Apple Pie Monkeybread Minis

Name: Apple Pie Monkeybread Minis
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 can refrigerated jumbo biscuits; 1 large apple; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (+ 1 tsp water or 1 tsp vanilla extract); 5 tbsp unsalted butter (melted)

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Apple Pie Monkey Bread Minis are a super easy to make dessert, using store-bought biscuits. They're studded with fresh apples, coated in cinnamon sugar and baked into the perfect portion size using a mini bundt pan.

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Update: This recipe was originally shared in September 2019 as part of the AppleWeek event. The recipe and photos have been updated and republished in October 2022.

I am sad to say I lived decades of my life before ever having monkeybread. Monkeybread is such an easy dessert that I'm incredibly disappointed by this, but all has been resolved with this recipe.

Over image of single monkeybread on a square white plate with other desserts on a glass cake tray.

WHAT IS MONKEYBREAD?

Monkeybread is a sticky and sweet pastry made with dough that is coated in cinnamon and sugar. The term monkey bread comes from the fact that the pastry is eaten by pulling it apart with your fingers, like how a monkey would eat. Monkey bread can be made with a homemade dough, but is commonly made using refrigerator biscuits cut into pieces for ease of preparation.

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Ingredients

refrigerated biscuits
apple
sugar
cinnamon
vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste + water
butter

Instructions

First, preheat your oven to 375. Spray a mini bundt pan with baking spray. (For a full monkeybread, double the recipe and use a regular Bundt pan)

Then, combine cinnamon and sugar. In a medium bowl, stir together the cinnamon and sugar.

Next, cut up the biscuits. Cut the biscuits into 12 pieces each.

Process shot - biscuits cut into pieces on a blue cutting board.

Then coat the biscuits. Toss the biscuit pieces in cinnamon sugar and place into a large bowl.

Process shot - bowl of biscuit pieces tossed in cinnamon sugar.

After that add the vanilla to the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture. Stir until combined.

Then peel and dice the apple. Once diced, toss the apple pieces in the cinnamon sugar mixture, stirring to coat. Then stir into the biscuit pieces.

Process shot - apples and biscuits tossed together in a glass bowl.

Spoon the mixture into the prepared mini bundt pan. Fill each cavity to ⅔ full. Pour a tablespoon of butter over each.

Process shot - monkeybread filled in the mini bundt pan.

Bake the apple pie monkeybread minis for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool 10 minutes.

Finally, use a knife to dislodge the monkeybread from the pan. Flip out onto plates and enjoy!

FAQ

Can I make monkeybread without a Bundt pan?

Absolutely! While a Bundt pan is most common, you can use a fluted pan, tube pan or even a loaf pan.

What does apple pie monkeybread taste like?

It tastes like apple pie combined with cinnamon sugar gooey bread. The outer parts of the dessert are crisp but the inside is softer, like a cinnamon roll.

Is there another name for monkeybread?

Yes, it can also be referred to as pull-apart bread or bubble bread.

With only 6 ingredients, I love how easy this recipe is to make. Especially because it uses refrigerated biscuits! If you like cinnamon rolls and apple pie, this is definitely the recipe for you, because that's exactly what it tastes like a combination of.

Monkeybread on a white plate, with other desserts on a glass cake stand and apples in the background.

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