Slow Cooker Monkey Bread is so quick and easy to prepare with its set it and forget it method that practically cooks itself! Made with canned cinnamon rolls and plenty of pumpkin spice, this fall-flavored food is fun to eat with your fingers.
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Crock Pot Monkey Bread recipe has an easy twist on the traditional family favorite finger food: it’s cooked in a crockpot instead of baked in a bundt pan so you can simply set it and forget it.
Filled with cozy fall pumpkin spice flavor, this pull-apart bread is prepared with Pillsbury Grands Cinnamon Rolls pieces that are coated in sugar, covered in sweetened butter, and drizzled with glaze.
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Monkey Bread
Our Slow Cooker Monkey Bread is a quick and easy way to transform a traditional monkey bread recipe into a delicious crock pot creation. Using refrigerated cinnamon roll dough as the base instead of canned biscuits, each pull-apart piece is coated in sugar and pumpkin spice and cooked until ooey, gooey, and sticky sweet.
Making crock pot monkey bread means that the dough steams as it cooks, so each bite is soft and fluffy but completely baked without turning on the oven. Perfectly satisfying for your morning breakfast meal, a holiday brunch, or a decadent dessert, monkey bread recipes are my favorite because eating with my fingers is always fun!
Why We Love This Crockpot Monkey Bread Recipe
- Quick and easy to prepare in a crock pot.
- Only uses 6 simple ingredients.
- Delicious fall-flavored dish is great for a group.
- Warm, fragrant comfort food that you can eat with your fingers.
- Pull-apart style bread is perfect for breakfast, brunch, dessert, or snack.
Monkey Bread Ingredients
- Grand Cinnamon Rolls with glaze
- Cane sugar: You can also use granulated white sugar if you prefer.
- Pumpkin spice or pumpkin pie spice
- Brown sugar
- Unsalted butter
- Chopped walnuts
- Cooking spray
Substitutions and Additions
- Create Your Crunch: Feel free to use pecans or almonds in place of walnuts.
- Tasty Toppings: This Spiced Pumpkin Monkey Bread is delicious on its own, but you can also serve it with a dollop of whipped cream, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, a drizzle of caramel sauce, some syrup, or a cream cheese glaze.
- Make It In The Instant Pot: Prefer to use an instant pot to make your monkey Bread? Check out my Instant Pot Monkey Bread recipe and Instant Pot Monkey Bread with Powdered Sugar Icing.
- Bake It In A Bundt Pan: Don’t have a slow cooker? No problem. You can easily bake your monkey bread in the oven with a bundt ban. I’ve got The Best Monkey Bread recipe and a Chocolate-Filled Monkey Bread With Sprinkles that are so easy to make in the oven.
Recommended Tools
- Slow cooker
- Small mason jar (optional)
- Mixing bowls and measuring tools
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- Cut and Coat The Dough: Cut the dough into 5 rolls, unroll them, and cut it every 3 inches. Roll them into balls and toss in the pumpkin spices and sugar mixture.
- Assemble: Place the dough balls and walnuts around a mason jar in the slow cooker. Pour the melted butter and brown sugar mixture on top.
Pro Tip: Feel free to place a small mason jar in the middle of the slow cooker to create a hole in the middle of the monkey bread. This is optional! - Cook: Cook on high for 2 hours.
- Serve: Remove the monkey from the slow cooker, place it on a serving plate, and drizzle the glaze on top. Serve warm or at room temperature. Enjoy!
Tip From Our Recipe Developer
- If you don’t have a mason jar, you can use any small object that can be used in the slow cooker and create a hole in the center of the monkey bread.
- Generously spray the slow cooker with cooking spray for easy removal and clean up.
- You can omit the walnuts if you don’t like nuts or have a nut allergy.
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Storage
- To Store: Store your Slow Cooker Monkey Bread in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.
- To Freeze: Place your monkey bread in an airtight container and store it in the freezer for up to three months
- To Reheat: To reheat monkey bread, place it in a 350-degree oven for about 15 minutes or until warmed through.
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Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Monkey Bread
Serves — 10
Slow Cooker Monkey Bread is so quick and easy to prepare with its set it and forget it method that practically cooks itself! Made with canned cinnamon rolls and plenty of pumpkin spice, this fall-flavored food is fun to eat with your fingers.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cans Grand Cinnamon Rolls 5 per can with glaze
- ¼ cup cane sugar you can also use granulated white sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin spices
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Generously spray the slow cooker with cooking spray.
- In a bowl add the pumpkin spices and the cane sugar. Stir until both of the ingredients are well combined.
- Cut the cinnamon dough into 5. Unroll the dough and cut it every 3 inches. With your hands roll it into little balls.
- Toss the balls in the pumpkin spices and sugar mixture. Set aside.
- In the microwave melt the butter, add the brown sugar, and mix well.
- Optional: Place a small mason jar in the middle of the slow cooker to create a hole in the middle of the monkey bread.
- Place the balls and chopped walnuts around the mason jar in the slow cooker.
- Pour the butter mixture on top.
- Cook on high for 2 hours
- Carefully remove the monkey from the slow cooker and place it on a serving plate.
- Drizzle the glaze on top.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Jenn’s Notes
Storage:
- To Store: Store your Slow Cooker Monkey Bread in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.
- To Freeze: Place your monkey bread in an airtight container and store it in the freezer for up to three months
- To Reheat: To reheat monkey bread, place it in a 350-degree oven for about 15 minutes or until warmed through.
- If you don’t have a mason jar, you can use any small object that can be used in the slow cooker and create a hole in the center of the monkey bread.
- Generously spray the slow cooker with cooking spray for easy removal and clean up.
- You can omit the walnuts if you don’t like nuts or have a nut allergy.
Nutrition Info
Calories: 182kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 285IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 0.3mg
I don’t have a slow cooker can I do it in the oven?
Yes! Here are the instruction to make this in the oven https://princesspinkygirl.com/easy-monkey-bread/