Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread

Easy cinnamon roll monkey bread made with gooey, buttery cinnamon rolls topped with a sweet cinnamon roll frosting. Perfect for Christmas morning!

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Easy Monkey Bread with Cinnamon Rolls

There’s nothing better than a piece of a warm, gooey breakfast treat. This cinnamon roll monkey bread is a favorite for the holidays but my apple pull apart bread and caramel apple monkey bread are go-tos during other months.

My kids love this version of monkey bread made with cinnamon rolls, maybe even better than my one hour cinnamon rolls. It’s also much easier to make than my cinnamon roll pancakes and so delicious when you want something quick on Christmas morning!

Ingredient Notes

• Canned cinnamon rolls: I used Pillsbury Grands! cinnamon rolls. These are larger in size and contain about 5 rolls per can.
• Cinnamon sugar: For this version of cinnamon sugar, you will need brown sugar, granulated sugar and cinnamon.
• Butter: Either unsalted or salted butter will work here.

How to Make Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread

1. Prepare cinnamon rolls. Start by making the cinnamon sugar mixture by combining both sugars and the cinnamon in a small bowl. Then remove the cinnamon rolls from the package and cut each biscuit into 4 pieces.
2. Dip into cinnamon sugar then butter: Lightly dip each biscuit piece in the melted butter, then dip in cinnamon sugar mixture until evenly coated. Then begin to layer the pieces into a generously greased 12-cup bundt pan.

3. Bake cinnamon roll monkey bread: Once all pieces are coated and layered in the bundt pan, place in oven and bake at 350°F for about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let the cinnamon roll monkey bread sit in the pan for about 10 minutes.
4. Remove from pan: Then place a plate (or cake stand) on top of the bundt pan and quickly flip over. Gently tap on the counter to help release the bread from the pan.
5. Add the frosting: Spoon the frosting from the cinnamon roll can into a zip top bag. Snip off one of the corners and drizzle the frosting on top of the monkey bread. Enjoy!

Tips and Substitutions

• Grease your bundt pan. The last thing you want is for all that delicious monkey bread to stick to the pan. Make sure to generously grease it with butter or nonstick spray. I also lightly flour the pan for easier removal.
• Shortcut for butter sugar mixture. I like to dip each piece in butter and cinnamon sugar so they are all evenly coated. You could place cut cinnamon rolls into a bag with the cinnamon and granulated sugar, shake to combine, place in the pan then mix the butter and sugar and pour over the biscuits in the bundt pan.
• Add in mix-in’s. For even more depth, try adding in about 1/2 cup chopped nuts or raisins. Just sprinkle throughout while adding in the biscuit pieces.
• Sub with regular biscuits. If this recipe is too sweet for your preference, you can substitute the cinnamon rolls for regular biscuits and make my easy monkey bread.
• Use a different pan. If you don’t have a bundt pan, there are plenty of other options to use. This recipe works great in a 9×13″ pan to make a cinnamon roll casserole or 2 (8×4″) loaf pans. You can even use a muffin tin pan and place 3-4 pieces the wells.
• Frosting. You can also make your own cream cheese cinnamon rolls frosting or even use a drippier cream cheese glaze if preferred.