Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread is a fun, easy twist on the perfect holiday breakfast or brunch. Easy to make, your family will love. Try today!
If you liked my recipe for Gooey Monkey Bread and Slow Cooker Monkey Bread, this indulgent cinnamon roll version is a huge crowd-pleaser. Perfect for Christmas morning or a special occasion Brunch Recipe.
Sabrina’s Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread Recipe
Monkey Bread from scratch is extremely easy to make, and it looks beautiful on any holiday table. This is a family favorite recipe that looks and tastes amazing with minimal effort. For this version use Cinnamon Roll pieces and glaze to combine two breakfast favorites into one gooey, sweet pull apart bread.
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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 35 ounces Grands Cinnamon Rolls with Icing , (2 packages)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter , melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a large bundt pan.
- Add cinnamon and sugar to a large bowl and stir.
- Cut each cinnamon roll into six pieces.
- Add the pieces to the bowl and gently coat them in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Add half the dough balls and arrange them in your bundt pan.
- In a medium bowl, mix the brown sugar and melted butter.
- Pour half the butter mixture over the first layer.
- Arrange the rest of the cinnamon roll pieces in a second layer.
- Pour the rest of the melted butter mixture over the top and put it in the oven.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes until it's cooked through and golden brown.
- Let cool for 5 minutes then place a large plate or cake pedestal upside down over the top of your bundt pan and carefully and quickly flip it over to remove the monkey bread from the pan.
- Top with icing packets drizzled over the top (best if you warm these in a bowl first).
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Note from Sabrina
If you’re serving this bread for a holiday, make it more festive by dusting it with powdered sugar and cinnamon right before serving. You can also drizzle with some icing and top with chopped pecans.
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About this Recipe
Cinnamon Monkey Bread combines the flavors you love from classic cinnamon rolls and and turns it into a delicious gooey bread. This recipe is a kid-friendly treat that’s fun to pull apart and easy for little helpers to prep. It makes the perfect holiday breakfast with refrigerated rolls, brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon.
Can this be made ahead of time?
Yes, this can be made in advance and enjoyed for breakfast throughout the week. It is perfect for a quick grab and go breakfast on busy mornings or sit and relax with a cup of coffee over the weekend. Make sure to let the bread cool completely before storing. Wrap in plastic and or an airtight container and keep at room temperature. This bread can also be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Baking Tips & Trick
- Use a non-stick Bundt pan to make flipping the bread onto a plate easier.
- Save time by melting butter in a small bowl in the microwave for 1 minute at a time. Then whisk in the brown sugar until well-combined before pouring it over the biscuit dough.
- If you don’t have a Bundt pan, you can make this in a loaf pan by cutting the cooking time down by about half, then check it every 10 minutes or so.
How to Store
- Serve: Store at room temperature in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic for up to 2 days. If you add any kind of icing or frosting to it, refrigerate it instead of storing it at room temperature.
- Store: Best enjoyed fresh, but leftovers keep in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- Freeze: To freeze homemade monkey bread, wait for it to cool, then wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and foil, or seal sections of the bundt loaf in a freezer bag. It can stay good frozen for up to 3 months. To reheat, I recommend letting the bread thaw in the fridge overnight, then place it on a baking pan and put it in a 250 degree oven for 10 minutes, or until warmed through.
Ideas to Serve
Of course you can use the sauce packet that comes with your cinnamon rolls. For a fun twist on this already so yummy bread, try it with Salted Caramel Sauce or chocolate ganache. You can enjoy this as a dessert or serve for breakfast or brunch.
Frequent Questions
Monkey bread is one of those baked goods that you can easily change up with simple ingredient additions or using other sauces. From Oreo to carrot cake to slow cooker, I have over a dozen ways to make Monkey Bread in my Recipe Catalog.
Try dusting the top with cinnamon sugar, confectioner’s sugar, or brown sugar to make it look even fancier. Set it on top of a serving plate or cake stand and show off your beautiful work.
Variations
- Nuts: Add chopped nuts like walnuts or pecans for a great crunchy topping like your favorite Cinnabon roll.
- Chocolate Chips: Add chocolate chips to the mixture and topping of your monkey bread for a delicious chocolatey addition!
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Is it possible to assemble and then bake it a few hours later? If so does it need refrigeration during that time? Will it mess up the melted butter mixture?
I have not tested this, but if you try it out, I would suggest refrigerating it as the dough will continue to rise and expand if kept at room temperature. You will likely need to extend the baking time, as well, if your pan comes straight out of the refrigerator and into the oven. Let us know how this turns out for you!
Easy and delicious!
I haven’t tasted it yet, but it smells wonderful and I just finished glazing it. Can’t wait!!
