This Crockpot Monkey Bread Recipe is the real deal! No monkey business, just a really good dessert! 🙂
There’s nothing quite as delicious as Crockpot Monkey Bread! It’s cinnamon-sugar-ooey-gooey-goodness at its best!
Well, okay… these Monkey Bread Muffins are amazing, too! 😉
Now if you’re on the hunt for the perfect breakfast, crockpot dessert, or holiday brunch recipe… this Crockpot Monkey Bread is a MUST!! It’s crazy good!
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Crockpot Monkey Bread Recipe
- 16.3 ounces Pillsbury Grands Original Biscuits {1 container}
- ½ cup White Sugar
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ½ cup Butter, melted
- 8 ounces Cream Cheese, softened {optional}
- Spray inside of crockpot with non-stick cooking spray.
- Melt butter in microwave safe bowl, and set aside.
- Combine brown sugar, white sugar and cinnamon in gallon size ziploc bag, zip up, and shake well to mix together. Set aside.
- Cut each biscuit into 6 pieces.
- Once all pieces have been cut, take each piece one by one and dip into melted butter, then transfer into cinnamon sugar mixture bag.
- Once all pieces have been added to bag, zip up and carefully shake and gently roll around so all pieces get coated.
- Pour any remaining leftover butter into bottom of crockpot.
- Carefully transfer all sugar coated biscuit pieces into crockpot, and spread out along the bottom.
- Cook on LOW for 2.5 hours, or until done.
- Optional: top with a little room temperature cream cheese for an extra added bit of deliciousness!
- Scoop portions out into small dishes, serve and ENJOY!! It’s amazing just how quickly it will all disappear!
What You’ll Need for This Recipe:
Ziploc Gallon Bags
5 – 6 quart Crock Pot
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Andrea says
Hi! About how many servings do you believe are in this recipe? I need to feed quite a few people, so will be separating only a couple pieces of the monkey bread from the crockpot to mini muffin cups for serving with other desserts at my son’s birthday :). Thank you!
jen says
Do you bake the rolls in the oven first following the directions on the wrapper and then cut and add to the slow coooker, or are you putting uncooked pieces in the slow cooker?
Heidi says
Hi Jen ~ you won’t bake the rolls first… you’ll be putting uncooked pieces in the slow cooker. Hope that helps! 😉
Stephanie Webb says
Has anyone tried this using a slow-cooker liner in the crockpot when making this? I’m thinking you could just cook it in the crockpot and then lift the whole thing out and turn it onto a plate (and keep the crockpot from getting sticky….?) I’ll re-post when I have a chance to try it, but please let me know if you have done this…
Rae says
Four hours later, including the last hour on high……..unbelievable!,,,
Katina says
Could you do this the night before ten turn it on in the morning? Thanks!
michelle says
how many people does this serve
michelle says
How many does this serve I have 10 to feed
Christy says
Can you use thawed frozen dinner rolls in place of the grands?
Tonya says
I make a monkey bread with frozen dinner rolls, let them rise over night then cook. I think this would work but you might have to play around with how long it cooks.
Suzanne says
can this recipe work for cooking in the oven instead of a crockpot?
Heidi says
Hi Suzanne… here’s a delicious similar recipe for Monkey Bread Muffins that can be made in the oven. Enjoy!! 🙂
https://thefrugalgirls.com/2012/03/monkey-bread-muffins-recipe.html
kara moreland says
Do you think I could cook it on warm all night? That way it’s ready first thing in the morning?
Heidi says
I’m guessing it may get overdone… but if you try, let me know how it goes! 😉
Sharon says
I am writing from Perth, Australia and was wondering if you could describe the Pilbury Grands Original Biscuits so I can see if I can find something similar here in Australia.
Tiffany says
So, The Grands are large biscuits that are wrapped in a tube, in the refrigerated foods section of the store. (Typically, near the milk, butter, cream cheese, etc.) they usually come 5 to a tube, near me at least. I’ve tried similar recipes with frozen biscuits–thaw them completely first, then quarter them and proceed with sugary fun–or, less conveniently but still delicious, you could use your own biscuit dough recipe, then portion out 1 to 2 tbsp dough per piece & roll gently into a ball. (You get a feel for the sizing after a few, and the 1 to 2 tbsp is just so you can decide how big a bite should be for you & yours 🙂 )
And now I’ve written a novel. :/ Sorry.
Anyway, smaller cooks faster, so keep that in mind, too big and they like to stay doughy in the middle. Hope this helps!
deb says
They are like scones. You might find something like them at Aldis
Camille says
Would this work cooking it on high instead of low to get it done faster?
Jen says
The recipe I saw said cook for 1.5 to 2 hrs on high
Cynthia says
The recipe posted above says 2.5 on low.
Beth says
Great list, thanks for posting! Sometimes I work over 40 hours a week, so the crockpot is my favorite way to cook!
Jess says
thinking of making this for a work event. Do you think it’s ok to have the crock pot running on warm to keep it’s warm & gooey goodness?
Jess says
So made this for the work function. I decided to cook it when I arrived. In the oval crockpot, it took about 4 hours on low to get the center cooked completely, but everyone seemed to love it.
thanks 🙂
Jeanette says
When do you add the cream cheese ?
Heidi says
Hi Jeanette ~ you can add the softened room temperature cream cheese for the last 30 minutes or so of cooking time. 😉
Evelyn S says
Does this recipe only work with a certain size crockpot? I have a very small one so I’m wondering if it’s okay to use the same measurements and just cook it in many layers in the pot?
Heidi says
Hi Evelyn ~ it will work best and cook most evenly in a 5 – 6 quart Crockpot, with just one layer of the biscuits. Hope that helps!
Joey says
Have you ever doubled the recipe? Do you think it would work ? Thx! Trying this weekend!
Heidi says
Hi Joey ~ I actually haven’t ever tried doubling it. If you do, let me know how it turns out!
Heather! says
I just made this. Holy wow incredible amazing!! This is one of the best things to ever come out of my kitchen! I did dress it up with about a third of a can of apple pie filling and about 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts, which just sent it over the top awesome. Definitely a keeper…THANK YOU!!
Heidi says
Aww ~ you’re very welcome, Heather! I’m so glad you liked it! I love the fun twist you put on it too… sounds delicious!
Heather says
Heather, did you add the pie filling & walnuts to the crock pot before you cooked it or on top afterwards? I would love to know because that does sound like a delicious twist on the already yummy recipe!