Monkey Bread
Prep Time: 15 min.
Bake Time: 30 min.
Servings: 12
Difficulty: Beginner
Nothing is more tempting than this classic, sticky and sweet Monkey Bread. Pull it apart or sliced it up; either way it will disappear before your eyes.
Ingredients
24 Rhodes Dinner Rolls, dough thawed but still cold
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
Instructions
- Combine white sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
- Cut dinner rolls in quarters then dip into cinnamon sugar. Arrange coated rolls in bundt pan. Sprinkle any remaining cinnamon sugar over the top.
- Place butter and brown sugar into a small sauce pan. Over medium-low heat, melt together until a syrup is formed.
- Pour syrup over rolls. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise about 30 minutes or until roll are even with top of bundt pan.
- Bake at 350ºF for 30-40 minutes with a pan on the rack below to catch any drippings. Cover with foil for the last 10 minutes of baking if browning too quickly.
- Immediately after baking, loosen from sides of the pan with a knife and invert onto a serving plate.
Overnight Method
The night before, complete steps 1-4. Place your pan in the refrigerator overnight. Take the pan out of the refrigerator. Make sure dough does not exceed the top of the pan. You may need to let it continue to rise slightly at room temperature. This is a great time to preheat your oven. Continue with steps 5-6.
Janice trower
Trying!
Laurie
I have made these SEVERAL times!! FAMILY and FRIENDS Love this!!! Always asking to MAKE more!
Debbie from Rhodes
This is one of our most popular recipes. Glad you love this recipe! Enjoy!
Sarah Williams
Isn’t butterscotch pudding included?
Debbie from Rhodes
Thanks for your question! This recipe is what many people call “Monkey Bread”. I believe you are thinking of our “Butterscotch Bubbleloaf” recipe. It uses the butterscotch pudding and is one of our most requested recipes. The recipe for “Butterscotch Bubbleloaf” is also on our website. Check it out!
Linda Bickley
Can you use instant butterscotch pudding?
Debbie from Rhodes
You can use the instant pudding but it is a little different than the Cook and Serve. It makes it a little stickier. We have also used the Cook and Serve Vanilla Pudding and it is another option if you cannot find the Butterscotch.
Donna F Wheeler
will I be successful following your overnight instructions on the package? I’d like to have monkey bread for brunch the next day?
Debbie from Rhodes
You should be if you follow the directions. You may have to let it finish rising outside of the refrigerator for maybe an hour. So just check it make sure it has risen. Also, be sure to check the “best by” date on the package. To make sure you are fresh product is important to your success. Enjoy!
Jai
How dk tou make rhe frosting drizzle?
Debbie from Rhodes
Thank you for your question! Make sure your frosting is room temperature and just cut the corner off of the package. And then just slowly squeeze the package while going over the finished Monkey Bread. Hope that helps you!
lORIEjO
Hi Jai.
wHIP UP THE RECIPE ABOVE. mILK OR CREAM WORKS. DRIZZLE OVER LIGHTLY WARM MONKEY BREAD AND THE HEAT (PLUS GRAVITY) WILL MAKE IT RUN DOWN THE SIDES. lET THE BREAD COOL A BIT BEFORE ADDING FROSTING OR MOST OF IT WILL RUN OFF. : )
Debbie from Rhodes
Thanks for some good ideas too!
Karmel
How long does it Take To bring frozen rolls to room TEMPERATURE? Thank you!
Debbie from Rhodes
Thanks for your question! I can’t give you an exact answer because it really depends on the warmth of your kitchen, probably between 1-2 hours. Put them in the warmest part of your kitchen!
Barbara
My family loves “monkey Bread”. Its been a family holiday tradition for decades.
However, each year its become harder and harder to find your plain frozen dough To make my oWn monkey bread, no offense meant but nothing beats home made cinnamon pull aparts.
Hope store will Be stocked this holiday
Ps sorry for caps but Cannot access lower case..
