In our family, it is a tradition to make monkey bread at Christmas. I don’t know why. We just do.
But there is one small problem.
I’ve never been able to get it to turn out right. At all. In fact, it usually ends up as an overflowing volcano of caramel that falls onto the bottom of the oven and starts burning with enough smoke so that you have to open the entire house up even though it is 20 degrees outside and snowing.
And I am not the only one. My sister took a picture of her attempt this past Christmas:
Unfortunately, monkey bread is one of those things that I love to have once and a while as a special treat to satisfy my intense sweet tooth. But, it is labor intensive and time intensive with all the rising and whatnot, and then it only turns out badly in the end.
So, I was very excited when I came across a recipe for individual monkey breads at A Southern Fairytale.
I tried it.
It overflowed.
I ate it anyway and it was really good. Really. Good.
So, I modified it a bit and tried again.
And it was pure heaven.
It did not even overflow. Not once! (We have since made it quite a few times…I guess catching up for all those mishaps from times before 
)
Monkey Bread
2 cans (10 count) buttermilk biscuits
2 cups sugar*
2 tbsp cinnamon*
2 sticks butter
2 tbsp vanilla
1/2 cup brown sugarPreheat oven to 350. Cut each biscuit into quarters (I used a pair of kitchen shears for this…super easy). Put sugar and cinnamon in a large ziploc bag and mix (*I found that this mix lasts for a little more than three batches of monkey bread…ask me how I know…so keep this for use in the future!). Add the cut up biscuits and shake until coated. Scoop biscuits out of cinnamon sugar mixture and place in the bottom of a 9×13 rectangle baking pan. Melt the butter, vanilla, and brown sugar over medium-low heat until fully melted and sugar has dissolved (stir frequently). Pour over the biscuits in the baker. Bake 20-25 minutes, and turn out onto a platter immediately (make sure you scrape out any caramel goodness that has been left behind). Enjoy!
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I remember making these in home ec in middle school, but we made ours in the microwave! They were always tasty, but I may have to try them in the oven next time.
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Jen, I’ve never tried to make them in the microwave! Hmmm! That’s a thought…although I wonder how long to microwave them for?
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The monkey bread looks fun!
I linked up a canning tutorial which includes how to make homemade applesauce.
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FUN!
My moms always overflowed, too
I wonder why..
I’m so glad it worked for you! I have completely converted to all individual
I be the 9X13 makes a lovely delicious SHEET of monkey bread! YUM
Rachel, thanks for the inspiration, and I must say that no matter what format I tried, it has always overflowed – my sisters was the picture in the bundt pan, but when I tried your individual ones in the muffin pan, they did the same thing. It cause a huge mess – it was on Christmas morning – and I ended up having to clean my entire oven because we couldn’t use the oven to make dinner unless I did! But, they were so good that I was determined to find a way. And, when you put them all in the 9×13 baker, it hardly looks big enough, but then they expand when baking to be nearly full for that pan even. I’m sure it was always a size issue…so now I will eat my monkey bread in sheets
Dr. Laura
That monkey bread looks delicious! I’ve been wanting to attempt to make some monkey bread amd yours looks so yummy.
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Dr. Laura
It’s nice to see everyone else has some recipes that won’t behave for them too – and even nicer to hear that you managed to adjust the recipe to make such delicious looking monkey bread! Thank you for hosting!
Thanks April! I didn’t grab my own camera when my monkey bread on Christmas morning wreaked havoc, but luckily, my sister in another state had the same problem, and did manage to snap a quick photo!
Dr. Laura
Hi Laura,
I think the ones that fall on the oven rack will be the best…lol…I just love that photo. Your recipe looks very good I just love anything with yeast and gooey goodness. Thank you for hosting us today and I look forward to see you on Thursday at Full Plate Thursday.
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Thanks Miz Helen and we couldn’t eat our overflowed ones – they were a burned mess!
Dr. Laura
I adore Monkey Bread! Even the picture of the overflowing dough looks mouthwatering to me. I’m glad you found one that finally worked out. Thanks so much for sharing this w/ the hearth and soul hop this week. I linked up my Mexican Rice this week
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Thanks girlichef – and I think I’m in the mood for some now…off to bake!
Dr. Laura
Well that’s a new one for me – seeing monkey bread overflow like that! I can only imagine the horror, panic and smoke! I have to wonder why that happens to you – I’ve been making it for years – maybe overfilling the pan?
Anyway, this look scrumptious for sure. Visiting from Tasty Tuesdays!
Mrs. Jen B,
I am sure it is a size issue…but I have never been able to make it in a bundt pan, or individual size in a muffin pan either. This, despite the fact that my mom can make it perfectly in a bundt pan with no problems using the same recipe! Nevertheless, I’ll just enjoy mine in a sheet now
Dr. Laura
Dr. Laura! I am laughing so hard, and you can delete this message if you want to, but when I saw your picture all I could think of was monkey balls! LOL sorry for being inappropriate, but cooking is sometimes funny. My suggestion would be to cook it not in a pan, but on a flat baking sheet and then pile them all up when putting on the sweet honey coating. This way they have all the space they need to expand and dont over flow into your oven. I love monkey bread and so do my kids. This week I am linking up a great pork tenderloin recipe that my sister eavesdropped from her butcher! All the best and I hope you don’t get the snow we have coming our way! HUGS! Alex
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Okay Alex, you are cracking me up! I might try the baking sheet, but because you put the caramel stuff on BEFORE it bakes, it might not work so well. But, it’s definitely a size issue…you know…size matters
ha! Couldn’t resist. Thanks for linking up!
Dr. Laura
sounds delicious. I know what you mean about just wanting some things some of the time. It looks ooey and gooey, but it looks oh so good.
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Hi Laura -
I’ve never made Monkey Bread but it sounds really good! I Love the picture from your sister too – wow, that’s is crazy!
Thanks for linking up to Tasty Tuesdays.
Alissa
Alissa, you are missing out! You’ve got to try some. And thanks for taking over hosting from Alicia!
Dr. Laura
So glad your monkey bread turned out great this time – it looks soooo good! I am also a fan of the yummy stuff myself!
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I am sharing one of my most popular salad recipes this week- Italian Garbanzo Bean Salad. It is a beautiful salad to take to a potluck or to have anytime!
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yours looks good…but i LOVE the pic of your sister’s attempt..that gave me a great big laugh! thank you for sharing this foolproof recipe with tuesday night supper club!
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Thanks for hosting Christy! I too got a big laugh from my sister’s picture. But sadly, my past attempts looked worse than that! I just couldn’t grab the camera and stop the smoke that was coming out of the oven at the same time
Dr. Laura
Oh my! Scary looking monkey bread!
Maybe a bigger baking pan?
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Amy, yes it’s all about a bigger pan! Good luck on your giveaway and thanks for visiting!
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Hi Dr. Laura,
So glad you could bring your Monkey Bread over to Full Plate Thursday, it looks like a great recipe. Thank you for coming today and please come back!
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Thanks for hosting Full Plate Thursday Miz Helen! Always a pleasure.
Dr. Laura
What a delicious looking monkey bread. That’s great that you were finally able to find a recipe that works well.
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Thanks Lisa, we just had it again yesterday! YUM!
Dr. Laura
Hi Laura, I didn’t know about this recipe hop until I was cruising around your blog a moment ago to learn more about the Bittman recipe hop. I’ll stop by on Tuesday and add a post if that’s OK?
Thanks, Roz over at La Bella Vita
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Awesome Roz! Please do come back by on Tuesday
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