Monkey Bread Muffins are a bite-sized and handheld form of traditional monkey bread! Cinnamon & sugar coated biscuit dough balls get caramelize in the oven with a brown sugar and butter mixture. The monkey bread is then finished off with a simple vanilla glaze over top.
2tubes (16.3 oz each)refrigerated jumbo buttermilk biscuit dough
3/4cupgranulated sugar
1½teaspoonsground cinnamon
Brown Sugar Butter Coating
1/2cup (1 stick)buttermelted
2/3cuppacked light brown sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Vanilla Glaze
1/2cuppowdered sugar
1-2tablespoonsheavy cream OR milk
½teaspoonvanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350℉. Prepare two 12-cup muffin tins by spraying each muffin cup generously with nonstick spray. Set aside.
Biscuit Dough Balls
Open the two cans of biscuit dough and separate the biscuits (16 total biscuits between the two cans). Cut each biscuit into 6 equal pieces.
2 tubes (16.3 oz each) refrigerated jumbo buttermilk biscuit dough
In a large mixing bowl, whisk the granulated sugar and cinnamon until combined. Toss the biscuit pieces in the cinnamon-sugar mixture until all the pieces are well coated.
3/4 cup granulated sugar, 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
Monkey Bread Coating
In a small saucepan, over medium heat, melt the butter. Once melted, reduce the heat to low and whisk in the light brown sugar and vanilla extract until combined.
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Assemble Monkey Bread Muffins
Spoon 1 teaspoon of the brown sugar butter mixture into the bottom of each muffin cup.
Place 6 cinnamon-sugar dough pieces into each muffin cup, pressing them down slightly. Sprinkle any remaining cinnamon-sugar mixture over the tops of the biscuits.
Spoon an additional 2 teaspoons of the brown sugar mixture over the top of each muffin cup. Ensure the melted butter mixture is evenly poured over the small biscuit pieces to help bind the pieces together while baking.
Bake for 15-18 minutes or until the muffins are golden brown and puffed up. The sugar coating should also be bubbling around the edges.
Remove the muffin pan from the oven and let them cool inside the muffin tin for 10 minutes. Then, carefully remove the muffins from the tin and place them on a wire cooling rack.
Make The Glaze
In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. If the glaze is too thick, add a little more milk/heavy cream; if it's too thin, add a bit more powdered sugar.
1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1-2 tablespoons heavy cream OR milk, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Drizzle the glaze over the warm monkey muffins with a spoon or a fork. Serve the muffins warm!