Description
This Easy Homemade Monkey Bread with Vanilla Glaze is a delicious pull-apart treat made with fluffy biscuit dough, cinnamon sugar, caramel-like brown sugar butter, and a silky vanilla glaze. Perfect for brunch or dessert, this simple monkey bread recipe brings warm comfort and sweet flavor to any table.
Ingredients
2 cans refrigerated biscuit dough
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a bundt pan generously.
2. Cut each biscuit into quarters.
3. In a large zip-top bag, combine granulated sugar and cinnamon.
4. Add biscuit pieces to the bag and shake until fully coated.
5. Layer coated dough evenly in the prepared bundt pan.
6. Melt butter in a saucepan and stir in brown sugar until smooth.
7. Pour the butter and brown sugar mixture over the biscuit dough in the pan.
8. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and baked through.
9. Let the bread rest in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate.
10. In a bowl, mix powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth to create glaze.
11. Drizzle vanilla glaze over the warm monkey bread.
12. Serve immediately or store for later.
Notes
Let the monkey bread cool for just 10 minutes before inverting for the best shape.
You can make this with homemade dough if you prefer from-scratch baking.
Add chopped nuts or raisins between layers for added texture and flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 54g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg