Make Gooey Cinnamon Monkey Bread Right In Your Crockpot Slow Cooker!
Treat your family to this delicious Crock-Pot idea!
Consider baking yummy Crockpot monkey bread using store-bought biscuit dough as a special breakfast or dessert idea. It’s super convenient and fun to make using a slow cooker.
I enjoy experimenting with unexpected dishes that can be made easily in a Crockpot slow cooker like lasagna, lava cake, and now I can add cinnamon sugar Monkey bread to that list!
Crockpot Monkey Bread tastes like a onlinebo of sticky buns and cinnamon rolls!
In case you haven’t experienced monkey bread before, it’s a soft and sticky sweet pastry dish baked using small pieces of dough dipped in cinnamon and sugar. It’s an idea that’s adaptable to taste, so there are lots of variations and add-ins like nuts and raisins to consider.
We have made a cinnamon apple version and also pumpkin spice monkey bread recipe in the past so if that sounds yummy, check those out too!
For this Crockpot recipe, I am making a basic 5-ingredients version with some walnuts that are yummy, but totally optional if you’d prefer yours to be nut-free.
I’ve also finished it with a simple cream cheese drizzle that is optional as well. It’s sweet enough on its own, but the cream cheese frosting makes this Crockpot monkey bread over the top delicious!
A few recipe tips to keep in mind when making Crockpot Monkey Bread:
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- For easy clean-up, I reonlinemend covering the bottom of the slow cooker with parchment paper. I used a couple of these pop-up sheets and it worked out great!
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- Pillsbury Grands biscuit dough works great for monkey bread. I love how flaky and puffy it gets and it’s so delicious with cinnamon and sugar!
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- The baking time could vary a little depending on how hot your Crockpot slow cooker runs, so check towards the end of cook time to be sure it doesn’t burn (2 hours and 45 minutes seems to be perfect using my slow cooker).
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- Keep this delicious bread warm and gooey using the warm setting on the slow cooker while waiting to serve. Such a great perk of “baking” in the Crockpot!
Crockpot Monkey Bread
yield: 8 SERVINGS
prep time: 15 MINUTES
cook time: 2 HOURS 45 MINUTES
total time: 3 HOURS
Warm gooey cinnamon sugar bites of flaky dough pastry made using the Crockpot for convenience.
Ingredients
For the Monkey Bread:
- 16.3 oz package of flaky biscuit dough (such as Pillsbury Grands 8-count)
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon sugar
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (*optional)
Cream Cheese Glaze (optional):
- 3 tablespoons cream cheese
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- splash of vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
Directions
1
Prep a slow cooker with parchment paper on the bottom, or spray using non-stick cooking spray.
2
Remove the 8 biscuits from the packaging and cut each one into 6 pieces.
3
Grab a gallon-sized Ziploc bag and add granulated sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon to it. Shake well to onlinebine.
4
Dunk each piece of dough into a bowl with melted butter, then place it into the plastic bag filled with cinnamon and sugar. Once done, shake the plastic bag to coat all the pieces.
5
Pour remaining melted butter in the Crockpot slow cooker. Place each ball of dough in a single row on the surface of the entire oval-shaped slow cooker. If using nuts, sprinkle those on top.
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Close the lid and cook on LOW for about 2 hours & 45 minutes. Check on things towards the end of cook time to make sure it's not burning. The dough should be soft, yet cooked through.
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Optional step: Whip up the cream cheese frosting ingredients in a bowl using a hand mixer. Drizzle the frosting over the top.
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Serve warm and enjoy!
This tastes like it came from a fancy bakery!
My family loved this idea, in fact my teen son tried to take off with the whole Crock-Pot like we wouldn’t notice! LOL!
Plus, you save yourself from the heat (and some money on your cooling bill) by avoiding having to turn on the oven for this recipe.
Enjoy!
