Sweet Baked Life

In honor of National Cinnamon Roll Day, I thought I’d share with you my delicious Vanilla Cinnamon Monkey Bread. It’s not really a roll, but the warm dough bits surrounded in cinnamon sugar and doused in vanilla butter will take you to the land of yummy-ness! And there’s nothing better than waking up in the morning to the sweet smell of vanilla and sugar!  Great with a warm cup of coffee or a cold glass of milk! Get ready to make this quick and easy delight over the weekend!

Vanilla Cinnamon Monkey Bread
(inspired from Pillsbury Recipes)

½ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cans (16.3 oz each) Pillsbury® Grands!® Homestyle refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Heat oven to 350° degrees. Prepare a 12-cup fluted tube pan with cooking spray and set aside.

In large storage plastic food bag, mix granulated sugar and cinnamon.

Separate dough into 16 biscuits; cut each into quarters. Shake in bag to coat., then remove and arrange in pan.

In small bowl, mix brown sugar, butter and vanilla; pour over biscuit pieces.

Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown and no longer doughy in center. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn upside down onto serving plate; pull apart to serve. Serve warm.

Now get ready share some love with your family as you pull apart and devour this Vanilla Cinnamon Monkey Bread!