• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • ABOUT
  • RECIPES
  • Edible Cookie Dough
  • Baking
  • Privacy Policy

wyldflour

September 12, 2017

Cinnamon Pecan Pull Apart Bread

Pin on Pinterest
Pinterest
Share on Facebook
Facebook
Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter
Share on StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon
Share on Tumblr
Tumblr
Share on Yummly
Yummly

Cinnamon Pecan Pull Apart Bread - World's easiest monkey bread with cinnamon sugar and the secret ingredient for gooey deliciousness!

Cinnamon Pecan Pull Apart Bread - World's easiest monkey bread with cinnamon sugar and the secret ingredient for gooey deliciousness!

This is not just a recipe for cinnamon pecan pull apart bread.

This is a recipe for a day in your pajamas.  For movies in bed and extra long puppy snuggles.  For popping your third plate of cinnamon pecan pull apart bread in the microwave for lunch, because why not? No matter how many recipes for monkey bread or pull apart bread I try, none of them come with the side of happiness like this one.  Because I was raised on this recipe…  along with copious amounts of edible brownie batter and cookie dough.  🙂

Cinnamon Pecan Pull Apart Bread - World's easiest monkey bread with cinnamon sugar and the secret ingredient for gooey deliciousness!

Cinnamon Pecan Pull Apart Bread

Unlike many of the biscuit-variety pull apart breads, this recipe is made with frozen rolls.  The best part is that it can be made ahead the night before in five minutes and left to rise in a cold oven.  (no joke.  five minutes.)  Waking up and seeing those little dough balls popping up out of the pan with all the cinnamon sugary goodness = happiness.  This cinnamon pecan pull apart bread has the usual cinnamon-sugar butter mixture.  But it also has a secret weapon that guarantees a part sticky caramel, part vanilla flavor that puts it over the top.  Instant vanilla pudding mix.  #highfive

Cinnamon Pecan Pull Apart Bread - World's easiest monkey bread with cinnamon sugar and the secret ingredient for gooey deliciousness!

Cinnamon Pecan Pull Apart Bread - World's easiest monkey bread with cinnamon sugar and the secret ingredient for gooey deliciousness!

My mom always made this for Christmas morning.  Zero work for her so that she could sit around in her pajamas with the rest of us, eating candy for appetizers and opening presents.  Whenever I feel the need for that happy joy joy, I schedule a Saturday morning rendezvous with this cinnamon pecan pull apart bread.

Last Christmas, I woke up expecting to see those plump little dough balls covered in cinnamon sugar.  Instead, I discovered that they had risen maybe a centimeter.  ?!?!?!?!  Turns out that because David is part polar bear and demands a freezing cold house for sleepy time, my morning awesomeness hadn’t risen…

Never fear!  I adapted with a quick rise method that I still have to use in colder seasons.  Preheat the oven to its lowest setting and keep an eye on the dough for about an hour.  Once the rolls have tripled in size, your magic cinnamon sugar ring of goodness is ready to go.

Oh, and don’t forget to invite me to the pajama party.  K thanks?  K thanks!

Cinnamon Pecan Pull Apart Bread - World's easiest monkey bread with cinnamon sugar and the secret ingredient for gooey deliciousness!

mikaela | wyldflour

Cinnamon Pecan Pull Apart Bread

5 minPrep Time

30 minCook Time

35 minTotal Time

Save RecipeSave Recipe
Print Recipe
My Recipes My Lists My Calendar

Ingredients

  • 3 lb package of Rhodes frozen dinner rolls (36 count)
  • 1 (3.5 oz) package of instant vanilla pudding
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Instructions

  1. Note: we have always made this the night before, because it makes this recipe even easier. For the quick-rise method, see the notes, below.
  2. Before you go to bed, prepare the bread. Sprinkle pecans in the bottom of a greased angel food cake pan, extra large bundt pan, or 9 x 13 pan. Place frozen rolls on top of the pecans, stacking them to fit. Sprinkle vanilla pudding powder over the rolls.
  3. Melt butter in a microwave-safe dish in the microwave. (About 45 seconds to 1 minute.) Stir in sugar and cinnamon until combined. Pour mixture over the rolls. Try to gently pour the mixture so that some of it remains on top of the rolls, though most of it will roll down into the cracks.
  4. Place the pan in the cold oven and leave overnight. (About 9-10 hours.)
  5. In the morning, remove the pan from the oven and preheat to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. The rolls should have risen to triple their size and should be popping up out of the top of the pan. (If it has not, your house may have been too cold! This has happened to me before. Jump down to the notes and just follow the quick-rise instructions.) Bake pull apart bread for 30 minutes.
  6. Tips: If the top starts to brown too quickly, cover with tin foil. If you're afraid some of the bread might fall over the edge, place a baking sheet on the rack below the bread.
  7. Remove the pull apart bread from the oven. Place a platter or cookie sheet over the bread and flip, carefully, using hot pads. Lift the pan and serve!
  8. Store bread up to 3 days in a ziploc on the counter.

