These easy to make Monkey Bread Muffins call for only 5 ingredients! Delicious, flavor packed, and no Bundt pan required!
Have you heard of monkey bread? If not, you are probably wondering where the name came from, right?! Believe it or not, it originated sometime around 1940 and has been referred to as monkey bread because being a finger food; the consumer would pick apart the bread as a monkey would.
Most of the time, you will see recipes for monkey bread made in either a loaf or Bundt pan. Simply flip the pan over onto a plate and let the cinnamon sugar sauce drip down and fully coat the biscuit pieces. It is quite the tasty breakfast or anytime treat!
Monkey Bread Muffins are easy delicious treats for breakfast and dessert. Made with canned biscuit dough, cinnamon sugar, and brown sugar in a muffin tin!
A while back, I decided to make monkey bread, but since my Bundt pan was currently being used for a coffee cake I had made, I decided to make these individual monkey bread muffins! Same great flavor, only smaller portions, that are perfect to grab and go! No need to share with these tasty cinnamon sugar treats!
Ingredients Needed for these easy Monkey Bread Muffins:
Refrigerated biscuits
Butter, melted
Brown sugar, packed
Sugar
Cinnamon
How to prepare:
Spray a muffin pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
Melt the butter and add in the brown sugar, stirring until combined.
Add 1 tablespoon of butter mixture to the bottom of each muffin cup.
Cut each biscuit into 4 pieces.
In a gallon sized bag, add the sugar and cinnamon together.
Drop the biscuits into the bag and shake to coat each piece thoroughly.
Add about 4 biscuit pieces into each muffin cup.
Place muffin tray into preheated oven, 350, and bake for about 13-15 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool about 2 minutes.
Flip muffin tray upside down onto a plate or serving tray. *This allows the glaze to coat entire muffin
Serve and enjoy!
Tips for the perfect Monkey Bread Muffins:
*Don’t overbake! If overbaked, they’ll be tough and dry instead of fluffy and flavorful!
*If you’re using frozen biscuits instead of Pillsbury, be sure to let them thaw fully so all cooks evenly.
*Prefer to make your own homemade biscuits? Check out THIS recipe!
*Be sure to fully grease the muffin cups to avoid sticking.
*Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. These can be frozen for up to 3 months and simply thawed/microwaved when ready to enjoy!
Variations to try:
Add chocolate chips, raisins, or chopped nuts to the butter mixture.
Sprinkle dried fruit on top of the muffins prior to serving.
Drizzle caramel sauce on top of the muffins when cooling.
Stuff each biscuit piece with a bit of cream cheese for a creamy addition to each bite.
Melted chocolate on top adds an extra sweetness to these muffins if serving as a dessert.
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Made with canned biscuit dough, cinnamon sugar, and brown sugar in a muffin tin. These Monkey Bread Muffins are the perfect anytime treat! Print or save the recipe below!
Monkey Bread Muffins
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cans refrigerated biscuits *Pillsbury, 8 count is what I use
- 1/2 cup butter *melted
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Spray a muffin pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Melt the butter and add in the brown sugar, stirring until combined.
- Add 1 tablespoon of butter mixture to the bottom of each muffin cup.
- Cut each biscuit into 4 pieces.
- In a gallon sized bag, add the sugar and cinnamon together. Drop the biscuits into the bag and shake to coat each piece thoroughly.
- Add about 4 biscuit pieces into each muffin cup.
- Place muffin tray into preheated oven, 350 degrees, and bake for about 13-15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool about 2 minutes.
- Flip muffin tray upside down onto a plate or serving tray. *This allows the glaze to coat entire muffin* Serve!!
Nutrition
Recipe updated 4/7/22
terrie McGauley
My kids always enjoyed monkey bread. They are now grown and have kids of there own. I love this recipe because you can make as many as you need. What a great idea.
Anonymous
Hi there,
i’m wandering what a ‘can of biscuits is’? …i live in nz, never heard that term used b4 & i’m wandering what the closet thing we have 2 those biscuits is, so i can make some, they look soooooo yummy & i’m not much of a baker person by any means lol….
Kristin and Adriana
Hi! A can of biscuits is pre made biscuit dough that you can take out of the can and bake 🙂
Do you have anything similar near you? Making homemade biscuits would work too 🙂
CodyBear
Oh my lord, making these now! Sounds and looks absolutely delicious! And so easy too! I love to bake from scratch, but sometimes you need something easy to satisfy the family, and I think this is it! Thank you so much!
Jerry Anderson
The recipe doesn’t say, this makes 12 right? Thanks.
Kristin and Adriana
Yes! Sorry about that! This recipes makes 12 🙂
Laura
Tried these for the first time today, oh so good! Very easy to make, so they’ll be on the favorites list. Thanks for sharing.
Jennifer @ Emulsified Family
Wish I had biscuits in the fridge right now. I guess I could always make some dough real fast, but I’m too lazy right now! Pinning this to save for later. I love the idea of making it in muffin tins instead of a big loaf pan! Thanks!
Theresa
I make monkey bread all the time but I make my own bread dough and just cut that into pieces and then coat them. My kids help me and it ends up being a great time with my kids. Cant wait to try them in the muffin pan.
Kristin
Oh fun!! Great idea on making your own dough! I have done that a few times using the bread machine and its delicious!!