Debbie from Rhodes
The stores are stocked! But make sure you are buying the product you will need early this year. As you know it has been a wild year. But this year it is especially important to but early!
sharon
I would like to make your monkey bread for Christmas gift. can I do process 1 and 2 then refreeze? give to a the giftee frozen with instructions on thawing and cooking when it is convienent for them? or other suggestions?.
I am going to experiment with taking the frozen bun (not cut in half)and roll in melted butter then put in bag to coat with the cinnamon, sugar, brown sugar stack in pan put back in freezer. next day get it out to thaw and bake. to try to make this giftable .
thank you
Debbie from Rhodes
Sorry but once the rolls are thawed they will not rise if they are refrozen. Once they are thawed, the yeast is activated and refreezing will damage the yeast. So if you try it with frozen rolls it might work. Usually when the rolls are frozen the sugar mixture won’t stick to them very well. It might work with rolling them in melted butter but you will have to be careful to no let them thaw. Hope that helps. If you have other questions, you can call our Customer Satisfaction line and speak with one of our baking experts. they will be happy to help you! 1-800-876-7333.
june
I want to make monkey bread but could only find rhodes yeast dinner rolls. Do not remember seeing the word yeast on previous packages. Can I still make Monkey bread with this.
Debbie from Rhodes
Yes, the Yeast Dinner Rolls are the ones you want to use! We added “yeast” to the package so consumers would know they need to “Thaw, Rise, and Bake!” Enjoy!
Lavonne
Will this work with Rhodes CINNAMON rolls? I have the 35.5 oz package. Thanks
Debbie from Rhodes
Thank you for your question! This recipe would probably work with the Cinnamon Rolls but they are much bigger than a Dinner Roll. And I’m not certain about which kind of Cinnamon Rolls you are using. We have two different types: 1. the yeast Cinnamon Rolls with 12 in a package or 2. the Anytime! Cinnamon Rolls which have 9 rolls in the package. I don’t think the Anytime! rolls would work because they are placed in a cold oven and then turn on the oven. the gradual warming of the oven helps them to rise, so I’m not sure they will work.
If you have questions, call our Customer Satisfaction department and speak with one of baking experts. 1-800-876-7333.
HEATHER
I’ve made it WIth cinnomon rolls, I cut them into fourths and then rolled them in the butter and then cinnamon sugar.
Debbie from Rhodes
Great idea!
Pam
Hi! I was not able to get the dinner rolls can I make this recipe with the Rhodes loaves?
Debbie from Rhodes
Thanks for your question! You can certainly make the monkey bread with the loaves of Bread Dough. One loaf can be divided in to 12 Dinner size rolls. Hope this helps you!
Pam
Thank you! It worked great! We had yummy Christmas Monkey bread!
JNo
For overnigHt preP, do i cut the rolls in half while they are frozen…thEn they thaw overnight in frig coAted with butter and cinnamon ?
Debbie from Rhodes
Thanks for your question! Let the rolls thaw first. It’s much easier that way. Then assemble and then put it in the refrigerator, to rise.
Sher
I cannot find jello butterscotch pudding. Is ther a substitute that can. be used? I’ve gone to all the stores like Target, Winn Dixie, Publix and cannot find anywhere.
Debbie from Rhodes
Yes, it is getting more and more difficult to find the butterscotch pudding anymore. We have tried the vanilla pudding and it is a little different but it works.
Karen
I would like to cut the recipe in half and bake in a 9×5 loaf pan. Any thoughts?
Debbie from Rhodes
Thanks for your question! I can’t see any reason that you couldn’t do this. My only thought would be to tell you if the top of the loaf is browning too much cover it with some aluminum foil the last minutes of baking. So that the top isn’t overly browned and the bottom is under cooked. Hope that helps!
kathy
does this work with Rhodes sweet dough loaves?
Debbie from Rhodes
You certainly can use the Rhodes Sweet Dough!
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Maria
I was wondering where and when you put the butterscotch pudding mix in the recipe.
Debbie from Rhodes
This recipe does not call for butterscotch pudding. I think the recipe you are looking for is our Butterscotch Bubble Loaf. You can find that on our website also.
