This Pecan Pie Monkey Bread is made with buttery, warm biscuits rolled in cinnamon sugar and stacked in a bundt pan with homemade caramel sauce and pecans. Enjoy right out of the oven as a snack or brunch during the holidays. A pecan praline sweet bread that’s perfect for Christmas or an autumn morning.
It’s one of my favorite times of the year and I’m excited to share what our family will be snacking on. The holidays are meant to get family and friends together and enjoy each other’s company. I love nothing more than spending time in the kitchen cooking delicious food for the ones I love.
Our holidays start with sleeping in and sitting down to a late brunch together. The night before I prep dishes so I have more time to spend with the family. Our house sort of becomes magical during the holidays. We always have family friends over and therefore, I like to make plenty of food for throughout the day.
Whether it’s a brunch we are sitting down to or snacking on something warm out of the oven while talking with company, our house enjoys sweet treats.
When I was a kid, every Thanksgiving and Christmas morning, mom would wake us up to the smell of a homemade holiday breakfast in the oven. As we got older, we most looked forward to brunch before family came over. Now, we travel home for the holidays and sleep over the night before and this pecan pie monkey bread with caramel sauce is my favorite for a Christmas breakfast with family. Not much has changed, and that’s a good thing.
While I may be thousands of miles away from my family and can’t always make it home for both Thanksgiving and Christmas, I carry on that tradition in our home.
Our family traditions haven’t changed much over the years and for good reason. Our family places a lot of emphasis on spending time with one another and hosting others to join us. Pillsbury® Grands!® have been a staple in our household for many years, especially during the holidays. Whether we’re making classic and traditional recipes or new recipes, Pillsbury® has been helping to maintain our old and cherished traditions.
For this recipe, it’s best to use Pillsbury® Grands!®. The flaky layers of biscuits really adds a nice touch to this recipe. Each layer is incredibly easy to pull apart and is ideal for snacking. I headed to our local Walmart to pick up all the ingredients listed below including the Pillsbury® Grands!®.
To make this recipe, you’ll need a few simple ingredients and a bundt cake pan to get the same shape as I have created. This can also be made in a loaf pan if necessary.
Try these Classic Christmas Recipes
- Peanut Butter Blossoms
- Pecan Snowballs
- Maple Bacon Crack
- Blueberry Danish Sweet Roll
- Cherry Danish with cream cheese
- Southern Cornbread sweetened
- Savory Breakfast Egg and Vegetable Muffins
- Cheesy Egg, Bacon, Potato Breakfast Casserole
I’ve taken classic pecan praline bread pudding and made it into a Christmas morning breakfast cinnamon roll style with mini sweet buscuits, brown sugar, pecans, and a from scratch praline caramel sauce.
What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Pecan Pie Monkey Bread
Ingredients
- 2 package (16.3 ounces each) Pillsbury Grands Flaky Layers biscuits
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter , melted
- 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon - optional
- 1 cup pecans , chopped
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, heavy whipping cream and butter over medium heat. Allow mixture to melt and slightly come to boil for a few seconds then stir well to dissolve mixture and remove from stove top; set aside.
- Grease a 15 cup bundt cake pan and preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a small bowl, mix cinnamon and sugar. Open biscuit can and cut each circle biscuit into fourths. Repeat until done. Dunk each piece into melted butter and cover with cinnamon and sugar then place evenly into bundt cake pan.
- After one can of dough has been prepared, sprinkle 1/2 cup chopped pecans and 1/3 caramel mixture over the top. Repeat cutting the biscuits and preparing them the same way.
- Once done, sprinkle remaining pecans and caramel sauce over top.
- Bake in oven for 30-35 minutes. Turn upside down over serving plate and serve warm.
Nutrition
UPDATED 2019. Sponsored by Pillsbury. All options are my own.
15 Comments
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11/04/2015 at 6:52 amthat is so yummy, cinnamon gives it a fabulus teaste
Revathi Palani
11/07/2015 at 12:30 pmWhat an easy and fabulous recipe. It has everything I love right from pecans to the cinnamon. Definitely something for me to make often 😉
Jessica Knott
02/16/2016 at 12:14 amwe love to make this for the weekends! Thanks, Revathi!
Marsha | Marsha's Baking Addiction
11/07/2015 at 12:55 pmI have GOT to make monkey bread now, this looks so scrumptious!
Ramona W
11/07/2015 at 2:09 pmComing over from FBC. 🙂 I absolutely adore Monkey bread and this pecan pie version sounds amazing. 🙂
Jessica Knott
11/12/2015 at 11:17 amIt’s really wonderful, thanks for stopping by!
Kathi @ laughing spatula
11/07/2015 at 2:11 pmYou had me and warm and gooey! What a wonderful recipe for the holidays and easy too!
Marissa
11/08/2015 at 5:08 pmThis looks amazing. We make monkey bread for Christmas morning every year…. gonna have to try this one this time!
Thanks!
Sherri @ Watch Learn Eat
11/09/2015 at 7:46 amThis looks amazing and I love how easy it is to make! Perfect for the busy holiday season! Love it! 🙂
Jessica Knott
11/11/2015 at 7:08 pmOne of my go to recipes for the holiday season because it’s so easy to put together, thank you!
Leticia | Thee Limited Edition
11/10/2015 at 3:20 pmLOVE Monkey Bread and pecans!! This looks so yummy!
Jessica Knott
11/11/2015 at 7:06 pmIt’s such a timeless classic, thank you!
Kathryn @ FoodieGirlChicago
11/12/2015 at 6:23 pmThis looks delicious – added to my “must make” list!
Jessica Knott
02/16/2016 at 12:05 amSo much fun to make. Our family loves money bread. Thanks, Kathryn!
Jen
01/01/2019 at 6:53 pmMade this for our New Years breakfast and it was divine! If you love pecan pie, it’s a winner. I had to double the melted butter and sugar/cinnamon mixture to have enough for dunking all the pieces. It was totally worth it. 🙂