Apple Pie Monkey Bread Recipe - Yes it is as GOOD as it sounds! (2024)

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The perfect combination of apples, cinnamon, and tender biscuit pieces, Apple Pie Monkey Bread makes the perfect fall breakfast recipe for the whole family!

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There is not many things I can remember really loving to eat as far back as I have loved apple pie. It has been one of my absolute favorite indulgences since I was just a tiny kid. These days I have been having some major apple pie cravings. Maybe it is being 35 weeks pregnant or maybe it is my wishful thinking that the weather will finally cool off and fall will move in but either way it has been on my mind in a major way!

Since I in no way have the time or energy to make a pie right now, and as hard as I wish it Costco will not start selling them {only pumpkin on the shelf, boo!} I was left with the lingering craving and nothing to cure the itch. After my last trip to the store where I scored a great deal on Pillsbury biscuits, I started to get an idea. All humility aside, it was a wonderful idea…. What if I took all that apple pie goodness and threw it in as the rich and delicious filling for some monkey bread.

So we made it. And we loved it. And now I and sharing it with you. When I was growing up there were two types of apple pies we would make. Very occasionally we would make one completely from scratch, but most often we would make kind of a “cheaters” version, where we made the crust from scratch but as a brilliant little short cut we used canned apples that were doctored up with my mom’s secret spice blend to make it taste just as good as homemade.

I took an adapted version of those spiced up apples and combined it with the biscuits, baked it and topped with some cinnamon glaze and it happened. Apple pie monkey bread. Y-U-M.

All the great taste of apple pie in minutes. It also makes a heck of an excuse to eat apple pie for breakfast! Here is what you do: Take a full can of apples and dump it in a bowl. Use a knife to run through the apples until they are in small bite sized pieces then, mix in the spices. Then cut your biscuits into small pieces. You will want to use the small biscuits for this recipe, not the big ones or the grands but the smallest ones they make. I bought mine in a 4 pack and used 3 cans which worked out really well for this recipe. I cut each biscuit into quarters, but really to me the smaller the better so the apple mixture can get into every nook and cranny!

Mix the cut biscuits into the apple mixture, making sure to mix everything really well so the apple mixture is coating everything. Spray a bundt pan generously with cooking spray and then pour the biscuit and apple mixture into the pan. Bake at 350˚F for 40-50 minutes or until the bread is baked through. Once you remove from the oven invert the pan onto a plate while it is still hot so that all that gooey goodness doesn’t stick to the pan.

Whip up a quick cinnamon glaze with powdered sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and a little milk. Drizzle it over the top and then just pull of chunks of the gooey, cinnamony, appley, goodness and enjoy!

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Apple Pie Monkey Bread Recipe - Yes it is as GOOD as it sounds! (12)

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Apple Pie Monkey Bread

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Ingredients

  • 3 cans {7.5 oz/10 count} homestyle Pillsbury biscuits
  • 1 20 oz can sliced apple pie filling
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter.

For the glaze:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4-8 tablespoons milk

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, pour the apple filling in and use a knife to run through the mixture until the apples are all cut into small bite sized pieces.

  • Mix the pie filling with the sugars, flour, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and butter.

  • Cut the biscuits into quarters or smaller.

  • Mix the biscuits into the apple mixture and stir well to coat.

  • Spray a bundt pan generously with cooking spray and then pour the mixture into the pan.

  • Bake at 350?F for 40-50 minutes or until the bread is cooked through.

  • Remove from the oven and while it is still hot invert the pan and remove the monkey bread to prevent sticking.

  • Make the glaze by mixing the sugar and cinnamon. Add the vanilla and then mix in milk until the glaze reaches the desired consistency.

  • Drizzle the glaze over the top of the monkey bread.

  • Serve warm. Enjoy!

(Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.)

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Apple Pie Monkey Bread Recipe - Yes it is as GOOD as it sounds! (2024)

FAQs

What's another name for monkey bread? ›

Monkey bread (also known by other names including plucking cake, pull-apart bread, and bubble bread) is a soft, sweet, sticky pastry served in the United States for breakfast or as a treat. It consists of pieces of soft baked dough sprinkled with cinnamon.

What is a fun fact about monkey bread? ›

Dating back to the 1880s in Hungarian literature, Hungarian immigrants brought this dish with them when they immigrated to America and began introducing it into the country's food landscape when Hungarian and Hungarian Jewish bakeries began selling it in the mid-twentieth century.

