Monkey bread is a new to me recipe this year, and now I feel like I have been missing out just now eating it for the first time! It is a delicious cinnamon sugar loaf that makes for a sweet and comforting breakfast. This vegan monkey bread has a homeade caramel drizzled over the top. Once it is baked, the warm soft dough just pulls apart and melts in your mouth.
Ingredients
This vegan monkey bread starts with the same dough recipe as my vegan cinnamon rolls. It is a whole wheat dough that just requires some rising time. Some people get nervous with cinnamon roll dough, but it really is pretty easy to make. It just requires some patience to allow the dough to rise. Once the dough rises then you roll the dough into small balls, and coat in cinnamon sugar. I used a blend of monk fruit sweetener and coconut sugar for this recipe to keep it refined sugar free. Then you let the dough rise again before popping it in the oven to bake. Once the bread is baked then it is time to drizzle with some homeade caramel.
The caramel could not be any easier to make. You just mix everything together in a jar. The secret ingredient to this caramel is cookie butter. It adds such a creamy warmness to the caramel with a hint of cinnamon. The caramel gets the sweet flavor from maple syrup. The soft texture comes from a blend of coconut cream and coconut oil. I love how you can drizzle the caramel when it is warm or spread it when cold. Either way you like caramel it is delicious on this vegan monkey bread.
Although this bread takes some patience to make, it makes for a very special treat for friends and family. It will smell so good in your house while it bakes. Then, the sweet warmness of this bread will pair perfectly with a hot cup or coffee or tea. Whether it is during the holiday, when friends or family are in town, or just for fun I hope this is a breakfast you will enjoy!
In a glass bowl or measuring cup warm the oat milk so it is about 105-115 degrees or until it feels like bath water
Add in 1 tbsp of coconut sugar and yeast and gently stir. Let sit for 5-10 minutes until yeast is bubbly or foaming. (If that does not happen the yeast is dead and you need to try again)
In a separate large mixing bowl combine flour, salt, and 1/4 cup sugar of choice and set aside
In a smaller mixing bowl combine sour cream, melted butter, and the coconut sugar. Once the yeast mixture is foaming add it to the wet ingredients and stir to combine
Slowly fold in the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until well combined and dough becomes sticky
Now on the counter spread some flour and pour the dough on top. Knead dough for 5-10 minutes adding a little bit of flour at a time if the dough is sticky. Once finished form the dough into a ball and place in a greased mixing bowl covered with plastic wrap. Let the dough rise for at least an hour or until it doubles in size in a warm place. I put it the oven on 375 and let the dough sit on top of the stove to rise
While the dough rises, mix the cinnamon sugar in a separate mixing bowl and melt the butter
Once the dough is done rising, grease a loaf pan. Roll the dough into balls about a tbsp each or cookie dough size. And place in a separate bowl
Once you have all the dough rolled then pour the butter over the dough balls and gently coat them. Then roll each individual ball in the cinnamon sugar and place in the loaf pan making layers of the rolled dough.
Pour any additional butter over the top and cover the loaf pan with plastic wrap. Let rise in a warm place for 1-2 hours or until doubled in size. Or place in the fridge overnight to rise. After the second rise preheat the oven to 350 and bake the loaf 40-45 min on a center rack until dough is cooked through
While the dough cooks, combine all the caramel ingredients together in a jar. Once bread is warm out of the oven, drizzle caramel over the top. You can also drizzle more over when serving
Best served when hot, but will keep in an air tight container for 3-4 days. Keep additional caramel in fridge for up to two weeks.
Notes
If letting the dough rise in the fridge, be sure to allow the dough to come to room temperature before placing in the oven.Nutrition Facts calculated without caramel
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Discussion
January 4, 2022
Great content! Keep up the good work!
January 4, 2022
Great content! Keep up the good work!