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 coyple 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!
Table of contents
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
½ cup brown sugar.
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.
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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. The dinner rolls will expand, so let them have room. I don't seal the tinfoil around the pan. Just shape it so that when the dough rises, so does the foil. 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 indeed be served as a dessert.
FAQs
That would be delicious! I would add them on top right before serving.
Make sure to wrap well with plastic wrap. I leave it at room temperature, but it must be eaten within a couple of days.
Yes, but make sure it is well-wrapped.
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Monkey Bread with Rhodes dough
Ingredients
- ½ cup white granulated sugar
- 24 roll dinner rolls Rhodes frozen dinner roles are the common kind used.
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 package butterscotch pudding small 3.5 oz size, NOT instant pudding, not diet
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup brown sugar.
Instructions
Assemble in the evening and bake in the morning!
- 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 not as impressive looking). Follow package directions for bake time if using something other than a bundt or tube pan.
- Cut the frozen bread dough rolls in ½ or even fourths. They are much easier to cut if you leave them thawing at room temperature for about an hour. The smaller pieces allows all the gooy caramel sauce to cover better.
- In a small mixing bowl, mix sugar (½ cup white sugar) and cinnamon together 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.
- In a separate small bowl, melt butter (½ cup) and then add ½ cup of brown sugar. This can quickly be done in a saucepan if you'd like.
- You know what I'm going to tell you to do with that, don't you? Mix and drizzle evenly over the roll layer.
- Trust me, it's worth it. All that sugar and butter and butterscotch pudding turns into the most delightful caramel
- The next morning, turn the oven to 325 to preheat the ovenWhen the oven is preheated, take the foil off and place in the oven.
- I will put a baking sheet underneath to catch any of the caramal sauce that spills over while this is baking.
- Make sure 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 about 30 minutes.
- Watch closely during the last 5 minutes. The top will get really brown (and hard) really fast. You want that lovely golden color.
- Slowly lift up the pan. I've never had a problem with it coming out. There is so much liquid caramel and the weight of the rolls make everything slide out easily.
- If you have broken up pecans or walnuts spread over the top just before serving (totally optional).
- This is such a delicious dish, it can certainly be served as a dessert.
Nutrition (I am not a nutritionist. These are estimates only)
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momcrieff
I have put broken pecans and walnuts on top prior to serving. You can top with raisins, but they won't be cooked.
momcrieff
I have never made it with instant. If you did, please let me know how it turns out!
Carol Siefert
An EXCELLENT recipe. Make it for today’s Mother’s Day Brunch and it was a bit! Thank you!
momcrieff
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nancy klein
This is a recipe I’ve been looking for I made this years ago. So happy you posted this! It’s a great tecipe
momcrieff
Hi Jennifer! Nope, only used 24 rolls. They will rise and fill the pan.
Val Frania
Oh that looks so good. It looks easy too. I'm all about easy! I live in a little town in Wisconsin too. Come visit me @ lovemydiyhome.com.