What is the meaning of monkey bread? ›

Meaning of monkey bread in English

a sweet food made from small balls of bread dough (= a mixture made of flour and water) that have been covered in butter and baked together: Monkey bread is easy to separate once it is cooked.

Is monkey bread American? ›

Monkey Bread became popular over the next few decades in the U.S. and when Nancy Reagan started serving it at the White House, it became an American tradition. Monkey Bread, aka Puzzle Bread, aka Hungarian Coffee Cake, may not have originated in the United States but in Hungary, where my paternal grandmother was born.

How do you know when monkey bread is done? ›

Bake the monkey bread for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the top of the loaf is golden brown. An instant read thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf should read between 190°F and 200°F. Serve and store. Serve immediately, or warmed.

What is monkey bread made of? ›

Monkey bread is a sweet, gooey Bundt cake made from balls of dough rolled in cinnamon sugar. Arrange the dough balls in a Bundt pan, then top it all with a buttery brown sugar sauce before baking. Invert it onto a serving plate, then drizzle with creamy vanilla icing.

Why is it called monkey bread in America? ›

Monkey bread gets its name by the method in which it is eaten: picking off chunks of buttery, gooey dough with your fingers not unlike a monkey grooming his buddy (which is actually a weird thing to name a food after, if you really think about it.)

Where does monkey bread come from in America? ›

Fazekas traced the dessert back to the 1880s, claiming that it was Hungarian immigrants who introduced it to the United States. Fazekas named Hungarian Jewish bakers as the heroes of the story. In the middle of the twentieth century, it was they who made aranygaluska popular with American society.

What can I use if I don't have a bundt pan for monkey bread? ›

I bake mine in one of the best Bundt pans, but a tube pan works, too. You could even bake it in a muffin tin for individual monkey bread "muffins." Wouldn't that be cute?! Just be sure to adjust the baking time.

Is monkey bread made from bananas? ›

Bread Ingredients

Bananas: You will need 3 ripe bananas for the bread dough and 3 more bananas that will be diced and layered in between the balls of bread dough. Yeast: I used instant yeast in this recipe. It is also called quick rise or fast-rising yeast. Milk: I prefer whole milk in this recipe.

What is the slang term for monkey meat? ›

Monkey meat and Zepps in a cloud: words for food

Soldiers came up with a variety of other colloquial names for their unappetizing meals of stewed meat or hash, including gippo, hashmagandy (used by Australians and New Zealanders), and monkey meat (used by U.S. troops).

Is monkey bread a fruit? ›

Named “monkey bread,” this exotic fruit has nutrient-dense properties for good health.

Do Native Americans eat fry bread? ›

Although frybread is often associated with "traditional" Native American cuisine, some Native American chefs reject it as a symbol of colonialism. Indigenous chef Sean Sherman calls it "everything that isn't Native American food", writing that it represents "perseverance and pain, ingenuity and resilience".

When did monkey bread get its name? ›

Also known as Hungarian Coffee Cake, Bubble Loaf, and, my favorite, Pinch Me Cake, the term Monkey Bread didn't start popping up until the 1950's in various women's magazines.

Is fairy bread in America? ›

It's certainly not unusual to have never heard of fairy bread here in the United States, but take a trip across the Pacific and you'd be hard-pressed to find a true-blue Aussie who has never eaten or prepared this classic kids' party delicacy.

What is another common name for monkey nut? ›

Arachis hypogaea L., commonly known as peanut, groundnut, monkey nut, goober, or earth nut because the seed develop underground, is in the division Papiolionaceae of the family Leguminosae. The peanut is only one of a few hundred species of legumes that produces flowers above ground but develops the fruit below ground.

What is a synonym for sweetbread? ›

Sweetbread is a culinary name for the thymus (also called throat, gullet, or neck sweetbread) or pancreas (also called stomach, belly or heart sweetbread), typically from calf (French: ris de veau) or lamb (ris d'agneau). Sweetbreads have a rich, slightly gamey flavor and a tender, succulent texture.

What is the dish called monkey brains? ›

Monkey brains is a supposed dish consisting of, at least partially, the brain of some species of monkey or ape. While animal brains have been consumed in various cuisines (e.g. eggs and brains or fried brain sandwiches), there is debate about whether monkey brains have actually been consumed.

What is another name for fry bread? ›

Fried dough is also known as fry dough, fry bread (bannock), fried bread, doughboys, elephant ears, beaver tails, scones, pizza fritte, frying saucers, and buñuelos (in the case of smaller pieces).

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