Description
This Easy Apple Monkey Bread is a delightful, vegan-friendly dessert featuring soft biscuit pieces coated in cinnamon sugar, layered with fresh apples, and baked with a luscious caramel-like vegan butter drizzle. Perfect for a cozy brunch or a sweet treat, it’s simple to assemble and irresistibly delicious.
Ingredients
Scale
Dough
- 2 (16-ounce) packages of vegan buttermilk biscuits
Sugar & Spice Mix
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons cinnamon
Fruit
- 2 apples, cored and chopped (preferably Granny Smith or Honeycrisp)
Caramel Topping
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup vegan butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare Pan: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a bundt pan thoroughly to prevent sticking.
- Cut Biscuits: Remove the vegan buttermilk biscuits from their packages and cut each biscuit into 4 even pieces to create bite-sized chunks.
- Coat Biscuit Pieces: In a large bowl, combine the cinnamon and granulated sugar. Add a handful of biscuit chunks into the bowl and toss well to coat completely with the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Repeat until all biscuit pieces are covered.
- Layer Ingredients: Place half of the chopped apples at the bottom of the bundt pan, then add half of the coated biscuit chunks on top. Repeat by adding the remaining apples and finally the rest of the biscuit pieces on top.
- Make Caramel Drizzle: In a small bowl, whisk together the brown sugar and melted vegan butter until it forms a thick, caramel-like consistency.
- Drizzle and Bake: Evenly drizzle the caramel mixture over the layered dough and apples in the bundt pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until the top is golden and cooked through.
- Cool and Unmold: Remove the monkey bread from the oven and allow it to cool in the pan for 2 hours to set properly. Once cooled, place a plate over the bundt pan and quickly invert to release the monkey bread onto the plate.
Notes
- Use fresh, crisp apples such as Granny Smith or Honeycrisp to avoid mushy texture after baking.
- If the top of the monkey bread browns too quickly during baking, loosely cover it with aluminum foil to prevent burning.
- Serve the monkey bread on a rimmed or raised-edge plate as the caramel sauce can be quite drippy.
- Allowing the bread to rest and cool in the pan is essential for easier unmolding and better texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (based on 12 servings)
- Calories: 210 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
