Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread is a pull-apart treat that is sweet, perfectly cinnamon-spiced, and drizzled with a cream cheese glaze.
author’s note
He Asked for This Instead of Birthday Cake!
My oldest son’s favorite treat is a homemade cinnamon roll. And while homemade is always his first choice, he’ll happily eat the canned ones if it means he gets a cinnamon roll. I can’t really blame him!
When he had a few friends over, I thought it would be fun to take my traditional monkey bread and make it with canned cinnamon rolls. Something easy to throw together, but a little more fun than baking the rolls the usual way. Plus, the icing is already included, which makes the whole thing even easier.
I cut the rolls into pieces, tossed them in cinnamon sugar, and added a buttery brown sugar sauce before baking. Once it was out of the pan, I drizzled the icing over the top and served it warm so everyone could pull off pieces.
It got two thumbs up all around the table, but the best part was my son asking if we could have it for his birthday cake.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Tip |
|---|---|
| Canned Cinnamon Rolls | I use Pillsbury Grands, but any 17.5-ounce brand works. |
| Sugar & Cinnamon | Coats the dough for added sweetness & spice. |
| Butter, Brown Sugar, & Vanilla | Adds that classic cinnamon roll filling flavor. |
| Cooking Spray & Flour | Helps prevent sticking in the Bundt pan. |
| Icing | Use the icing from the cinnamon roll package to save time. |
Featured Comment
We have made this 2x in the last month and we LOVE it. It’s yummy, looks gorgeous and is really easy. Definitely a keeper!
– Autumn
How To Make Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread
- Preheat & Prep: Heat oven to 400°F. Grease and flour a Bundt pan.
- Cut Dough: Quarter the cinnamon rolls.
- Sugar Coat: Toss dough pieces in a mix of white sugar and cinnamon.
- Layer in Pan: Place coated pieces in the pan.
- Pour Sauce: Mix melted butter, brown sugar, and vanilla, and pour over dough.
- Bake: Bake 25-35 minutes until set.
- Cool & Flip: Let it cool, then flip onto a plate. Drizzle with cinnamon roll icing.
Storage
Leftover Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread
- Store: Once cooled, cover tightly. Follow the icing package’s storage directions; refrigerate if the icing requires it. Homemade cream cheese icing needs refrigeration, too.
- Reheat: Warm individual portions in short microwave bursts just until soft.
- Freeze: Wrap baked leftovers tightly and freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator & gently reheat. The texture is best freshly baked.
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Equipment
- Bundt pan 12-cup
Ingredients
- 2 (17.5-ounce) cans cinnamon rolls Pillsbury Grands
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Generously grease (with cooking spray), then lightly flour a large, 12-cup Bundt pan.
- Remove the cinnamon roll dough and cut each roll into quarters.
- In a medium bowl, mix together cinnamon and sugar, then toss the cinnamon roll dough quarters in the bowl until well coated.
- Once coated with cinnamon sugar, add roll pieces to the prepared Bundt pan.
- Melt butter and stir in the brown sugar and vanilla; pour over the dough in the Bundt pan.
- Bake for 25–35 minutes, or until no longer gooey in the center. Remove and let cool for 10–15 minutes. Once it’s still warm, but no longer hot, you can flip the Cinnamon Roll Monkey bread onto a plate.
- Transfer the icing from the can into a plastic bag. Snip off the tip with scissors and pipe it all over the cake.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
If you make this in an 8×8 baking pan , is the cook time and temp the same as using a 12 cup bundt pan 🤔?….the person didn’t say that did this
Yeah I can’t say for sure, I’m so sorry!
The number of servings appears to be wrong. The recipe calls for 2 cans of 5 rolls each, for a total of 10 large cinnamon rolls. But you say this only serves 4-6 people.For 4 servings, that would be the equiv. of 2 1/2 rolls per person or almost 2 rolls each for 6 people. It seems to me that you would get at least 10 servings out of this!
It’s difficult to know exactly how much a serving would be but from my experience when I make this it can feed about 6 adults. It’s probably more like 10 servings for kids, I appreciate this comment though, hopefully it helps people get a better idea of how much is in an actual serving. Thanks Jeannie! 🙂
Made for first time.Added toasted pecans and half vanilla half rum extract. Was DELICIOUS!! Thank you for recipe
Delish! So happy to hear you enjoyed this! Thanks Kevin! 🙂
Absolutely delicious. Will certainly will make again
Thanks so much! 🙂
Added pecans as I was layering in hells. Also cut some rolls into 1/8 pieces to fill in gaps
Delish!
I used the regular size rolls and made in a 8” by 8” pan Tasted great!! Thanx
So happy you enjoyed! 🙂
My daughter has made this recipe several times. She does not keep track of her sugar consumption or her calorie consumption but I do. How many servings were the Calories and grams of added sugar calculated on. Thanks