Rhodes Monkey Bread is a fun and festive pull-apart bread perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a decadent snack. This recipe utilizes the convenience of Rhodes frozen cinnamon rolls, transforming them into a gooey, caramelized delight.
Say goodbye to complicated dough prep and hello to a warm, comforting treat in under an hour. This monkey bread is sure to be a crowd-pleaser, perfect for sharing with family and friends.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
This deliciously sweet pull-apart bread is made with layers of pre-made Rhodes dinner rolls dough that are coated in butter, and cinnamon sugar to create an irresistible treat everyone will love.
Take one bite and taste why this classic pull apart treat has been on so many holiday tables over the years - and get ready to add it to yours!
- Quick and Easy: Made with pre-made cinnamon rolls, this recipe comes together in under an hour.
- Perfect for Sharing: The pull-apart nature of monkey bread makes it ideal for gatherings and parties.
- Gooey and Delicious: The combination of soft dough, melted butter, and brown sugar creates a gooey and irresistible center.
Ingredients You'll Need
Each bite of this Rhodes dough monkey bread is irresistible - often eaten as a breakfast treat or indulgent snack with coffee or tea (or hot cocoa). Made with Rhodes dinner rolls dough and pantry basics like brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon, this monkey bread is a snap to pull together.
- Frozen Rhodes dinner rolls - Package of 24 rolls.
- Brown sugar
- Melted Butter
- Powdered sugar - for the icing.
- Cream (or milk) - for the icing
Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
How To Make Rhodes Monkey Bread
This delightful monkey bread with Rhodes rolls takes just minutes to prepare.
Whether you’re an experienced baker looking for your new favorite go-to recipe or someone who’s baking for the first time ever - you have to give this magical Rhodes monkey bread a try!
Roll in Cinnamon Sugar
Defrost the frozen roll dough. Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a large, 12 cup bundt pan and set aside.
- Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon into a bowl. Melt the butter and set in another bowl. Using kitchen scissors, cut each dough ball into fourths.
- Dip each dough ball into the butter, then roll in the cinnamon sugar. Layer the cinnamon coated dough balls in the bundt pan until ½ full.
Drizzle with Butter and Rise
- Drizzle the remaining butter over the top of the dough balls in the bundt pan.
- Let rise for 30 minutes until doubled, then bake for 30 minutes at 350°.
Bake and Flip Out of the Pan
- Remove monkey bread from oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
- While the Monkey bread is baking, make the icing by combining the powdered sugar, cream, and vanilla extract into a icing the is thin enough to flow for drizzling.
Drizzle With Icing
- After cooling the bundt pan for 5 minutes, lay a cake plate on top abd invert the bundt pan so the monkey bread tips out onto the cake plate. Drizzle generously with the prepared icing.
Serving Suggestions
Enjoy Rhodes Monkey Bread warm for breakfast, brunch, or a decadent afternoon snack. Drizzle with caramel sauce, chocolate sauce, or melted butter for an extra indulgent experience.
Serve warm or cold with hot coffee, our Mexican Spiced Hot Chocolate, Pink hot Chocolate, or Pumpkin Spiced Chai Latte! For more great Brunch and breakfast food recipes, see our:
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Substitutions and Variations
This recipe is a nut free recipe, but you can easily add walnuts or pecans that have been finely chopped to the cinnamon sugar. Roll your dough balls and have a great variation!
You can also substitute two cans of Pillsbury Cinnamon rolls for the Rhodes dinner roll dough. For monkey bread ideas see these variations:
- Pecan Rhodes Monkey Bread - Add chopped pecans to the cinnamon sugar mixture when rolling the dough chunks.
- Walnut Rhodes Monkey Bread- Add chopped walnuts to the cinnamon sugar mixture when rolling the dough chunks.
- Maple Rhodes Monkey Bread - When preparing the icing, add about 1 teaspoon of Maple flavoring extract to the icing mixture.
Storage Options
- Cover any leftovers under a cake dome, plastic tub, or seal in a bag.
- Freeze wrapped in plastic or a zipper freezer bag up to 3 months.
Tips for Success
- Don't over bake.
- Cool for a few minutes, than lay the inverted cake plate on the bundt pan. With one smooth motion, flip together so the bundt pan is on top and slowly lift off to release the pull apart bread.
- Don't allow to cool completely before flipping as the cinnamon sugar can harden and stick to the bundt pan.
Equipment
Equipment can have a big impact on how a recipe turns out. Here is the type of bundt pan that I used to make my monkey bread with Rhodes rolls.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can put it all together in the bundt pan and freeze before letting it rise. Let defrost and rise before baking. You can also freeze it after you bake and cool it.
Yes, but the bundt pan will be the easiest to release the monkey bread. Other great pans to use are Angel food pans, and some of the Nordic bundt pans with fancy styles. Note though that the fancier the design, the harder for it to as easily release the monkey bread intact.
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Rhodes Monkey Bread
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 bag Rhodes frozen dinner rolls 24 in package
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup butter melted
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoon cream
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
For the Rhodes Monkey Bread
- Defrost the frozen roll dough. Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a large, 12 cup bundt pan and set aside.
- Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon into a bowl. Melt the butter and set in another bowl.¾ cup brown sugar, ½ cup butter
- Using kitchen scissors, cut each dough ball into fourths. Dip each dough ball into the butter, then roll in the cinnamon sugar. Layer the cinnamon coated dough balls in the bundt pan until ½ full.1 bag Rhodes frozen dinner rolls
- Drizzle the remaining butter over the top of the dough balls in the bundt pan. Cover with plastic wrap.
- Let rise for 30 minutes until doubled, then bake for 30 minutes at 350°.
Monkey Bread Icing
- While the Monkey bread is baking, make the icing by combining the powdered sugar, cream, and vanilla extract.1 cup powdered sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 tablespoon cream
- Remove monkey bread from oven and let cook for 5 minutes. Using a cake plate, invert the bundt pan and let the monkey bread tip out onto the cake plate. Drizzle top with the icing. Serve warm or cold.
Notes
- When baking Rhodes Monkey Bread, cinnamon buns like our Tik Tok Cinnamon Rolls, or this Pumpkin Butter, Ceylon cinnamon is the sweeter, more flavorful choice. It is sweeter and doesn't have a bitter note. Ceylon Cinnamon is always better for baking than the typical Cassia sold as cinnamon.
- Don't fill the bundt pan more than ½ full, as your Rhodes rolls dough will expand during the rising, and even more during baking.
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