Easy homemade monkey bread is filled with tons of apples and cinnamon sugar, individual sizes mean its perfect for your next brunch party! This mini apple monkey bread recipe is perfect for your brunch table!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE monkey bread, like any excuse to make it I do. I especially love cream cheese stuffed monkey bread, its the bomb! Literally my favorite. I have made it many times. Last time my nan was here from England (she will be here Dec 5 for two months woo hoo) on her last day she requested monkey bread, one of my best friends requests it on her birthday each year and friends at work request it for early morning meetings or Christmas decorating mornings! Honestly SOOOOO good.
But naturally with the season, I have become a tad bit obsessed with baking with apples, I freaking L_O_V_E cooked apples, like the Miley Cyrus song “And we can’t stop, And we won’t stop” I literally WILL NOT STOP cooking with apples. But really that is a good thing right, how does that saying go? An apple a day, keeps the doctor away? 😉
It was only made sense that I would cook apples in some monkey bread!! I made these about two weeks ago on a beautiful Californian autumn day, lezzzz be honest here we don’t really have “seasons” her in SO Cal but this day was close to one.
I made the dough and also froze half for later so when I get the craving for cooked apples again I will be able to make these Mini Apple Monkey Bread on the spot!
The dough and apples are baked with a delicious cinnamon-sugar kind of thick glaze that I could have poured into a glass to drink. Very easily.
Mini Apple Monkey Bread will be made numerous times in my household. I hope you give this delicious breakfast a try!
I also really REALLY loved these cold out of the fridge, I can’t decide which is better hot out of the oven or chilled?! Maybe I should make these again to decide ?;)
Tips and Tricks
- Working with live yeast can be tricky but if you follow directions you are golden. One necessary part is to add the right temperature of water to activate your Yeast, generally around 100F-125F. Check the directions on the Yeast you are using for the exact temperature.
- I highly suggest investing in an instant-read thermometer. I get SOOO much use out of my Thermapen Mk4 (affiliate link). From cooking filet mignon, tempering chocolate, roast turkey, making caramel and more!
- These mini apple monkey bread bites are also a delicious dessert served a la mode!
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Easy homemade monkey bread is filled with tons of apples and cinnamon sugar, individual sizes mean its perfect for your next brunch party! This mini apple monkey bread recipe is perfect for your brunch table!
Ingredients
Monkey Bread Dough
- 2 1/4 Teaspoons (1 package) Yeast ( I use Rapid Rise/ Quick Rise)
- 2oz (1/4 Cup) Warm Water (115F/46C)* See note below
- 8oz (1 Cup) Whole or 2% Milk, warmed
- 2 Teaspoons Dry Milk Powder
- 2.6oz (1/3 Cup) Unsalted Butter, melted
- 50 Grams (1/4 Cup) Granulated/ Caster Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs, at room temperature
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 625 Granms (5 Cups) All-Purpose/ Plain Flour
Apple Mixture
- 100 grams (1/2 Cup) Light Brown Sugar
- 100 grams (1/2 Cup) Granulated/ Caster Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 3oz (6 Tablespoons) Unsalted Butter, melted
- 2 Medium-Sized Apples, peeled and sliced* I like to use Granny Smith
Instructions
Monkey Bread Dough
- In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with a dough hook or large bowl add the yeast and warm water*see note* to dissolve yeast, let it sit for 5 minutes. Add the warmed milk, dry milk powder, melted butter, sugar, eggs, salt and 375 Grams/3 Cups of the flour. Beat on low-medium speed for 3 minutes then add in the remaining flour and mix until a firm dough is made. You can then knead with the dough hook or remove dough from the bowl and place the dough on a lightly floured surface then knead by hand for 6-8 minutes. Place dough in a large lightly oiled bowl and place a tea towel over it.
- Either place in the refrigerator overnight (if doing this then cover in plastic wrap to prevent drying) or turn oven on to 200F/93C then turn oven off and place the bowl in the oven with a towel over the top. (This is creating a warm environemnt for the dough to rise)
- In the morning take the dough out of the fridge and let come to room temp for 45 minutes to one hour OR if the dough was rising in the oven take it once it is doubled in size about 45 minutes.
- Cut the dough into one-inch size pieces, place each piece on a Silpat lined cookie sheet, then lightly cover with a towel and let rise another 45 minutes (if you are in a cold environemnt I would do the oven trick again).You may use all of the dough to make 24 mini monkey bread muffins or cut the dough in half and freeze the other half for use later.
