Pumpkin Monkey Bread is the perfect make-ahead fall recipe for breakfast, brunch or dessert. This easy recipe is loaded with cozy fall spices and uses your favorite refrigerated cinnamon roll dough.
Pumpkin Monkey Bread
Do you call it monkey bread, bubble bread, or pull apart bread? There are so many fun names but no matter what you call it, it’s basically an irresistibly gooey cinnamon sugar dough covered with a sticky coating.
This Pumpkin Monkey Bread is a fall favorite (along with this Pumpkin Pudding Cake, Pumpkin Breakfast Cookies and Pumpkin Icebox Cake) and the ultimate make-ahead dish for special occasions and gatherings.
What You Need to Make This Tasty Monkey Bread:
- refrigerated cinnamon roll dough (or use homemade dough if you prefer)
- pumpkin pie spice
- cinnamon
- sugar
- melted butter
- brown sugar
- cream cheese
- pure pumpkin puree (canned or homemade)
The best part about this Monkey Bread recipe is that there are instructions to make it in the slow cooker and the oven.
I love making desserts in my slow cooker and and if you’re looking for more, these Pumpkin Pecan Pudding Cake and Slow Cooker Almond Joy Candy have been such a hit so far.
This Pumpkin Monkey Bread took about 1 hour and 45 minutes in my slow cooker. Be sure to check yours if your machine runs on the hotter side.
Top with some chopped roasted pecans, syrup or a cream cheese glaze and you’ve got a killer breakfast perfect for any occasion.
Pumpkin Monkey Bread is the perfect make-ahead fall recipe for breakfast, brunch or dessert. This easy recipe is loaded with cozy fall spices and uses your favorite refrigerated cinnamon roll dough.
- 2 12.4 oz cans refrigerated cinnamon rolls or biscuit dough each
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1/3 brown sugar
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans optional
- 2 Tablespoons canned pure pumpkin not pumpkin pie filling
- 3 oz cream cheese softened
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- maple syrup, caramel sauce or cream cheese glaze
- For the pumpkin cheesecake filling: In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, pumpkin, sugar and pumpkin pie spice until smooth. Set aside.
- Spray a 5-6-quart oval slow cooker with cooking spray.
Combine the granulated sugar, pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon in a large zip-top bag or a medium bowl. Set aside.
- In another small bowl, stir together the melted butter with brown sugar; set aside and be sure to reserve at least 2 tablespoons for drizzling over the rolls prior to turning on the slow cooker.
- Separate cinnamon rolls and cut each into halves. Flatten each half and place about 1 teaspoon of the cheesecake filling inside. Top with another half piece of dough and press the sides together and roll into balls.
Dip each ball into melted butter then toss into the freezer bag and shake everything together or dip each ball into bowl, coating well.
- Place dough balls into a single layer in the bottom of the slow cooker. Drizzle with remaining melted butter and top with chopped pecans if desired.
- Place two pieces of paper towels to cover the slow cooker (this prevents condensation from dripping) then place lid carefully over the paper towel and cook on high for 1 1/2 - 2 hours. (**VERY IMPORTANT: If your slow cooker runs hot, check at 1 hour then again at 1 1/2 hours to be safe.)
- Turn off slow cooker, and allow to sit uncovered for 5 minutes, then run a knife around edge of slow cooker and transfer monkey bread onto separate serving plates. (Do not leave remaining monkey bread in slow cooker). Top each serving with syrup or favorite cream cheese glaze if desired.
- Pre-heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 10 cup fluted tube pan or bundt pan. Arrange coated dough balls in pan. Drizzle with melted butter mixture and chopped pecans.
- Bake 25- 30 minutes or until golden brown and no longer doughy in the center. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn upside down onto serving plate. Top each serving with syrup or favorite cream cheese glaze if desired.
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