I just figured out what you should make for breakfast on Thanksgiving. These little muffins were so good! Before I moved to Iowa I had never heard of Monkey Bread before. Now, I see it all over the place. I saw a similar recipe to this from Pillsbury, and this is what I turned it into. Monkey Bread Muffins, covered in a Pumpkin Caramel Sauce.
I made these yesterday for my 6 year old, and he couldn’t stop saying how good they were. At first he wasn’t excited. He said he liked Cinnamon Roll Pancakes so much, why did I have to try something new? Then he tried them…..”Mommy, you are such a good cooker! How do you make so many things I love? Now I won’t be able to decide what I want?”
These come together quickly, so you can get that Turkey cooking. Why not wake up to wonderful pumpkin flavor, and have it all through the day! I used 1 tube of biscuits, and it made 8 giant muffins. You could easily double this recipe if you were feeding a crowd.
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Enjoy the time with the ones that you love!! See you again on Friday.
Pumpkin Caramel Monkey Bread Muffins
Adapted from Pillsbury
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp all spice
¼ tsp ground cloves
1 tub Pillsbury Grand Flaky Biscuits
2/3 cup brown sugar
½ cup butter
1/3 cup pumpkin puree
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray muffin tin with non-stick spray, or use liners.
Open tube of biscuits, and separate. Using a kitchen scissors cut each biscuit into quarters. In a zip lock bag mix together sugar and spices. Add 6 pieces of biscuit at a time into the sugar and shake to coat. Remove and place 4 pieces (3 if you want normal sized muffins), into each muffin tin.
In a sauce pan melt butter, brown sugar and pumpkin together. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute, while stirring. Reserve about ½ cup of the caramel sauce for later. Pour the rest of the sauce over the muffins.
Bake for 15 minutes for large muffins (probably closer to 12 minutes for smaller muffins). Let cool for a couple minutes before removing from the pan. Drizzle with the reserved caramel sauce.
I love a good pull apart bread of any kind. The caramel sauce in this sounds so awesome!
ReplyDeleteI love making monkey bread this way. I leanred to use refrigerator biscuits in 7th grade cooking class. I'm ashamed to say that I've never even made monkey bread homemade because it's so easy with these. This sound like a wonderful flavor combo! Happy Thanksgiving Erin!
ReplyDeleteOh man, deadly! I had monkey bread for the first time at a brunch recently, and the idea of making it as muffins is just too great! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving!
OMG OMG OMG...these are sooo cute and easy! Also, regarding the green bean casserole. I LOVE it too; however, I need fresh beans, home made soup and crunchy onions. It's my favorite thing on the menu, usually :)
ReplyDeleteI like cinnamon roll pancakes a lot too, but would have no trouble passing them up for this! You've possibly made the most perfect monkey bread adaptation. Pumpkin, caramel, sugared biscuits. I don't know how this gets better! Wishing you a great Thanksgiving :)
ReplyDeleteHoly frekkin moly!! This is daaaangerous!! Holy cow. I would DEVOUR that!
ReplyDeleteI love it when Dudette says that I'm a good cooker! It's definitely the most important seal of approval. I'd also say that your little guy has incredibly good taste. These do look delicious. Decadently so. I'm sure that the pancakes won't be missed at all.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE what you've done with pumpkin!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a delicious, festive recipe...and I like that it doesn't take forever to make. Perfect for a holiday breakfast! Enjoy your first Thanksgiving in your new home, Erin~
ReplyDeleteI've never had monkey bread! I'm still discovering so many American favorites :) Sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteBookmarking this! WOW! Incredible. Can't wait to try. I adore monkey bread, so I'm sure this is just fantastic!
ReplyDeleteHey, just spotted these on Foodgawker and Tastespotting. Congrats, they look awesome!
ReplyDeleteOh yummy! My mom makes some fabulous monkey bread. Your son is going to be one heart breaker if he keeps giving lines like those.
ReplyDeleteOh yum!!! Sounds SO good! I'll making this asap! :)
ReplyDeleteI love reading your blog as much as I learn new words or should I say old words used in new contexts such as "mom, being a good cooker..." I have a list of those from my toddler too. If your little one loved them...I but it won't be different in our household. Will make a batch real soon. Thanks for the post!
ReplyDeleteThey DO look delicious - and you are such a good cooker! Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteOooh pumpkin and caramel! This sounds like a great thing to wake up to!
ReplyDeleteYum!! My first reaction when I saw the title and photo was a little voice in my head that screamed "I want I want I want!" These look amazing. And that is so cute what your son said about making so many things he loves. Happy Thanksgiving!!
ReplyDeletenow that's my kind of breakfast! Quick and delicious, and who doesn't love Monkey Bread!
ReplyDeleteWishing you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Loves the sauce and the muffin erin! I will love to have this at my breakfast dessert :D
ReplyDeleteTq fr sharing and posting ;)
This looks fantastic. What a perfect monkey bread for the day. :) I wanted to pop over and congratulate you on Top 9 today and also wish you a very Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!!! ~ Ramona
ReplyDeleteOoh, that looks delicious--like bread pudding in muffin form!
ReplyDeleteOh my word do these ever sound amazing! I love that they're muffins, maybe it would help me with portion control since usually I can't stop myself from eating an entire monkey bread if I make it :)
ReplyDeletei keep telling myself I'm gonna make monkey bread. Your monkey bread muffins look very tempting Erin.
ReplyDeleteHope you had a peaceful Thanksgiving in your new home.
Oh I love monkey bread. I have never had it with pumpkin, but that sounds like a great addition.
ReplyDeleteHey Erin, your Monkey Bread Muffin is a Recipe Guessing Game on Knapkins. Think your friends can win? www.knapkins.com/guess_games/1071?source=blog
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