Name: Gingerbread Monkey Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 3 cans cinnamon roll dough (regular size ); 1/4 cup gingerbread coffee creamer; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 2 tsp gingerbread spice; 1/4 tsp cinnamon; 3/4 cup butter (melted); 1 16 ounce cream cheese frosting; 1/4 cup gingerbread coffee creamer

By: Jill Mills Updated: Aug 16, 2024

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Gingerbread Monkey Bread is a delicious holiday flavored twist on a classic breakfast. Cinnamon rolls are cut into pieces and dipped into a gingerbread spice mixture. A Christmas favorite with kids and adults!

Christmas Monkey Bread

If you love monkey bread, you are going to love this Christmas-y twist. This gingerbread monkey bread is so rich, gooey and perfect for Christmas morning! Unlike traditional monkey bread, this recipe uses cinnamon rolls for the dough coated with ginger spice. It’s so delicious and always a hit for the Holidays!

Gingerbread Monkey Bread is a delicious holiday flavored twist on a classic breakfast.

Ingredients You’ll Need

Cinnamon roll dough – any brand will work.
Coffee Creamer – you need gingerbread flavored coffee creamer (a seasonal item found in most grocery stores).
Sugars – granulated sugar and brown sugar.
Spice – gingerbread spice and cinnamon
Butter – melted
Cream cheese frosting – use store bought or make our easy homemade cream cheese frosting.

How to Make Gingerbread Monkey Bread

15 minutes of prep is all you need before placing in the oven to bake!

Cut cinnamon rolls into quarters.
Mix the sugars and spices in a small bowl. Set aside.
Combine the cream cheese frosting and 1/4 cup gingerbread creamer.
In a bowl, mix 1/4 cup creamer with the melted butter.
Dip each cinnamon roll piece into the melted butter mixture and immediately roll it into the sugar mixture.
Layer the pieces into the prepared pan and drizzle with half of the cream cheese glaze in between.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes. Let cool.
Flip the pan over, remove and drizzle with the remaining glaze.

Tips & Variations

Cinnamon Rolls – While it is the easiest to make this recipe using the cinnamon rolls that come pre-packaged in the refrigerator section, you can also make it using homemade cinnamon roll dough or even thawed dough that you find in the freezer section. Biscuit dough can also be used. You won’t get as much of the cinnamon, but will still have the gingerbread flavors.
Pan – Traditionally, monkey bread is made in a bundt pan. However, you can make it in other pans like a pie pan, a square pan or a bread loaf. The difference in the pans will be different cooking times. When you decide to make the monkey bread in other pans, you will want to watch the cooking times to make sure that it isn’t over baked or still doughy in the center.
Serving – I like to serve this with our Christmas Breakfast Casserole and Christmas Morning Punch.

Storing

Store in an airtight container at room temperature or the fridge for 3-4 days. Freezing: Cover well with plastic wrap and freeze baked monkey bread for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.

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