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Glazed Skillet Monkey Bread

Glazed Skillet Monkey Bread features indulgent rounds of buttery dough balls rolled in a mixture of cinnamon and sugar then baked until golden. It results in a heavenly ooey gooey goodness that’s worth every calorie.

Glazed Skillet Monkey Bread

The Origin of Monkey Bread

Monkey bread is believed to  be a hybrid of a Hungarian coffee cake called “arany galuska” and brought to the United States by Hungarian immigrants. Betty Crocker is credited with bringing it to the forefront in the early 70’s  where it earned the whimsical name “monkey bread” due to picking it apart and eating pieces like a monkey. The rest is history. Regardless of the origin, monkey bread is destined to go down as a favorite sweet dessert snack passed down from generation to generation. How to make simple Glazed Skillet Monkey Bread: (Scroll down for full printable recipe.)

  • Prepare Skillet – Preheat the oven to 375°F. Butter the bottom and sides of a 12-inch cast iron skillet or similar. Set aside. 
  • Biscuits – Separate biscuits and cut each into quarters. Roll each quarter into a ball. Dip in melted butter. 
  • Cinnamon Sugar – In a large plastic storage bag, mix together both sugars, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice, if using.
  • Coat Biscuits – Drop several pieces of dough at a time in the sugar mixture and shake until coated. Repeat until all dough has been used. 
  • Transfer to Skillet – Place side by side in skillet. Sprinkle any remaining sugar evenly on top. 
  • Bake – Bake per the recipe until golden and cooked through.
  • Glaze – Whisk together the powdered sugar, cream and vanilla until smooth. Drizzle over warm monkey bread. Serve immediately. 
Glazed Skillet Monkey Bread

How to Make the BEST Glazed Skillet Monkey Bread

  • Ingredients you’ll need to make homemade Glazed Skillet Monkey Bread: Two cans 8 count big refrigerated biscuits, butter, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice or additional cinnamon, powdered sugar, heavy cream, plus additional as needed to thin, pure vanilla extract.
  • Kitchen tools you’ll need: 12 inch skillet or similar size dish, measuring cups and spoons, pastry brush, large Ziploc bag and small bowl.
  • Traditional monkey bread is made most often in a cake pan but, I make this monkey in a single layer in one of my beloved cast iron skillets. After baking, it’s drizzled with a sweet vanilla cream glaze then it’s ready to pull apart and enjoy.
  • While I love classic monkey bread on it’s own and firmly believe it needs no improvement, it’s fun to add walnuts or pecans to the mix for added flavor and texture from time to time. In fact, I sprinkled the top of this glazed monkey bread with chopped pecans just before baking.
  • If you like, you could also sprinkle with English toffee bits or chocolate chips to make it even more irresistible.
  • When mixing the glaze, you could also substitute a different flavor in place of the vanilla for an added twist. Almond extract, rum extract or whatever you like.
  • Store baked Monkey Bread chilled in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
  • Reheat gently in the microwave.
Glazed Skillet Monkey Bread

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Monkey bread is not only fun to make but, the sky’s the limit with flavor variations.

Glazed Skillet Monkey Bread

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Glazed Skillet Monkey Bread

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Bread, Dessert
Cuisine: American, Southern
Keyword: easy-monkey-bread, glazed-skillet-monkey-bread
Servings: 64 bite size pieces
Calories: 78kcal
Author: Melissa Sperka

Ingredients

  • 2 16.3 oz cans 8 count big refrigerated biscuits each biscuit quartered
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice or 1 tsp additional cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream, plus additional as needed to thin
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F. Butter the bottom and sides of a 12-inch cast iron skillet or similar. Set aside. 
  • Separate biscuits and cut each into quarters. Roll each quarter into a ball. Dip in melted butter. 
  • In a large plastic storage bag, mix together both sugars, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice, if using. Drop several pieces of dough at a time in the sugar mixture and shake until coated. Repeat until all dough has been used. 
  • Place side by side in skillet. Sprinkle any remaining sugar evenly on top. 
  • Bake for 30 minutes until golden and cooked through. Check at 20 minutes and lay a piece of aluminum foil on top if needed, to prevent over browning. 
  • Meanwhile, whisk together the powdered sugar, cream and vanilla until smooth. Drizzle over warm monkey bread. Serve immediately. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 78kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 126mg | Potassium: 4mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 58IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg
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