I made this for the first time a week ago and it was love at first bite. Full disclosure: the pictures you see in this post represent the third time I’ve made this in one week (#noregrets). Monkey Bread is something almost everyone has had, and it’s easy to see the appeal: butter, sugar, bread. Need I say more?! It’s very easy to make, only takes a few ingredients, and tastes amazing (read: highly addicting). Plus it makes your whole house smell like butter and cinnamon when you bake it. Oh yes. I’ve added pecans to the traditional recipe for a little crunch and it is just delicious. So without further ado, I present to you your new favorite dessert, Cinnamon Pecan Monkey Bread :)
Cinnamon Pecan Monkey Bread
2015-10-18 12:34:31
Serves 10
A sweet treat, both crispy and doughy - impossible to resist!
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
45 min
Ingredients
- 2 cans Pillsbury Grands biscuits
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup tightly packed brown sugar
- 1 stick butter, melted
- 2/3 cup chopped pecans
Special Equipment
- 12-cup fluted tube cake pan/bundt pan
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Spray bundt pan with nonstick spray.
- Combine the cinnamon and white sugar in a big bowl.
- Melt the butter in a measuring pitcher. Add brown sugar and whisk well to combine.
- Spread a thin layer of butter mixture at the bottom of the pan. Then top with about 1/3 of the pecans.
- Open one can of biscuits, and cut each biscuit into quarters using a pizza cutter.
- Place them in the bowl of cinnamon sugar and fully coat.
- Layer the dough in the pan.
- Top with another thin layer of the butter mixture on top. Then top with the remaining pecans.
- Open the second can of biscuits and repeat the same steps: cut into quarters, cover in cinnamon sugar, then layer into the pan.
- Spread the remaining butter mixture on top of the biscuits.
- Bake about 32 -35 minutes until golden brown.
- Take out of the oven, and let cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Put a plate on top to cover the bread, then flip over and cross your fingers! Serve warm. Yum.
Notes
- Tip #1: You can use any flavor of Pillsbury Grands biscuits - they have a ton of them. For some reason I always end up picking two different kinds like "Southern Style" and "Homestyle Buttermilk." In my head it seems like that would make it taste better :)
- Tip #2: If you have a nut allergy, you can obviously just leave the pecans out!
- Tip #3: Leftovers are just as good, just warm it in the microwave for 20-30 seconds!
Adapted from Pepperminting
Adapted from Pepperminting
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