Notes

Quick-rise Method: Preheat your oven to the lowest setting it has. (Mine is 170 degrees Fahrenheit.) Turn your oven off and place the bread in the oven. Check on the bread after 30 minutes. If the oven has cooled too much, preheat it again with the bread still in the oven. Keep checking on the bread every 10 minutes, until the rolls have tripled in size. Bake according to directions.

7.8.1.2
82
https://www.wyldflour.com/cinnamon-pecan-pull-apart-bread/
wyldflour

Nutrition

Calories

5962 cal

Fat

232 g

Carbs

848 g

Protein

103 g
Click Here For Full Nutrition, Exchanges, and My Plate Info
ESHA Logo

Disclaimer:  Note that the above links may include affiliate links, from which I make a small percentage. However, I personally use the above products and will only recommend something I continue to use, myself. My opinions are 100% my own. Check out my full policies here. 

Pin on Pinterest
Pinterest
Share on Facebook
Facebook
Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter
Share on StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon
Share on Tumblr
Tumblr
Share on Yummly
Yummly

Filed Under: All Recipes, Baked Goods, Breads, Breakfast / Brunch, Five Ingredients or Less, Seasonal - Fall, Special Diet-Vegetarian Friendly

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Jane says

    December 13, 2020 at 6:25 am

    I’ve been making these for many years. One year, I woke up to my pan overflowing. I looked at my normal bag of Rhodes Rolls, They were Texas size rolls.
    Reply
  2. joleen brown says

    November 28, 2019 at 10:24 am

    I LOVE THIS RECIPE! It's our Thanksgiving tradition for 3 years now. We Love starting our morningwith this. I use cheesecake flavored pudding mix. Thank you so much😊
    Reply
  3. Sarah says

    November 21, 2017 at 9:16 pm

    Do you think Sister Schubert dinner rolls would work instead of the Rhodes rolls?
    Reply
    • Mikaela says

      November 22, 2017 at 8:10 am

      Hi Sarah! I compared the weight of the rolls to figure out if you would use the same number of rolls. SS yeast dinner rolls lists 10 rolls as 425 g. Rhodes lists 36 rolls as 1362 g. So I would use 30 Sister Schubert dinner rolls (3 of the 425 g bags). The other thing I compared was baking directions. Sister Schubert doesn't specifically say that the rolls should be given time to rise, but because they are yeast rolls, I imagine they would act the same as rhodes rolls. Sorry - long round about way of saying that I haven't done it, but I imagine from the similarities that it would work out just fine! Just watch the baking time to make sure that they don't burn!
      Reply
      • Sarah says

        November 22, 2017 at 11:22 am

        Hmmm..ok thanks so much! I may just wait and try to get the Rhodes ones then.
        Reply
  4. romain | glebekitchen says

    September 12, 2017 at 7:03 pm

    So delicious looking. So easy. Brilliant. And the photos rock on this post! But surely the pecans can't be optional:-)
    Reply
    • Mikaela says

      September 12, 2017 at 7:26 pm

      I'm 100% with you on the pecans. Never optional!
      Reply
  5. Hillary Harper says

    September 12, 2017 at 6:49 pm

    Sitting around in my pj's eating this pull apart bread sounds like a weekend dream! :) So excited to try this!
    Reply
    • Mikaela says

      September 12, 2017 at 7:24 pm

      Riiiight??? Everyone needs a weekend like that once in a while. :) Hope you enjoy it!
      Reply
  6. Heather Morge says

    September 12, 2017 at 12:12 pm

    Seriously love your blog! I am working on the long pin post tutorial you created. Keep up the great work!
    Reply
    • Mikaela says

      September 12, 2017 at 3:14 pm

      Thanks so much, Heather - that is very sweet of you!
      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Rate this recipe: ☆☆☆☆☆

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Meet Mikaela!

About Mikaela
Welcome! Put your feet on up and grab a cookie! This is going to be tasty . . . Read More

let’s connect!

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Free E-Cookbook!

follow wyldflour!

Cookie Recipes
Baking Recipes

Don’t Miss These!

Blue bowl filled with mashed potatoes and a wooden spoon

Slow Cooker Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

overhead view of green bean casserole in a white dish with a plate and lemons

Steph’s Amazing Green Bean Casserole From Scratch (+ Slow Cooker Instructions)

White bowl with beef stew and two silver spoons

A Thick & Hearty Instant Pot Beef Stew

Easy No-Boil Classic Lasagna

The Best Roasted Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Bao

Steamed cheese filled bao in a bowl held by two hands

Fluffy Cheese Stuffed Bao (aka Softest Grilled Cheese in the World)

Footer

Meet Mikaela

Hi! I'm Mikaela. Come on in, put your feet up, and grab a cookie. Read More…

Don’t Miss These!

Blue bowl filled with mashed potatoes and a wooden spoon
overhead view of green bean casserole in a white dish with a plate and lemons

Wyldflour Privacy Policy

To review wyldflour’s copyright, affiliate, and privacy policies, please visit our policies page.

Copyright© 2023 · Brunch Pro Theme by Shay Bocks