Ingredients
Method
- Grease a bundt pan well . Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C)
- Open the cans of biscuit dough and cut each biscuit into quarters. Toss the sugar and cinnamon together in a large zip-top bag. Add the dough pieces in batches, shake until coated, and set them aside.
- As you layer in the dough balls, keep sprinkling nuts between the layers for added crunch and flavor
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter and brown sugar over medium heat. Stir until smooth and just bubbling, then take it off the heat. Add a pinch of salt and a splash of vanilla extract.
- Pour the warm sauce evenly over the cinnamon-coated dough balls in the bundt pan. Gently shake the pan to let the sauce seep into all the gaps.
- Slide the pan into the oven and bake for 35–40 minutes. If it still looks pale after 30 minutes, give it more time.
- Once it’s done, pull it from the oven and let it cool for about 10 minutes.
Notes
To really make monkey bread taste like cinnamon rolls, go all in with a cream cheese icing. Mix 4 ounces of softened cream cheese with 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons milk, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth and drizzle generously over the warm monkey bread.
That combo of sweet tangy icing and cinnamon-sugar dough brings serious cinnamon roll energy. You can also add a little ground nutmeg to the sugar coating if you want that extra bakery-style depth.