Bisquick Pull-Apart Monkey Bread

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Bisquick Pull-Apart Monkey Bread — EASY monkey bread with no yeast, no waiting, no dough to roll, and no mixer! It’s a perfect dessert for holiday celebrations, lazy weekend mornings, brunches, and weeknights. Who can resist tearing off soft, warm, fresh chunks of bread with a cinnamon-sugar coating and caramel sauce!

Easy Monkey Bread - No yeast, no dough to roll, no waiting! Fast, easy, and foolproof!! You're going to love tearing off big caramely chunks!!

Easy Monkey Bread Using Bisquick

This monkey bread tastes amazing, is ready from start to finish in about 45 minutes, and isn’t at all fussy. Anyone can make it!

No yeast, no waiting, no dough to roll, no mixer, and so easy. It’s perfect for your Easter or Christmas celebrations, a lazy weekend morning, your next brunch, or an easy weeknight dessert. 

I used Original Bisquick™ Mix to make the dough along with ingredients you probably already have on hand. After stirring together the dough in literally 30 seconds, I formed dough mounds using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop. Scooping is much faster and less messy than using my hands.

After baking I drizzled the monkey bread with salted caramel.

Your family and friends are going to love this monkey bread. Who can resist tearing off soft, warm, fresh chunks of bread with a cinnamon-sugar coating and caramel sauce?

Easy Monkey Bread - No yeast, no dough to roll, no waiting! Fast, easy, and foolproof!! You're going to love tearing off big caramely chunks!!

Monkey Bread Ingredients

For this easy recipe for pull-apart monkey bread, you’ll need the following:

  • Ground cinnamon
  • Granulated sugar
  • Original Bisquick Mix
  • Butter
  • Eggs
  • Milk
  • Vanilla extract
  • Light brown sugar
  • Salted caramel sauce (homemade or store-bought)

Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.

Easy Monkey Bread - No yeast, no dough to roll, no waiting! Fast, easy, and foolproof!! You're going to love tearing off big caramely chunks!!

How to Make Monkey Bread with Bisquick

Making monkey pull apart bread from Bisquick is so quick and easy! Here are the basic recipe steps:

  1. Liberally grease a 12-cup Bundt pan with non-stick spray.
  2. Make the dough: First, melt the butter. Then, stir in the Bisquick, eggs, milk, vanilla, sugar, and cinnamon.
  3. Scoop the dough into approximately 22 balls, then pile into the prepared Bundt pan.
  4. Make the sauce: Melt the butter and brown sugar in a saucepan, then bring to a boil and cook, stirring constantly, for about 2 minutes. Pour over the dough balls.
  5. Bake: You’ll know the monkey bread is done when a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the larger mounds of dough comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter.
  6. Let cool: The pull-apart monkey bread needs to cool for 10 minutes before it can be inverted. Once inverted, drizzle with caramel sauce!
Easy Monkey Bread - No yeast, no dough to roll, no waiting! Fast, easy, and foolproof!! You're going to love tearing off big caramely chunks!!

Storage Instructions

Monkey bread is best warm and fresh, but will keep at room temperature for up to 3 days. I recommend sealing it in an airtight container to keep it moist.

What to Serve with Monkey Bread

Since the pull-apart Bisquick monkey bread is so sweet, I like serving it with savory breakfast or brunch dishes.

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Bisquick Pull-Apart Monkey Bread

By Averie Sunshine
The monkey bread tastes amazing, is ready from start to finish in about 45 minutes, and is EASY! No yeast, no waiting, no dough to roll, no mixer. It’s a perfect dessert for holiday celebrations, lazy weekend mornings, brunches, and weeknights. Who can resist tearing off soft, warm, fresh chunks of bread with a cinnamon-sugar coating and caramel sauce!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Cooling Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 12
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Ingredients  

Cinnamon-Sugar Coating

  • 1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar

Dough

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 3 cups Original Bisquick™ Mix
  • 3 large eggs
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Sauce 

  • 1 cup butter, salted or unsalted (2 sticks)
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
  • ¼ cup caramel or salted caramel sauce, optional for drizzling before serving (storebought or homemade

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350F and spray a 12-cup Bundt or fluted tube cake pan very well with cooking spray, floured cooking spray, or grease and flour the pan. Make sure to get all the nooks and crannies, including the center tube; set aside.
  • Cinnamon-Sugar Coating – To a small bowl, add the sugar, cinnamon, stir to combine; set aside.
  • Dough – To a large microwave-safe bowl, add the butter and heat on high power to melt, about 1 minute.
  • Add the remaining dough ingredients (except the caramel sauce) and stir to combine. If necessary, add a tablespoon or two of extra Bisquick, or as necessary, so dough isn’t overly sticky.
  • Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop or your hands, form approximately 22 to 24 mounds of dough, roll each mound through the cinnamon-sugar mixture, and place in prepared tube pan, filling it evenly. I used a 2-tablespoon scoop and made 22 mounds. After placing all mounds in pan, it looks very skimpy but the dough rises dramatically in the oven.
  • Evenly sprinkle any remaining cinnamon-sugar over dough; set aside.
  • Sauce – In a 2-quart saucepan or similar, melt 1 cup butter.
  • Stir in the brown sugar and heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 2 minutes; remove from heat.
  • Pour sauce over dough balls in pan.
  • Bake for about 22 to 28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the larger mounds of dough comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter.
  • Allow monkey bread to cool in pan for about 10 minutes on top of a wire rack.
  • Place a large plate over the top of tube pan and invert to remove monkey bread from pan.
  • Optionally, evenly drizzle with caramel sauce prior to serving.

Notes

Monkey bread is best warm and fresh, but will keep airtight for up to 3 days.

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  1. I JUST WANT TO SAY, IS THAT. I LOVE ALL YOUR RECIPES, SO DO MY SISTERS AND FRIENDS..I HAVE BEEN SENDING THEM ON TO THEM..THEY ALREADY STARTED BAKING..THANKS FOR THE GOOOD RECIPES…MARSHA

  2. I have never heard of monkey bread before(but I am an Aussie.), it looks delicious.  Which brings me to a question, what is Bisquick mix? Is it a biscuit/scone mix?  I try to make everything from scratch, so won’t be buying a pack of anything, but if I know what it is I can probably work out alternate ingredients.
    cheers

    1. Flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt are the main things and I’m sure you can google it and go to their site for more info!

  3. I haven’t made monkey bread in years, but that’s mainly because it’s too darn dangerous! Somehow my guy is immune to all of that cinnamony sugary goodness, so I’m left to eat the entire pan… By myself. And as much as I hate to admit it, that’s pretty easy to do! ;) I LOVE (but my waistline hates) your easier version, especially the tip about the cookie dough scoop!

  4. This is my kind of monkey bread. I love that there is no yeast and waiting time.  Yes, for the next lazy Sunday morning. 

  5. 45 minutes start to finish? I am in Averie! I have been wanting to make monkey bread for sometime now, so this came at the right time! Thanks :)

  6. Now THIS is a force to be reckoned with. Homemade Monkey Bread is something I’ve been dying to try. Your recipe looks totally goof-proof and I cannot get over that caramel sauce on top. Pinned!