Monkey Bread with Rhodes dough

This is my favorite easy make-ahead breakfast idea! It is an effortless and delicious breakfast treat! These pull-apart sticky rolls are caramel-flavored and can also be served as breakfast or dessert!

It's perfect when hosting brunch or having overnight guests. The best part is you prepare everything the night before, and then you need to bake it in the morning. You use frozen dinner rolls and a handful of pantry ingredients to make this family-friendly recipe easy.

This easy monkey bread recipe is a favorite of many families for Christmas morning! It's also great for brunch. This easy blueberry cobbler is delicious if you are looking for another hot brunch recipe.

A couple of other family-friendly breakfasts include these easy overnight oats and this detailed granola and yogurt parfait bar.

Overnight Monkey Bread with Rhodes Dough and Butterscotch pudding

No one needs to know you are using frozen rolls or butterscotch pudding. This Rhodes rolls monkey bread recipe smells terrific when baking, and the pull-apart bread pieces are covered in a delicious caramel sauce.  You will attract everyone to your kitchen because of the delicious smell!

Here we go!

Equipment

I do make my monkey bread in a bundt pan.

It makes this dish look extra delicious!

Ingredients

24 Rhodes frozen dinner rolls (I could only find packages of 36).

½ cup white granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 package 3.5 oz size butterscotch pudding (NOT instant pudding, not diet)
½ cup butter - salted or unsalted both work
½ cup brown sugar - I like using dark brown but light brown also works.

Instructions

**Assemble all ingredients as instructed below and let sit overnight.  Bake the following day.**

Step 1
Spray a Bundt pan generously with baking spray. (If you don't have one, a tube pan. Or, it also works in your basic 9 x 13 casserole dish. Tastes just as good but is not as impressive looking. Follow package directions for bake time if using something other than a bundt or tube pan.

Step 2
Cut the frozen bread dough rolls in ½ or even fourths like in the image below.  They are much easier to cut if you let them thaw at room temperature for about an hour.  The smaller dough balls allow all the gooey caramel sauce to cover better.  Place the cut pieces of dough into the prepared pan.

Step 3
In a small mixing bowl, mix sugar (½ cup white sugar) and cinnamon, then pour the cinnamon sugar mixture evenly over the frozen dinner roll dough pieces.

Then, evenly spread the package of butterscotch pudding mix on top of the cinnamon mixture and rolls.  It looks like it's too much, but it isn't.

Step 4
Melt butter (½ cup) in a separate small bowl and add ½ cup of brown sugar.  This can quickly be done in a saucepan if you'd like.

Mix and drizzle evenly over the roll layer.

Helpful Hint

All that sugar, butter, and butterscotch pudding turns into the most delightful caramel sauce. Don't skimp! This is like a science experiment. Show your kids how the incredible sugars and butter turn into a caramel brown sugar sauce.

Step 5
Spray a nonstick cooking spray onto a piece of aluminum foil.  Gently drape it over the top of the pan and lightly press to the sides of your baking pan. The dinner rolls will expand, so let them have room. I don't seal the tinfoil around the pan, just lightly press to shape allowing the dough to rise. If you grease or spray your foil, it comes off so easily.  The plastic wrap will work in a pinch, but leave it very loose over the top.

Leave in a warm place (room temperature) overnight. The yeast rolls will rise a surprising amount.

Bake in the morning!

The next morning, turn the oven to 325 to preheat the oven.  When the oven is preheated, remove the foil and place it in the oven.

I will put a baking sheet underneath to catch any of the caramel sauce that spills over while this is baking.

Ensure your rack is towards the lower portion of your oven, so the top of your monkey bread isn't too close to the top element.

Bake for about 30 minutes.

Watch closely during the last 5 minutes. The top will get brown (and hard) fast. You want that lovely golden color.

Let the pan cool for about 5 minutes while you get out your nice plate or lovely platter.

Quickly flip the monkey bread onto your serving platter (you still need oven mitts).

Slowly lift the pan. I've never had a problem with it coming out. There is so much liquid caramel, and the rolls' weight makes everything slide out easily.

This is such a delicious, sweet dish; it can be served as a dessert.

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