I’m having company today so I just made this. It smells delicious and is so easy to make
made this it’s great. added some chopped walnuts and raisins before putting in rolls turned out great
Looking forward to this recipe.
Let us know what you think!
I made this as directed. I was a little leary about adding more sugar, white & brown, and more cinnamon. The Pillsbury canned cinnamon rolls are already sweetened. It baked beautifully but was way too sickening sweet.
I will use plain biscuits next time.
Let us know how it turns out with the plain biscuits!
Have you tried making this in an air fryer? If so, what temp and how long? Thank you!
No I haven’t but would be interested to see how the recipe would turn out. Will have to put that on the list to try!
I mixed the sugars and cinnamon together in a large bowl, added the cinnamon bun pieces and tossed. Added the melted butter and tossed again. I also added some candies cherries and pecans to make this “Christmas style”! Thanks for the great recipe!
i use tj marzetti caramel dip instead of brown sugar and butter, it is AMAZING !!
Fabulous. As apple tree abundant, diced up n layered apples in this. Outstanding recipe. Easy too!
I made your recipe about a week ago and took it to work, and it was a HIT. I had never made this before, I couldn’t believe how easy it was to make. My co-workers couldn’t get enough of it. So I made another one tonight and I am taking it to work again. So Sabrina keep those recipes coming.
Glad your co-workers enjoyed the recipe! And thank you Cindy, for the 5 stars!
Just saw the message I sent you last year. If I could have given more than 5 stars I would have. You are very welcome.
This was delicious and was a fun a different thing to be having for breakfast while I had it.
Obsessed with this monkey bread recipe. I wish I could make this every day. So good!
We love it – so glad you enjoyed it!
I love having this cinnamon roll monkey bread for a special family gathering. Everyone always expects to have it. So delicious and flavorful!
We love it!
If I wanted to add pecans, when would I do that?
Step 6.
In a medium bowl, mix the brown sugar and melted butter, stir in chopped pecans.
Really good, and will defiantly be making again.
My mom makes monkey bread every Christmas morning, so making this reminds me of a holiday! Love it!
Loved how simple but delicious this was. Super easy to make and my whole family loved it.
This cinnamon roll monkey bread is outstanding! So easy to make (with your helpful tips) and it tastes like a monkey bread that I used to get from my favorite bakery!
I made this monkey bread for my kids and they loved it! Thanks for such an easy recipe! 🙂
So every day is a holiday? Heck yeah!!!
Added chopped pecans throughout, it is a big hit with my bowling friends.
Easy to make and absolutely delicious!
Do you think this could be made in a 13×9 pan instead?
This recipe looks delicious! I am about to make it for my family. ? Thank you for sharing!
You’re welcome. Enjoy!
Love this recipe its a favorite.. like I enjoy 8t more than regular cinnamon rolls because its like every bite is the center of a cinnamon roll ? (which is the best part in my opinion)Only issue was I found 40-45 minutes too much.. I think its more like 35 for me in my oven that is I guess could be dependenton oven as of time. For perfection internal temp of 190 though.
Could I put together the night before and bake in the morning?
Of course! I hope you enjoy it.
Can I use an aluminum pan to make this and cut the cooking time by 5-7 minutes??
That is a good rule of thumb to use when using foil pans Becky. Bake according to the recipe and just keep an eye on your bread. You sound like you know what you’re doing in the kitchen!
Looking forward to your review and feedback using a foil pan!
I used most of your recipe I used regular refrigerated cinnamon rolls. The 40 – 45 minutes was to long for them to cook but 35 – 40 minutes works great. They were fabulous. Very rich gooey and even my picky grandson enjoyed it.
Thanks for the feedback, Mary.
We made this for Christmas morning. Our only comment is other than it being delicious is you need to have the brown sugar and butter mixture ready before you start rolling the cinnamon rolls. That put a pause in the process.
Good advice.
Could you make this ahead of time and wrap in plastic? Like the Day before for a trip?
Sure 🙂 Enjoy!
Do you think I could use homemade cinnamon rolls for this recipe?
I’ve not tested it before so I’m not sure.
Did you make your own dough or did you use some that you bought? If you made the dough can you please add the recipe you use.
I used 2 packages of Grands Cinnamon Rolls for this bread.
Wow, this Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread looks AMAZING! All that gooeyness is an obsession!
It’s so good! I couldn’t decide between icing and chocolate drizzle so I did both!
I was looking for a recipe like this, thank you for sharing!
You’re welcome! Let me know how it turns out!
This is the yummiest twist on classic cinnamon rolls. Plus it’s so fun to pull apart all those yummy cinnamon pieces. Yum!
Totally agree!
I made this for breakfast yesterday and it was amazing! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe!
Glad you liked it!