Monkey Bread has been around forever, and I imagine that most people have fond childhood memories of the house filling up with the sweet smell of cinnamon followed by eating this gooey treat with their fingers making this ‘bread’ a certifiable comfort food. To be honest however, I’m probably one of the few that doesn’t have any fond memory of this sweet treat. In fact, i’ve never even tried monkey bread until I whipped this recipe up on Christmas morning!
Not only was I surprised at how delicious this bread turned out, but I was even more shocked that my husband LOVED this dish~ and that was even after I told him there was no sugar in the recipe!
If you love monkey bread (or just love the combination of biscuits, cinnamon, sugar, and butter) I can guarantee that after tasting one of these individual monkey breads… you’ll be hooked!
Balls should be smaller than golf balls, but big enough that about 4 balls will fit into each muffin tin.
48 Comments
Kerryne said:
Holy Hannah… that looks and sounds amazing. I also don’t have any memories of Monkey bread growing up. I think the first time I tried it was a year ago and it was OH SO GOOD, but your version is one I can make and not feel guilty about it! THANKS!
Sean Farrell said:
I love that you took pics of the steps! It works very well for people like me sweety :) Now I can make this on my own!
These are delicious :)
Leah Case said:
o…m…g…I need to try this
Liz @ IHeartVegetables said:
wow this looks so good!!! I can’t believe how few calories there are in this! This would have been so much better than our cinnamon rolls we made for Christmas!
Lindsay @ The Lean Green Bean said:
looks delicious! monkey bread was my favorite thing to make in home ec in middle school! can’t wait to try :)
Dayna Hanson said:
making this right now… literally :) you rock sister!!
Emily said:
yayyyyyy!!! LOVE the step by step!! this will totally get people to do it!!! :) so excited.. love this and looooove the monkey bread!! thanks for making it again for me!
Maggie said:
This reminds me of Christmas morning. My family only makes monkey bread once a year and it wouldn’t be Christmas morning without it!
Sami said:
you, my dear, are a genius :D
xo.
Toni said:
This sounds (and looks) sooo amazing! I cannot wait to try it! I know my family will just love it. :) Thanks for the recipe! Blessings to you!
Alycia [Fit n Fresh] said:
This. is. AWESOME. I loveeee monkey bread and I love even more that you made it healthy! Must try this soon :)
lisa said:
imm pretty sure im about to go put on my coat and get my car keys to drive up to the store to get ingredients to make these…. haha looks tasty!
MARLENE said:
I tried this recipe and it is AWESOME ! ! ! Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
Lindsay @ The Lean Green Bean said:
this is one of my fav DD recipes!
Karla said:
These are AMAZING! I love the portion control.
Kirsten said:
This is my FAVORITE DD recipe :D
Ana Maria said:
like many of your recipes i made this for my fiance one day, and i managed to get one before i ran out the door and when i came home the plate was empty!
Catherine C. said:
I made this a few months ago while visiting my parents and my dad totally thought it was full sugar! He had no idea these were “healthy” but was so happy when he found out! They were great! :)
Kara said:
These look so tasty! I can’t wait to make them.
Christa said:
Printed this: in my to do pile!
Im not sure how Im going to convince my boyfriend this is low cal tho…
aruna b. said:
I loved this recipe! it was gooey and delicious!
Amy said:
Love this recipe! I remember Monkey bread as being a special treat as a kid so it’s nice to have a healthy, grown up version now!
Becca B said:
It is so great to see that you can still eat “decadent” things and not have to feel guilty about it, unless you eat all of them of course :)
Elizabeth said:
I am SO excited that you posted this, I can’t wait to try them! Your baking recipes are so good!
Sam said:
Just made these…they were SOO good! Monkey bread is one of my favorite treats, and this recipe is so simple and easy. thanks for posting a great recipe!
Nirth said:
Hi there! I just tried this recipe out this morning and I loved it! I only had one can of crescent dough (and used Pillsbury Multigrain instead of Reduced Fat) so I simply halved the recipe, but it still turned out delicious :) Thank you for creating such an awesome low calorie dessert.
Susan Thompson said:
I love that these are individual! So I made some variations! I divided the sugar/cinnamon mixture into three smaller bowls. I kept one regular, added two true orange packets to the next, and a 1/4 teaspoon cocoa to the last! Very good stuff!
Suzanne said:
Made these for the first time this morning for Christmas Morning. Delicious!! My husband had no idea they were a ‘light’ version. Will be making these again.
Caroline Musacchia said:
These look delicious! Thanks for sharing! I’m definitely going to try these! I love monkey bread and this is a great healthy version perfect for Weight Watchers!
Kelly said:
My 3 year old son and myself made this together tonight for our family snack. It was super simple to make and it was absolutely delicious. He had a great time rolling the dough balls in the cinnamon and stevia. Thank you so much for all of your recipes. I have honestly planned our meals for the next 2 weeks 100% from your site.
Gen said:
Hello just quick question, I dont see pics on how the pieces were cut out of the triangle, how’d you get them even? Looking forward to trying this recipe I’m hooked on mickey d’s cinna melts would be nice to find something lower in calories LOL
Trish said:
This looks like a great website! I am trying soooo hard to find very low or no sugar options for recipes. I know how bad sugar can be for you! However, as much as I want to jump on the stevia bandwagon, I have heard that it can affect reproductive health! Not sure if that is true, but it seems that everything touted as good for us today, becomes bad for us tomorrow!
Rachel said:
Trish – I understand your concern for using stevia or artificial sweeteners. However as a Registered Dietitian, I can assure you they are perfectly safe. Stevia is a natural sweetener made from a plant that is native to northeast Paraguay and was first discovered & used in 1887. It is actually 30 times sweeter than sugar and therefore less is needed when sweetening foods. Many, many studies have been conducted to make sure stevia is safe for public consumption. Overall a person would need to consume twenty, 12oz cans of diet pop or 97 packets of sweetener EVERYDAY before they would even get close to the recommended limit – and this limit is set with a 100x fold safety factor! I would highly encourage you to check out eatright.org to review the information for yourself but I have found cooking with stevia to prepare these WONDERFUL recipes to be a great idea. I’m so thankful I came across The Dashing Dish! The recipes and devotions are great for my heart, soul & body. :)
Cami said:
We make our own maple syrup from our maple trees, I wonder how this well affect the calories?
Kristen said:
Just made these for hubby and I…sooo yummy! Katie, thanks for all these wonderful recipes! You are such an inspiration!
Johnna Engquist said:
Would you have more of a nutritional breakdown for this recipe available? I am concerned about suger, which shouldn’t be much considering I am using the Splenda substitute sugar.
My family has fallen in love with this recipe! I have not disclosed the fact that I am using Splenda instead of sugar!
Johnna Engquist said:
Would you happen to have more nutritional values available for this receipe?
Love it! Thanks.
tina millwood said:
Love this! I have to bring a snack for work and this was a lifesaver. Altered it to fit what I had in the house. Used 2 cans of generic biscuits rolled into three balls per biscuit and used light syrup. My kids and I tried one and my 8 yr. old said, “Scrumptious!” I’ll be making more of these! Thanks for the recipe
Katie Farrell said:
haha…love it…thanks leah!
Katie Farrell said:
thanks sami! :)
Katie Farrell said:
your welcome marlene, thanks so much for the awesome feedback! :)
Katie Farrell said:
thanks sam!
Katie Farrell said:
great ideas susan! :)
Katie Farrell said:
Great switch Gen! :) Just cut each square into 3 pieces and roll it into balls! :)
Katie Farrell said:
it really just depends on how many calories are in the maple syrup!