Perfect Christmas Monkey Bread — The Pull-Apart Holiday Treat
Christmas monkey bread — pull-apart cinnamon-sugar bread, perfect for Christmas morning.
Monkey bread is the easy pull-apart holiday treat. Cinnamon-sugar coated. Drizzled with caramel.
The classic recipe (Bundt pan)
Ingredients
- 2 cans refrigerated biscuit dough
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup butter
Method
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Grease Bundt pan
- Cut each biscuit into quarters
- Mix white sugar + cinnamon in bag
- Toss biscuit quarters in cinnamon-sugar
- Layer in Bundt pan
- Melt butter + brown sugar in saucepan
- Pour over biscuits
- Bake 35-40 minutes
- Cool 5 min; invert onto plate
Variations
Christmas-spiced
- Add nutmeg + allspice to cinnamon
- Christmas flavor
Pecan
- Add 1 cup pecans
- Crunchy nuts
Caramel
- Add caramels broken throughout
Chocolate-stuffed
- Stuff chocolate chips in centers
Make-ahead
- Assemble night before
- Refrigerate
- Bake Christmas morning
Cross-references
For perfect Christmas cinnamon rolls — adjacent.
For perfect Christmas cinnamon buns — adjacent.
For perfect Christmas french toast casserole — adjacent.
For Christmas breakfast ideas — broader.
Perfect Christmas monkey bread is the easy pull-apart treat. Caramel-glazed. Kid favorite. The Christmas morning crowd-pleaser.
Cooking for a crowd?
Plan the quantities and the timing
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