Apple Butterscotch Monkey Bread

View of the monkey bread with butterscotch glaze on a wooden cutting board.

Apple Butterscotch Monkey Bread is a delicious twist to classic monkey bread! Super easy to make (only 6 Ingredients!) with frozen bread dough rolls, chunks of fresh apple, and topped with a sweet butterscotch pudding glaze and buttery pecans.

Course bread, Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword apple butterscotch monkey bread

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Chill Time/Rise Time 13

Total Time 13 50

Servings

Calories 369kcal

Equipment

10-inch Bundt Pan

Ingredients

1 box (3.4 oz) cook n' serve butterscotch pudding
3/4 cup light brown sugar
20 frozen bread dough rolls (I use Rhodes)
1½ cups peeled & chopped Gala apples
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter (cubed small)

Instructions

In a small bowl, whisk together the cook n' serve butterscotch pudding and light brown sugar until combined. Set aside.
1 box (3.4 oz) cook n' serve butterscotch pudding, 3/4 cup light brown sugar
Spray a 10-inch bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Lay 10 frozen dinner rolls into the bottom of the bundt pan.
20 frozen bread dough rolls
Sprinkle half of the butterscotch pudding sugar mixture (set aside from earlier) over top the frozen rolls. Then layer with half of the chopped apples, half of the chopped pecans, and half of the butter cubes.
1½ cups peeled & chopped Gala apples, 1/2 cup chopped pecans, 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
Repeat the layers one more time - 10 frozen dinner rolls, remaining butterscotch pudding sugar mixture, chopped apples, chopped pecans, and half of the butter cubes.
Cover the bundt pan with plastic wrap and put it in the fridge overnight, I find that 10-12 hours works best in order to thaw the frozen bread rolls. I also recommend spraying the side of the plastic wrap, that touches the monkey bread, with cooking spray to avoid sticking.
Remove the bundt pan from the fridge and let it sit at room temperature, in a warm spot, and rise for 1-2 hours or until the rolls rise to the top of the bundt pan.
Heat the oven to 350℉. Remove the plastic wrap from the bundt pan and cook for 35-40 minutes.
^{*If needed, loosely lay a piece of tin foil over top, towards the end of the cook time, to prevent the rolls from getting too browned.}
Remove the bundt pan from the oven and let the monkey bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Invert the monkey bread onto a plate and serve warm!

Notes

Do not prepare the pudding mix before using it! Simply dump the dry contents from the box into the small bowl. As it cooks, the pudding mix will create this thick and sweet glaze.

No need to thaw the frozen dinner rolls. Use the frozen rolls, straight from the freezer, when making the monkey bread. As the bread sits in the fridge overnight, the rolls will thaw, and then in the morning they will rise.

I prefer using Gala apples because they are firm, crisp, and sweet - and they hold up well to the baking time. However, you can use any apple variety you prefer. Just make sure you peel the skin off and cut the apple into small chunks (similar to the butter) so that way, every little piece has some buttery apple chunks in it.
I use salted butter but if you prefer unsalted butter then use that.

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