Monkey Bread Muffins

If you like monkey bread, you’ll LOVE these Monkey Bread Muffins! They’re a cinch to put together and are ready to eat in under 20 minutes.

Monkey Bread Muffins are a great snack or weekend morning treat, and always disappear in MINUTES! Pair these sweet bites with Breakfast Pizza, Strawberry Oatmeal Smoothie, or Healthy Egg Muffins for a complete breakfast.

Monkey bread muffins drizzled with glaze.

Mini Monkey Bread

Monkey Bread is made from balls of dough rolled in cinnamon and sugar. They are arranged in a bundt pan and baked. Each piece of dough is easy to pluck right off.

These muffins are mini versions of a larger Monkey Bread. If you’ve ever had Monkey Bread (or sticky buns), you know how YUMMY they are!

Monkey Bread Muffins are a simpler, easier, FASTER version – in cute individual-sized portions!

They really are delightful and a cinch to put together! Whether you eat them for breakfast, use them as a side dish, or make them for dessert, the cinnamon-sugary goodness will surely knock your socks off!

Prepped ingredients for monkey bread muffins on a kitchen counter.

Only 5 ingredients!!

This is a super simple, easy recipe. It’s perfect for a quick morning breakfast or afterschool snack. The biscuits themselves only require FIVE ingredients:

  • canned biscuits
  • brown sugar
  • cinnamon
  • butter
  • corn syrup
Cutting biscuits for monkey bread muffins.

monkey bread in muffin tins

PREP. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a muffin tin and set it aside. In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, melt butter, then stir in the corn syrup.

BISCUITS. Remove biscuits from the packaging and cut each into 6 pieces. Drop the pieces into the butter mix then dip them in the cinnamon sugar, covering each completely.

BAKE. Place four pieces into each cup of a heavily greased muffin tin. Bake for 12 minutes, then turn off the oven and let sit for another few minutes. This gives them a little crunch without overcooking them.

Remove from the oven and let cool before trying to remove them from the muffin tray.

GLAZE. Combine all icing ingredients and drizzle all over each muffin. Enjoy!

They taste best warm, with a cold glass of milk, but we’re quite certain they’ll be enjoyed any way you have them.

Recipe Tips

Easy clean-up. To save some time and make cleaning up easier you can use a cupcake liner in your tin instead of greasing each muffin cup. Silicone muffin liners work well and they’re reusable.

Cutting biscuits. A pizza cutter works like a charm when cutting biscuit dough for recipes like this.

Whisking the glaze for monkey bread muffins.

Variations

  • For homemade dough, check out our Monkey Bread recipe 
  • Sprinkle chopped nuts on top of each muffin before baking
  • Add in raisins
  • Drizzle with caramel sauce 
  • Mix some Pumpkin Pie Spice with the cinnamon
  • Sprinkle with chocolate chips before baking
Monkey bread muffins ready to be glazed.

Storing Info

STORE leftover mini monkey bread muffins on a plate covered with plastic wrap or placed in a Ziploc bag and left out on the counter for 24 hours. Store in the fridge for 3-4 days.

FREEZE any leftovers in a Ziploc freezer bag or tightly closed container for up to 6 months. I usually wrap each muffin in a fold-top sandwich bag before storing them together.

They would be best warmed up in the microwave for 20-30 seconds before serving.

Close up of glazed monkey bread muffins.

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Monkey Bread Muffins Recipe

5 from 5 votes
If you like monkey bread, you'll LOVE these Monkey Bread Muffins! They're a cinch to put together and are ready to eat in under 20 minutes. 
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 19 minutes
Servings 12 muffins
Calories 217 kcal
Author Lil’ Luna

Ingredients

Monkey Bread

  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 8 biscuits
  • 5 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon corn syrup

Icing

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a muffin tin and set it aside.
  • In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
  • In a separate bowl, melt butter, then stir in the corn syrup.
  • Remove biscuits from packaging and cut each into 6 pieces. Drop the pieces into the butter mix then dip them in the cinnamon sugar, covering each completely.
  • Place four pieces into each cup of a heavily greased muffin tin. Bake for 12 minutes, then turn off oven and let sit for another few minutes. This gives them a little crunch without overcooking them.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool before trying to remove them from the muffin tray.
  • Combine all icing ingredients and drizzle all over each muffin. Enjoy!

Adapted from Organizer by Day

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  1. 5 stars
    i had my family over for the weekend and wanted to make a really heavy breakfast. I ending up making this, they loved it. this is such an easy recipe