and they are so good!!! YUM! Lovely photos!
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Nancy @ Live love laugh — December 10, 2009 at 5:21 am

We do love Snickerdoodles! I have never made a good blondie and have not made many bar cookes…so it is time to start! Thanks!
~Nancy
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Nancy @ Live love laugh — December 10, 2009 at 5:21 am

We do love Snickerdoodles! I have never made a good blondie and have not made many bar cookes…so it is time to start! Thanks!
~Nancy
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stephchows — December 10, 2009 at 4:03 pm

mmmm I don’t mind your bar kick one bit! yum!
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Shauna — December 10, 2009 at 5:12 pm

Yum! What a great idea.
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Ingrid — December 10, 2009 at 6:10 pm

I’ve made been making these for a couple of years. My family and I LOVE them. I was making them so often I pretty much had the recipe memorized! Yours look great! I hope your sister gets a chance to try them sometime.
~ingrid

Btw, anything in the bar form rocks over regular cookies! 🙂
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JackieA31509 — December 10, 2009 at 7:49 pm

I’m pretty sure I want to leave work immediately and make these!
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themilkmanswife — December 10, 2009 at 11:24 pm

When I saw these pop up in my google reader yesterday, I made them right away! Mostly because we were snowed in and I had everything on hand. They are so simple, but so wonderful. We loved them! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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Julia from Dozen Flours — December 11, 2009 at 7:24 pm

Glad you like my recipe! 🙂 Gorgeous photos!
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Kat — December 12, 2009 at 2:35 pm

I am going to have to try these as I love snickerdoodles and blondies!
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Mollie — December 15, 2009 at 4:59 pm

Great recipe!
I used it (don’t worry – gave you credit!), and added to it. Check out my More is More Bars (aka Sinckerdoodle Cranberry Chocolate Cheesecake Blondie Bars).

http://eatrunread.blogspot.com/
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Kasey — March 3, 2010 at 1:42 am

I made these for my boss’ family (they are having a rough few weeks) and as far as I know they were a hit with the kids! Unfortunately I did not get to try one myself, but they looked delish! Thanks for the recipe!
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Ashley — March 6, 2010 at 12:46 pm

Snickerdoodles are my favorite cookie, so cannot wait to try this recipe!
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Ashley — March 31, 2010 at 12:56 am

I made these this weekend and they were so good. So moist and thick and cinnamon sugary!! I posted them on my blog! 🙂

http://ashleyscookingadventures.blogspot.com/2010/03/snickerdoodle-blondies.html

Thanks so much for sharing!
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Audrey — April 1, 2011 at 10:48 pm

I made these with a slight variation to the size and crust. My roommates and I nearly died when they were in the oven, the smell was incredible. I took a pan to class and they were devoured. I was slightly happy about this because I would have finished them myself!

http://mysceneandherd.blogspot.com/2011/03/snickerdoodle-blondies.html
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beantownbaker — April 2, 2011 at 2:54 pm

So glad you enjoyed the recipe.
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Tara — April 19, 2014 at 6:49 pm
Pinned this. Made it. LOVED it! Recommended it and have shared the recipe to others! Blogged about how great they are: http://spotofteadesigns.com/2014/04/pinned-recipes-tested-with-reviews/
- beantownbaker — April 21st, 2014 @ 5:13 pm
  
  So glad you enjoyed them (and pinned them, and blogged about them!)