Apple Pie Monkey Bread Recipe

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Transform apple pie into a delicious monkey bread that you can eat with your fingers! Apple Pie Monkey Bread is great for breakfast OR dessert!

Apple pie monkey bread with a few bites pulled out from center.

Original post: September 2017 | Updated: October 2020

Why I Love This Recipe

Did you know, did you know?! It’s FALL! It’s fall, you guys! My favorite weather and food season. There’s so much to enjoy during this season that I become frantic trying to take it all in.

The smells (outside and inside), the crispness in the air, the sweatshirts, the colorful leaves swirling around the streets, the apples. I am so freakishly in love with apple recipes that I’m considering seeking therapy.

I have a bushel of apples sitting directly in front of me and I’m having a hard time controlling myself. Tomorrow my apple peeler will be smokin’, but for now you are going to LOVE this Monkey Bread with fresh apples in it.

This isn’t the type of recipe that you just dump a can of apple pie filling into. Fresh, tender apples are baked into a sweet, soft bread. If you love Monkey Bread, this may become your new favorite version!

I let my boys dip into this bread after school on Friday and OHMYGOSH they immediately turned into feasting zombies.

Recipe Ingredients

Refrigerated flaky biscuits (Grands) – each biscuit cut into quarters for perfect bite sized pieces

Apples – Use medium baking apples such as honeycrisp, gala, golden delicious, jonagold or granny smith, then peel and core them, then chop about 3 of them up.

Brown sugar – If you prefer, you can add more naturally sweet apples and reduce the amount of brown sugar you added. Other sugar substitutes that would be great are maple syrup, coconut sugar or stevia.

How To Make Apple Pie Monkey Bread With Biscuits

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 12-cup bundt pan with cooking spray and set aside. In a large resealable bag, combine the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.

Ziploc bag filled with cinnamon and sugar next to a photo of biscuits on a cutting board.

Add the biscuit pieces, seal the bag and shake until they are completely coated with the sugar mixture.

Biscuits quartered on cutting board next to a ziploc bag filled with coated pieces.

Step 2

Place chopped apples in a large bowl, along with lemon juice. Toss to coat apples completely. Add the brown sugar and stir until it is absorbed by the apples.

Apple pieces in a bowl with brown sugar.

Layer the bottom part of the prepared pan with half of the apple mixture. Top with half of the biscuits and repeat with remaining apples and biscuits.

Coated biscuit pieces in a bundt pan next to pan topped with chopped apples.

Pour the melted butter evenly over the top.

Monkey bread pieces in a pan next to butter being poured over the top.

Step 3

Place pan onto a rimmed baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 40-50 minutes, or until dough is cooked through in the centers (check at the 40-minute mark).

Apple Pie Monkey Bread after being pulled out of oven, next to a photo of it inverted and ready to serve.

Remove from the oven and cover with foil. Let sit for 10 minutes. Remove foil and invert onto a serving platter. Serve warm!

Recipe Notes

For a finishing touch on your plated dessert, sprinkle a bit of powdered sugar over the top.
Drizzle Salted Caramel Sauce over the top to spruce up this monkey bread!
This is the perfect recipe to make for brunch or for guests who are staying overnight. It is also just a great dessert or any-time snack. It’s like Apple Pie in your fingertips!

Best Apples For Baking

I recommend using a variety of apples and at the very least, use two kinds: one sweet and one tart. My favorite combination of apples is Granny Smith and Honeycrisp apples.

Sweet/Softer Apple Brands

Fuji
Honeycrisp
Red Delicious
Golden Delicious
Cortland
Gala

Tart (or a little Sour) Apple Brands

Granny Smith
McIntosh
Ida Red
Braeburn
Empire
Jonathan

Peeking into the inside of a loaf of apple-covered monkey bread.

FAQ About Monkey Bread

What is monkey bread?

Monkey bread is a bunch of balls of dough being baked together with sugars and butter. During baking, the dough balls adhere together making it possible to pull pieces away by using your fingers. The term “monkey bread” comes from being a finger food, the same way monkeys eat their food.

Does monkey bread have to be in a bundt pan?

Monkey bread is commonly baked in a bundt pan but it is not necessary to do so. The shape of the bundt pan allows for even baking and produces a fun shape. However, of if you don’t have a bundt pan or tube pan, you can easily bake monkey bread in a casserole dish, loaf pan or on a cookie sheet and place the dough as evenly as possible in a layer in the pan.

Where is monkey bread served?

It is common to serve monkey bread for breakfast, brunch and share as a dessert.

Is monkey bread good the next day?

Monkey bread can be enjoyed the next day. If there are any leftovers, place the monkey bread in an air-tight container for a day or two or in the fridge for a week.

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This is the easiest, most delicious Best Beer Bread recipe you will find! Only a handful of ingredients are required for this no-fail, flavorful loaf of bread.
Easily transform cinnamon rolls into a sweet and delicious monkey bread that is made right in your slow cooker and using canned dough. This is the perfect breakfast to make when guests are over. It won’t last long!

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