The perfect shareable brunch treat.

Decadent, rich, and totally indulgent, the gooey confection is just plain fun to eat.

Andpumpkin pie spicelends a hint of complexity, with notes of nutmeg, allspice, clove and ginger.

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What Is Monkey Bread?

It goes by many other names, including pull-apart bread, bubble bread, and jumble bread.

Why Is It Called Monkey Bread?

Southern Living Classic Monkey Bread ingredients

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Youll also needcooking spray, and may optionally toss inpitted tart cherriesorgolden raisinsas you prefer.

Next, stir together the granulated sugar and pumpkin pie spice.

fire up the can of cinnamon rolls, and set the icing aside.

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Cut the rolls into quarters and add the pieces to the sugar mixture, tossing to coat.

Stir in the nuts and cherries or raisins if you like.

Transfer the coated roll pieces to the prepared Bundt pan.

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Invert onto a plate and drizzle with icing for serving.

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Directions

Prepare pan:

Preheat oven to 350F.

Coat a Bundt pan with cooking spray, and set aside.

Southern Living Classic Monkey Bread stirring together the sugar and pumpkin pie spice

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Make spiced sugar:

Stir together granulated sugar and pumpkin pie spice in a large bowl.

Quarter cinnamon rolls:

Set aside icing from cans of cinnamon rolls.

Separate cinnamon rolls, and cut each into quarters.

Southern Living Classic Monkey Bread cutting the rolls into pieces

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Add cinnamon roll pieces to granulated sugar mixture, and toss to coat evenly.

Stir in pecans and dried cherries or golden raisins, if desired.

Transfer sugar-coated cinnamon roll pieces, cherries, and pecans to prepared Bundt pan.

Southern Living Classic Monkey Bread coating the cinnamon rolls in the sugar mixture

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(Discard any remaining granulated sugar mixture in bowl.)

Drizzle brown sugar mixture evenly over cinnamon roll mixture in pan.

Bake monkey bread:

Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 40 minutes.

Southern Living Classic Monkey Bread adding the pecans and raisins

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Remove from oven, and let cool in pan 10 minutes.

Invert onto a plate.

Drizzle with reserved icing, if desired.

Southern Living Classic Monkey Bread in the pan before baking

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Pull apart to serve.

Frequently Asked Questions

Monkey bread is made with balls of rolled dough for a pull-apart presentation.

This recipe makes it easy with the use of pre-made refrigerated cinnamon rolls (such as Pillsbury).

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Other recipes use canned biscuits for similar ease with a bit less sweetness.

This recipe calls for baking monkey bread in a Bundt pan.

To save time and effort on hosting day, you might make monkey bread ahead of time.

Southern Living Classic Monkey Bread drizzling with butter and sugar mixture

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Just prepare the recipe and store it in the fridge until youre ready to bake.

Southern Living Classic Monkey Bread after baking

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Southern Living Classic Monkey Bread after removing from the pan onto a plate

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Southern Living Classic Monkey Bread drizzling with icing

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