Easy Monkey Bread Muffins
These easy monkey bread muffins are made using packaged cinnamon roll dough and just four other ingredients. They are perfectly gooey and delicious!
Equipment
- medium mixing bowl
- Measuring cups and spoons
- spoon or fork for stirring (hand mixer can be used as well)
- 12 cup muffin tin
Ingredients
- 2 packages cinnamon roll dough I use 8-pack Pillsbury cinnamon rolls, save the icing for topping
For the cinnamon sugar filling
- 5 tablespoons butter melted
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Instructions
How to make the cinnamon sugar filling
- Melt the butter in a medium mixing bowl, then add all of the filling ingredients to the melted butter (brown sugar, flour and cinnamon).
- Mix with a fork, spoon or hand mixer until smooth, then set the mixture aside.
How to assemble the monkey bread muffins
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Grease a 12 cup muffin tin with baking or cooking spray. Be sure to coat all parts of each muffin tin.
- Cut each cinnamon roll into 6 equal pieces and place them in a separate bowl. (NOTE: this can vary if you are not using Pillsbury 8-pack Cinnamon Rolls)
- Place 4 cinnamon roll pieces evenly in the bottom of each muffin tin (see photo above).
- Evenly spread the filling over the cinnamon roll pieces (it'll end up being about 1 heaping tablespoon of filling per muffin tin). See the photo above.
- Place 4 more cinnamon roll pieces evenly over the top of the filling and lightly press down.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the tops have begun to brown. NOTE: some of the filling may leak out of the tops of the muffins and that's okay. Just press the tops down again lightly after taking them out of the oven.
- Scoop the icing that came with the cinnamon rolls into one bowl and microwave it for a few seconds (until it becomes thinner).
- Use a spoon to drizzle the icing over the tops of the muffins.
- Allow them to cool for 10-15 minutes, then remove them from the pan. These are best enjoyed warm!