Sandra wynn
I would like to make the monkey bread with the frozen rolls only not sweet. Do you suggest garlic butter and a little dill?
Debbie from Rhodes
We have many savory recipes on our website so you might want to look there for recipes. But the garlic butter and dill will work.
Debbie from Rhodes
We have lots of savory recipes on our website that you might want to look at. But the garlic butter and dill sounds good!
Angie
Can i use this recipe in 2 9×5 loaf pans?
Debbie from Rhodes
You certainly could. Fill the pan about 2/3rds full and let it rise and bake.
Leann
I hope someone can answer this. It says to complete steps 1-3 if doing overnight method. Do i pour the syrup over them before putting them in the fridge. That’s step 4 and now I dont know what to do……
Debbie from Rhodes
You are right! It is very confusing. We are changing that right now. You should follow steps 1-4 before putting it in the refrigerator. And steps 5-6 in the morning. Thanks for noticing and making us aware of this! Enjoy!
Katie
(Why is this coming out all caps? It looks crazy…)
Curious if you changed this recipe recently. We’ve made Rhodes Monkey Bread many times before and I don’t remember ever making a syrup to pour on top — we’d mix the sugars and the cinnamon, dip the dough pieces in the butter and then roll them in the sugar mix. It was a wonderful recipe to do with my young children. Have you updated this recipe recently or am I losing my mind? If you did change it, would it be possible for me to get the old recipe so I can continue to make this with my kids?
Thank you!
Debbie from Rhodes
I think you are confusing the Monkey Bread Recipe with our other recipe that is very similar. It is the Butterscotch Bubble Loaf. You can find that on our website as well. http://www.rhodesbakenserv.com
Katie
No, that’s not it either. But thank you!
Cheryl Wilson
Pull apart bread?
Debbie from Rhodes
I’m not sure what you’re asking. All of recipes are on our website, rhodesbakenserv.com
Vicki hoffman
Need to know the baking time for the premade frozen monkey bread
Debbie from Rhodes
I am not exactly sure what you are asking. We do not have a frozen monkey bread. Our recipes for Monkey Bread or Butterscotch Bubble Loaf are baked after the rolls are thawed and risen. It may be best to call our Customer Satisfaction help line and speak with one of our baking experts. That number is 1-800-876-7333.
Leigh Ann
Question: Does Monkey bread have to be baked in a bundt pan? Has anyone tried it in a bread pan? Just CURIOUS!
Debbie from Rhodes
Sure you can make the Monkey Bread in a different baking dish. You might look at our other recipes that use different pans and adjust the recipe from there.
Chris Olsen
Made this for Christmas morning and it was great. I did add pecans which we love.
I have a question aboutnthe syrup which was very grainy and sugary. Is there a way to make it smoother?
Thanks
Debbie from Rhodes
Be sure you are thoroughly melting the brown sugar, if not your syrup will be grainy.
Cheryl helm
Can u use Texas size rolls to make monkey bread?
Debbie from Rhodes
You can use the Texas Rolls. The Texas rolls are 1 1/2 times the size of the Dinner Rolls. So adjust the recipe accordingly.
sARAH
aNY TIPS FOR KEEPING THIS ALL STUCK TOGETHER AFTER FLIPPING THE BUNDT PAN ONTO A PLATE? i MADE A SIMILAR RECIPE ONCE BEFORE USING rHODES FROZEN ROLLS AND AFTER i FLIPPED IT ONTO A PLATE EVERYTHING JUST FELL APART IN PIECES.
kATHY
CAN THESE BE MADE WITH THE RHODES FROZEN tHAW, rISE, & BAKE CINNAMON ROLLS?
Debbie from Rhodes
Yes, they can. Just thaw the rolls and cut them up so achieve that look.
Heather n
I live at 5700 feet elevation… what adjustments do you suggest i should make to rise and cook time?
Debbie from Rhodes
You do not need to make any changes to our product due to elevation.