When we went to the Smoky Mountains in 2014, my sister-in-law made the yummiest Monkey Bread recipe for breakfast one morning. It was super good and I immediately had ideas for all different ways it could be made. I couldn’t wait to get home and try it with apples and cinnamon. So when we got back, I played with her monkey bread recipe and tweaked it a little. It turned out fabulously!
Originally posted Nov. 29, 2014. This article has been updated in 2023.
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This apple cinnamon monkey bread recipe uses canned biscuits, apple pie filling, pecans and cinnamon and has an ooey-gooey glaze that goes over top. Baked in a bundt pan, it is rich and decadent and perfect for Christmas Morning breakfast or any Holiday gathering dessert!
More Apple Recipes To Try
- Apple Crack Dip: Caramel Apple Dip
- Apple Bread Pudding With Apple Pie Moonshine Glaze
- Caramel Apple Martini
- Apple Rice Crisp Treats
Apple Cinnamon Monkey Bread Recipe:
Apple-Cinnamon Monkey Bread
Ingredients
Bread Dough:
- 4 cans Canned biscuits (cut into chunks)
- Pecans (1 bag of halves and 1 bag of chopped pieces)
- 2 – 3 tablespoons Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 Cup light brown sugar
- 4 – 5 Cups granulated sugar
- 1 Can Apple pie filling
Glaze:
- 1 and 1/3 C Light Brown Sugar
- 1 and 1/2 Sticks of Butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- First pour 4 – 5 cups sugar into large bowl.
- Then add 2 – 3 tablespoons of cinnamon. (I LOVE loads of cinnamon!)
- Add 1 cup of light brown brown sugar.
- Mix it up really well. You will roll your canned biscuit pieces in this. The light brown sugar adds a bit of sweetness.
- Next comes 4 cans of Homestyle Biscuits torn into bite sized pieces.
- Place pecan halves in bottom of bundt pan. (Do NOT use a tube pan like this, it will leak but I couldn’t find my bundt pan.)
- Roll biscuit pieces in your sugar mixture
- Then start placing them in your pan. Do not press down, just layer them. (I made one full layer all the way around.)
- Cut the apple pie slices into small chunks. This will allow the monkey bread to still hold together and give you a nice amount of apple.
- Layer on top of your biscuit pieces.
- Next, Sprinkle your pecan pieces on top of apples in a nice, thin layer. Then repeat the previous steps of layering biscuits, apples, pecans until you run out and pan is full. Leave about a 1 inch at the top.
- Set aside.
Glaze:
- Add butter, 1 and 1/3 cup of light brown sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla (not pictured) to a medium saucepan.
- Bring to a boil
- When it is in a full boil, allow to boil for one minute, stirring constantly. It should thicken into a thin syrup.
- Pour your syrup over the layers in your bundt pan.
- Your glaze should cover every bit of your Monkey Bread dough.
- Bake at (preheated) 400 degrees F for 45 – 60 minutes. You can use a fork to make sure biscuit pieces are done and no longer doughy. It took mine a good hour to fully bake. Then allow to cool for 5 – 10 minutes. It will be HOT!
- Turn your Monkey Bread out onto a pretty plate.
- Slice it up and enjoy with a nice big mug of coffee or good cold milk.
Nutrition
This Monkey Bread is super easy to make and will be absolutely perfect during the Holidays. I can’t wait to serve it to the rest of our family. If you try it, leave me a comment and let me know what you think!
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