Description
Easy Homemade Monkey Bread With Vanilla Glaze is a warm, gooey pull apart breakfast treat made with biscuit dough, cinnamon sugar, buttery brown sugar syrup, and a sweet vanilla glaze. This easy monkey bread recipe is perfect for brunch, holiday mornings, weekend baking, and anyone looking for a simple homemade monkey bread that tastes soft, sticky, and delicious.
Ingredients
2 cans refrigerated biscuit dough
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and generously grease a bundt pan.
2. Cut each biscuit into quarters.
3. In a large bowl, combine the granulated sugar and cinnamon.
4. Toss the biscuit pieces in the cinnamon sugar until evenly coated.
5. Layer the coated dough pieces evenly in the prepared bundt pan.
6. In a bowl, stir together the melted butter and brown sugar until well combined.
7. Pour the butter and brown sugar mixture evenly over the dough pieces.
8. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through.
9. Let the monkey bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
10. Carefully invert it onto a serving plate.
11. Whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth.
12. Drizzle the vanilla glaze over the warm monkey bread and serve.
Notes
This monkey bread is best served warm so the center stays soft and the glaze melts into every layer.
Be sure to grease the bundt pan very well so the sticky brown sugar topping releases cleanly.
If the top starts browning too quickly in the oven, loosely cover it with foil for the final 10 minutes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 36g
- Sodium: 540mg
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg