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Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread

Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread is one of my family's favorite and I 'm sure it will be yours too! Bites of cinnamon rolls baked off like a monkey bread and drizzled with a luscious cream cheese icing! You'll forever change your mind about cinnamon rolls when you try this fuss free and easy version!

Course baking, Breakfast, brunch, Dessert, holidays
Cuisine American, European, Scandanavian
Keyword cinnamon roll, cinnamon rolls, cinnamon rolls recipe, homemade cinnamon rolls, monkey bread, monkey bread recipe
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 37 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 800 kcal
Author Mahy

Ingredients

Cinnamon Roll Dough

  • 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/4 cup warm milk mixed with 2 teaspoons instant yeast
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 - 31/2 cups Flour

Cinnamon Roll Mix:

  • 1 cup melted butter in a bowl
  • 1 1/2 cup Light brown sugar mixed with 3 Tablespoons cinnamon in a bowl

Cream cheese glaze

Instructions

  1. Prepare the dough.
  2. Assemble the Ankarsrum mixer.
  3. Start by mixing the yeast and warm milk in a cup and let it sit for 5 minutes until foamy.
    A small pitcher with the yeast and milk mixed in
  4. In the meantime cream the butter and sugar for 3 minutes until softened.
    the butter and sugar are being creamed first in a stand mixer
  5. Add in the egg and milk mixture.
  6. Mix and add in the flour one cup at a time while mixing.
  7. Knead the dough with the Ankarsrum machine for 6-8 minutes
    Monkey bread dough ready and placed in a bowl to rise. Close up showing the texture of the dough
  8. The dough should feel slightly soft and sticky-not dry.
  9. Place the dough in a bowl coated in oil and allow it to rise for 2 hours until tripled I size.
    A perfectly risen dough that's about triple in size in the same bowl
  10. Flatten the dough into a rectangle about 1 inch thick and use a sharp knife to cut into strips and squares about 1 inch In size.
    the monkey bread dough is patted down into a rectangle over a wooden board
  11. Roll each square into a ball.
    The patted dough is cut into 1 inch squares
  12. Dip the ball into the melted butter and use a fork to remove and add it int the cinnamon sugar bowl.
    The ball of monkey bread dough is dipped into a bowl of melted butter
  13. Use a small spoon to roll the dough into the cinnamon sugar on all sides.
    The dough is now dipped into a bowl of cinnamon sugar and coated well using a spoon
  14. Spray a bundt pan and start arranging the cinnamon sugar dough at the bottom of the pan and layer it into three levels.
    a sprayed bundt pan and a hand arranging the dipped and coated cinnamon roll monkey bread pieces at the bottom of the pan
  15. Cover the pan while the oven preheats.
    Fully arranged cinnamon roll monkey bread bundt pan ready to bake
  16. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  17. Place the pan in to the oven and bake for 35-40 minutes until the monkey bread is ready.
    Cinnamon roll monkey bread baked and ready out of the oven. A knife is run around the pan to release the monkey bread
  18. When out of the oven, remove from the pan by flipping into a plate ad drizzle the cream cheese icing.
    A hand pouring the cream cheese icing over the monkey bread generously
  19. Pull apart the monkey bread and enjoy!!
    A hand holding a piece of cinnamon roll monkey bread showing how soft it is

Recipe Video

Nutrition Facts
Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread
Amount Per Serving
Calories 800 Calories from Fat 324
% Daily Value*
Fat 36g55%
Saturated Fat 10g63%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 9g
Cholesterol 80mg27%
Sodium 580mg25%
Potassium 438mg13%
Carbohydrates 150g50%
Fiber 8g33%
Sugar 51g57%
Protein 32g64%
Vitamin A 1063IU21%
Calcium 137mg14%
Iron 14mg78%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.