Monkey Bread with Rhodes dough

Name: Monkey Bread with Rhodes dough
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
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.

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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!

monkey bread with caramel sauce sitting on a white plate

Here we go!

Overnight Monkey Bread with Rhodes Dough and Butterscotch pudding
Equipment
Ingredients
Instructions
Bake in the morning!
FAQs

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.

Step 2

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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 dough balls allow all the gooey caramel sauce to cover better. Place the cut pieces of dough into the prepared pan.

cut pieces of frozen dinner roll dough in a bundt pan

Step 3

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.

spreading butterscotch pudding on frozen dough pieces

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 turn 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.

closeup of cinnamon sugar mixture and butter mixture spread on dough pieces

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

I want to add pecan or walnut pieces.

That would be delicious! I would add them on top right before serving.

How would this be stored?

Make sure to wrap well with plastic wrap. I leave it at room temperature, but it must be eaten within a couple of days.

Can this be frozen?

Yes, but make sure it is well-wrapped.

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