5 Ingredient Monkey Bread is an ooey-gooey pull-apart roll with a caramel glaze that is as easy to make as it is yummy! If you are so inclined, I also have a from-scratch Homemade Monkey Bread that you will definitely love!
5 Ingredient Monkey Bread
There are more names for monkey bread than there are ingredients in this recipe! This fun-to-eat bread is also known as monkey puzzle bread, sticky bread, Hungarian coffee cake, and many more.
No matter what you call it, you will pull off an ooey-gooey, caramel-like piece of bread every time. The secret ingredient is the butterscotch pudding mix!
Monkey Bread Ingredients
Rolls: There is no need to make your own homemade rolls; simply buy a package of Rhodes rolls. And, you don’t even have to thaw them ahead of time! Just look for the bake and serve dinner rolls.
Butterscotch Pudding Mix: Make sure you buy the COOK and SERVE pudding mix for the monkey bread, not instant.
Nuts: Adding nuts is optional in this recipe. You could try adding walnuts or pecans if desired.
Do the Rolls Have to Sit Out Overnight?
I found that letting the rolls rest for 8-10 hours was ideal. However, if a quicker rise is desired, you can put the frozen rolls in a warm place. Then, it takes about 4 hours for the rolls to rise to the top of the bundt pan and be ready to bake. If you let them sit out more than 12 hours, they can get a little too big and start to deflate.
Can I Use a Different Pan?
Generally, monkey bread is made in a bundt pan. But, you can definitely use a different type of pan to get the same delicious pull-apart Monkey Bread. You could use a casserole pan. But, the cooking times could vary when you are using a different pan. Be sure to check the middle of the bread for doneness. A bread pan or springform pan would also work.
More Ooey Gooey Breakfast Recipes
Monkey Bread
Ingredients
- 20 Rhodes dinner rolls, frozen
- 1 package (3.5 ounces) COOK & SERVE butterscotch dry pudding mix
- ¾ cup (150g) light brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup (1 stick / 113 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- chopped nuts, optional
Instructions
- Spray a 10-inch bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- If adding nuts, sprinkle them in the pan.
- Add twenty frozen rolls to the pan.
- Evenly spread the dry pudding mix over rolls.
- In a medium bowl combine brown sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon. Pour evenly over rolls.
- Leave on the counter, uncovered, overnight. (If you want to cover the rolls, spray a piece of plastic wrap with non-stick spray and loosely place it over the pan.)
- When ready, preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake for 25-30 minutes. (If the top is getting too brown, loosely cover with aluminum foil.)
- Immediately invert the monkey bread onto a large plate. Serve and enjoy!
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Hi Amanda,
I hope you read this. I am very new to baking. Your blog made me get the itch. I decided to try this monkey bread for Christmas because it seems so easy. However, I was wondering– if I make it the night before at around 11 and don’t bake until I get to my mother’s house around 1:30, will it be OK? Or will the stuff rise too much and spill over the top?
Also, what about sitting in the car for an hour (or more) on the drive there?
Thanks for your amazing blog(s)!
Samantha
Hi Amanda,
I love you’re blog, in fact i’ll be making your lemon butter-cream cake for my mums 50th next month 🙂
I live in the UK and have never tried monkey bread and am also wondering what Rhodes rolls are?
Also, i’m guessing by pudding you mean a bit like a smooth mouse? We only have angel delight here in the UK. :
Don’t even sell the canned biscuits in the UK which i have seen used 🙁
Thank you 🙂
Abbie
Oh dear! So many differences… the pudding that I put in is a dry mix and the Rhodes rolls are frozen pre-made bread balls. Have fun with the lemon buttercream cake!
Thanks for your reply 🙂
I know. We miss out on so many things here in the UK 🙁 only have 2 flavours of pop tart stocked in supermarkets!!
I think our angel delight is basically the same thing. Not sure about the rolls though, i’m assuming they are uncooked?
Thank you 🙂 she will love it 🙂
Just went on the site and then searched UK sites, we don’t anything like it 🙁 I’m sure i’ll find a way 🙂
I made this recipe tonight and am going to bake it tomorrow….I substituted the butterscotch pudding for vanilla though =) sounded good to me when I seen it at the store lol! I’m excited to bake it!!!!
So you don’t have to make the pudding before you put it on the bread? Just use the powder?
So you don’t have to make the pudding before you put it on the bread? Just use the powder?
Nope! You just dump the powder right over! 🙂
Hi! Quick question – what if I want to make this for a get-together tomorrow night but have no ingredients. Could I get the ingredients tomorrow morning, make it and let it sit all day and bake it in the evening (instead of letting it sit overnight)?
Thanks!
Yes! As a matter of fact, I think 8 hours would be perfect. The bag of rhodes rolls also has “quick” directions that might work! 🙂
Fabulous! Thanks!
I LOVE monkey bread. Just a footnote: I made this for company this morning and ended up with a grease fire in the oven. I don’t have a bundt pan, so I used the largest casserole dish I owned. Evidently not big enough. If you try this without a bundt pan, throw a jelly roll pan underneath. :/ Regardless of the fire, the bread was still delicious. Enjoy!!!
Oh my word!!! I am so sorry!! What an exciting/awful way to start the day! 🙁
this is a great recipe! I have tried it a couple times and each time it was delicious, but I accidentally let it rise too long so it was slightly over baked on top and undercooked on bottom bu still great!