The dough for the monkey bread is created from chilled cinnamon roll dough, which makes it surprisingly simple to make. This pull-apart bread, which is stacked high with layers of crisp apples and toasted walnuts, fills your house with the aroma of cinnamon and nutmeg as it bakes and looks gorgeous on your breakfast or brunch table.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 45 mins |
| Additional Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 20 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 1 fluted tube pan |
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons butter, melted, divided
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 ¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- 1 medium apple – peeled, cored, and minced
- 2 (17.5 ounce) cans refrigerated cinnamon roll dough with icing
- ½ cup walnuts, chopped and toasted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Brush the inside of a fluted tube pan with 1 tablespoon melted butter.
- Mix sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Combine 1/4 cup of the spiced sugar mixture with minced apples and stir until coated.
- Separate cinnamon roll dough rounds and cut into quarters. Set aside the icing.
- Spoon 1/2 of the apple mixture and 1/2 of the walnuts into the bottom of the prepared pan. Roll 1/2 of the cinnamon roll quarters in the remaining spiced sugar and place on top of the apples and walnuts. Spoon 1/2 of the remaining butter over dough. Repeat with remaining apples, walnuts, dough, and butter.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 45 minutes. Let bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto a plate. Cool for 5 more minutes before coating with icing.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 389 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 54 g |
| Cholesterol | 13 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 667 mg |
| Sugars | 10 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
My kids love this as a special treat. Comes out a little undercooked in the center. Try lowering the temp and adding a few more minutes.
So delicious. My husband said definitely make this again. Made no changes to recipe and it was awesome!
Halved recipe and made it in a mega muffin pan. Made 6. Cut cinnamon rolls into 6 pieces and baked for 15 minutes.
This is wonderful. My grandchildren gobbled it up. Serve it warm, it is the best. I would also try it with pear instead of apple.
Looks yummy!
Delicious! Very easy to make. Everyone loved it.
Love it sub with pecans delicious I will also add raisins next batch
Really good. Used 2 apples, served with some vanilla yogurt on the side. Might use 3-4 apples next time
Delicious and easy. Will definitely make it again.
No changes. It was delicious…bumped up the original monkey bread receipe several notches. Will definitely make again.
Wow wow wow wow holy wow! I didn’t include walnuts cause they were expensive but everything turned out amazing! This is one of the best throw together desserts I have ever made and so simple. Even my 3 yo got to help roll and assemble everything and drizzle the icing. I have already sent the recipe to five friends insisting they need to make this its so good. Make and bake it as written and you will be delighted.
It was easy to make and quick. I could taste the flavor of the dough from the pre-made rolls and it wasn’t the same as from making it from scratch. If you want a quick dessert this is okay. A recipe for youth to make.
Made as the recipe said–next time I might add more chopped apple, but it was fabulous, and I will definitely make it again!
Idea is good . A little dry…did I overbake? Tasted fine.
I used several apples, and cooked them in the cinnamon sugar before layering. Next time I will use at least 4 apples.
Really good!
My husband and I really enjoyed this recipe!!!! I agree with another reviewer that I think I’ll try making this with more apples and nuts next time. I could not find my fluted pan and used a regular cake pan and it came out fine.
Super easy! Looks amazing!
Followed the recipe and it came out amazing. Will definitely be making again.
Yum!!
So yummy! I used macadamia nuts instead of walnuts. Will definitely make it again.