11 Morning Monkey Breads

These top brunch versions will have you rising, shining and smiling

  • GrandsMonkeyBread

    Grands! Monkey Bread

    This is it, the granddaddy of monkey bread! You can doctor it up with walnuts and raisins, or just love on the classically dough-liscious combo of gooey, buttery caramel and cinnamon. It's yours to make time and time again.

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  • Cream Cheese-Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread

    Cream Cheese-Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread

    Go ahead and say it out loud: “Cream Cheese-Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread.” If there’s a more delicious-sounding combination of six words in the English language, we have yet to hear it. Even better, the actual taste lives up to its billing.

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  • Blueberry-Pancake Monkey Bread

    Blueberry-Pancake Monkey Bread


    Are pancakes making you yawn? Our Blueberry-Pancake Monkey Bread recipe changes up your morning routine in a snap. Fresh blueberries burst inside cinnamon- and sugar-coated biscuit pieces. Topped with a bit of butter and syrup, this could be pancake perfection.

     

  • Monkey Bread Minis

    Monkey Bread Minis


    One minute they’re here, the next minute they’re gone. Baked in muffin cups, these delightful and delicious monkey bread minis will disappear from your brunch table faster than you can say, “Don’t worry — I’ll just whip up another batch!”

     

  • Pumpkin Cheesecake Monkey Bread

    Pumpkin Cheesecake Monkey Bread


    Fans of all things pumpkin, rejoice! Blogger Sarah W. Caron has created a mouth-watering monkey bread recipe featuring canned pumpkin, cream cheese and pumpkin pie spice. We would hug her if we could.

     

  • Apple-Cinnamon Monkey Bread

    Apple-Cinnamon Monkey Bread


    Having a crowd over for breakfast? Please every last person with the tart-meets-sweet perfection of fresh apples and cinnamon in this marvelous monkey bread. We actually predict some high-fives. (Hint: Fresh pears taste great, too!)

     

  • Monkey Bread Muffins

    Monkey Bread Muffins


    Traditional monkey bread is baked in a large fluted tube pan and served family-style to a crowd of wild, ravenous… well, monkeys! But not these smaller-size breakfast treats. They take all the taste of the classic bread and turn it into couldn’t-be-cuter muffins.

     

  • Gooey Caramel Apple Pull-Apart

    Gooey Caramel Apple Pull-Aparts


    Don’t let the name fool you. Yes, this monkey bread is marvelously gooey. But it’s also — surprise — crunchy! Crushed granola bars and chopped pecans top this breakfast treat for the ultimate gooey-meets-crunchy experience. Sheer scrumptiousness.

     

  • Pumpkin-Caramel Monkey Bread

    Pumpkin-Caramel Monkey Bread


    You heard it here first: Pumpkin and caramel are the new “it” couple — especially when they join forces with spice-coated biscuits in this autumn-licious monkey bread. Don't even think about serving this treat with napkins ... you're going to want to lick every last bit from your fingers!

     

  • Lemon Monkey Bread

    Lemon Monkey Bread


    When life hands you lemons, make lemon monkey bread! It’s easy with this nifty recipe that infuses classic monkey bread with the pitch-perfect tartness of grated lemon peel, lemon pudding mix and a lemon juice glaze.

     

  • Mini Hazelnut-Cocoa Monkey Bread

    Mini Hazelnut-Cocoa Monkey Breads


    Don’t dismiss these monkey bread minis as merely adorable. With the elegant and unexpected flavors of hazelnuts and cocoa, these ideal espresso accompaniments are, dare we say, sophisticated. We like to think of it as “monkey bread chic."

     

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