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.
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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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This is exactly how we make it every Christmas morning!!! A hit for grown ups and kids alike! Happy holidays
Delicious looking recipe! Can someone please tell me what the pudding mix is, and an alternative, as I am quite sure that I can not get it at my local market (Australia), and would love to make monkey bread. Many thanks.
Maybe this might help… http://www.food.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=334735 Looks like there are not many substitutions. Sorry!
If you add cornstarch to your sugar mixture you should get the same result. Pudding Mix – basic recipe
1 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
directions
VANILLA PUDDING MIX
Mix well all ingredients. Store airtight in cool, dry place. Keeps several months. Makes about 2 cups.
CHOCOLATE PUDDING MIX
Add 3/4 cup cocoa and 1/2 cup sugar to Basic Pudding Mix. Makes about 3 cups
BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING MIX
Substitute 2 cups packed dark-brown sugar for granulated sugar in Vanilla Pudding Mix. Makes about 2-2/3 cups packed mix.
VANILLA PUDDING
1/2 cup Vanilla Pudding mix (above) 2 cup milk 1 tsp vanilla
In saucepan blend well mix and milk. Stir over medium heat until mixture thickens and boils; boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour into 4 custard cups or dessert dishes. Chill. If desired unmold. Delicious topped with pureed strawberries and roasted slivered almonds.
CHOCOLATE PUDDING: Use 3/4 cup Chocolate Pudding Mix (above) and prepare as above.
BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING: Use 2/3 cup packed Butterscotch Pudding Mix (above). Prepare as above, adding 2 tablespoons butter with vanilla.
http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/9/Basic_Pudding_Mixes45429.shtml
Add I thought this was a secret family recipe. Our “goo” factor is a bit higher tho. It includes some heavy whipping cream.
What size box is the pudding?
3 ounces
We’ve enjoyed this recipe for years! Rather than chopped nuts, we add whole pecans so those who don’t like nuts can pull them off – for those of us who love them! At Christmas we add some maraschino cherry halves – then they taste just like the special cinnamon rolls my Grandmother used to make . . . From scratch “-)
That sounds great!
I tried making this once, was a different recipe & used a bundt pan. I followed the directions for baking it & a lot of the monkey bread was undercooked. How can I prevent that from happening? Is there anything I did wrong???
Have you ever tried this with vanilla pudding instead of butterscotch? Debating if it would make it more of a cinnamon roll type of pull around rather than a monkey bread ( caramelized thing)
I’m a Baker and for whatever reasons the baking Gods just wont allow me to successfully make monkey bread. No matter what I do, my bread turns out with hard gritty chunks of brown sugar. I cant win this one. To be clear, this is not a reflection of the recipe itself. I just think I’m cursed. Been baking for YEARS and this is the ONLY recipe that doesnt work for me EVER! So disappointed 🙁
I have made this many times, as did my Mother. Two suggestions. I coat the rolls, slightly defrosted, with the pudding mix by shaking in a large zip-lock.
Also, once out of the oven let them cool EXACTLY 4 minutes before turning them out onto a platter. The good stuff is on the bottom and can be poured over the rolls before it hardens.
Boy, thats sounds good! Bookmarked to make soon.