How to Make Monkey Bread

Monkey bread is great for breakfast, snack-time or dessert. The name implies that monkey bread has something to do with a furry creature who swings from limb to limb with a banana in his hand. You'll soon discover the only monkey business is figuring out how to get some more.

Things You'll Need

• Bundt pan
• 4 10-oz. cans of flaky biscuits
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp. ground cinnamon (divided)
• 1¼ cups chopped pecans
• 1 cup raisins (optional)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1¼ sticks of butter (8 tbsp.)
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

2. Mix the sugar and 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon together in a mixing bowl.

3. Cut each biscuit into quarters, then roll these quarters in the sugar and cinnamon mixture.

4. Layer the sugar- and cinnamon-coated biscuit pieces, along with pecans and raisins (optional), in a well-greased bundt pan. Put aside.

5. Put the brown sugar, butter, remaining 1 tbsp. of ground cinnamon and vanilla extract into a saucepan. After bringing the mixture to a boil, cook for 1 minute.

6. Remove the saucepan from the stove and pour the mixture over the biscuits and pecan pieces in the bundt pan.

7. Place bundt pan in the preheated oven and cook for 25 to 30 minutes. Let stand in the pan for 10 minutes.

8. Invert the pan of monkey bread onto a serving plate. Eat with your fingers (with plenty of napkins handy).