Apple Mixture
- Once the dough has risen, preheat oven to 350F/180C and grease a muffin pan.
- Add melted butter to a small bowl.
- In a medium-sized bowl mix together brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon together.
- Take a chunk of dough, dip it in the melted butter then roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Place three dough chunks inside each muffin, repeat until all dough is used up. Mix apples in remaining sugar mixture and place 2-3 apple slices in between dough. Place muffin pan on a cookie sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for at least 5 minutes before using an angled spatula to gently remove or place a baking sheet on top of the muffin tin and inver the monkey bread muffins. Best eaten right away.
Notes
**To ensure you are using the right temperature of water to activate your yeast I highly suggest investing in an instant-read thermometer. I get SOOO much use out of my Thermapen Mk4.
Keywords: monkey bread muffins, apple muffin recipe, cinnamon apple breakfast
Dough recipe adapted from Taste of Home Baking
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
This is delicious!! LOVE apples and monkey bread is a star in our house!
Nicole @ Young, Broke and Hungry says
Since it’s mini, I can eat five without guilt! Yes please.
Elizabeth says
That’s why you and I get along, we think the same!! 🙂
Manhattan Image and Style says
OMG!! They look and sound yummy!! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe!! 🙂
Feel free to visit my blog as well if you wish! <3
Diana
Elizabeth says
Thanks Diana!
Ally @ The Cheery Baker says
I’m with you.. I love everything monkey bread! I absolutely love how you made it here as individual servings.. makes it so much easier to eat one or 10 🙂 These apple flavored ones sound so delicious!
So glad I stumbled upon your blog!
Elizabeth says
Haha yes I can eat ten of these for sure! LOL
shashi @ http://runninsrilankan.com says
I have never tried my hand at monkey bread! These not only look and sound delicious – they are adorable!
Gloria // Simply Gloria says
That is going to be so fun when your nan gets here to visit you! I love how you did these as mini treats…my sons favorite treat to make them. Can’t wait to try this version!
Elizabeth says
Yes it will be so fun Gloria!! You have to try this version Gloria soooo good!
Jocelyn@Brucrewlife says
Oh my goodness, these look SO gooey and lovely!! I want monkey bread now!! 🙂
Elizabeth says
You and me both sister!!
Maria says
Ohhhh this looks so good!!!! I love the individual portions!!!
Elizabeth says
Thanks Maria 🙂
Beth @ The First Year Blog says
Oh my..let me wipe the drool off of my computer. I plan on sharing this recipe on my FB page soon!
Elizabeth says
Thank you Beth!!!
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
HOLY moly it looks amazing. I made a pumpkin money bread for a big project I’ve been working on, but never mini and never apple. You take the cake here! Girl. Pinned!
Laura Dembowski says
Okay, you’re making me super jealous. I want to move to SoCal sooooo badly. I mean I’m already over winter . . . and it’s not even technically winter yet.
And this money bread. Amazing! It’s so gooey and doesn’t even need frosting. I’ve had monkey bread in restaurants and bakeries and tried making it and never found one I loved . . . until today. Yum!
Jan Rutledge says
Any chance of the recipe in grams for us in the UK?
Thanks Elizabeth
Elizabeth Waterson says
Hi Jan, hope you had a lovely Christmas season. I actually have this recipe on my list for this month to reshoot as there are no process shots and I hate that about it! I have gone ahead and added more instructions and gram conversions to the recipe card for you in case you want to bake these sooner than I get to them! I have used Morrison’s fast action yeast before and had great results. As always please let me know if you have any questions. XX Liz
Jan Rutledge says
What a quick reply, I’m very impressed, thank you very much and yes I am anxious to try the recipe it sounds delicious.
Thank you once again, much appreciated.
Jan
Jan Rutledge says
Another request. Would it make a lot of difference if I didn’t use the 2 teaspoons of milk powder?
Thanks
Jan Rutledge says
Would it make much difference if I didn’t use the 2 teaspoons of milk powder? I don’t usually have it in my cupboard.
Thanks
Elizabeth Waterson says
Hi Jan, I think you should be totally fine without the dry milk powder. If anything I would just do all milk instead of some water and some milk. But since the milk will be activating the yeast make sure that it is warmed to the proper temperature. Good luck!! XX Liz
Jan Rutledge says