Sausage Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread is a sweet and savory tasty treat for breakfast or snack.
Monkey Bread, or Pull Apart Bread, is just one of those fun foods to eat! There’s just something about getting your fingers in there and plucking off delicious bites. I realize this is a little different with sausage and cinnamon roll, but a slightly sweet/savory dish can be good at times, right? Do you like to eat monkey bread? How often do you make monkey bread?
You only need three ingredients and less than thirty minutes to make this Sausage Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread. Because it may be a little confusing, I took pictures of the process for you.
You will need to halve the cinnamon roll biscuit. The above picture is one that I’ve already cut. The reason I cut them is because they were too big if I left them whole to roll out. The sausage to bread ratio would have been too much bread. I wanted bite sized pieces with equal amounts of sausage and bread.
If using two cans of cinnamon rolls, you’ll have 32 bread rounds after halving. You’ll need 32 Lil’ Smoky sausages as well. After you halve the cinnamon biscuits, roll them flat with a rolling-pin as pictured above. Just eyeball it and roll them large enough that the biscuit will wrap around the sausage. You’ll need to use a little flour on your work surface to keep the dough from sticking.
I rolled them up almost like wrapping burritos; roll, wrap, tuck the ends inside and pinch closed. There is really no right or wrong way to wrap the sausages so do what you like best. Next, simply roll the bundles in sugar.
Spray a bundt pan with non-stick vegetable spray. Then, you just need to layer the sausage cinnamon roll bundles in the pan.
I used the frosting that came in the cinnamon roll can and drizzled it over the monkey bread. This is purely your choice. If you like things a little on the sweet side, you may want to as well. If you prefer it more on the savory side, save these icing containers in the fridge for another use.
My husband thought this was an ‘odd’ combination when I first told him what I’d made. After tasting, I won him over. Do you like Lil’ Smokies? I do. This was similar to Pigs in a Blanket, but the cinnamon roll gave a warm, slightly sweet flavor and contrasted well with the smokie sausage.
This would be a great little dish to take tailgating.
Sausage Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cans cinnamon rolls
- 32 Lil' smokie cocktail sausage
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Spray a bundt pan with non-stick spray. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cut each cinnamon roll in half so that you have two round discs.
- Roll each cinnamon roll flat, to about 4 inches, with a rolling pin.
- Wrap each sausage with the cinnamon roll, pinch to close.
- Roll bundle in sugar.
- Place in bundt pan.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until cinnamon rolls are browned.
- Allow to sit 4 to 5 minutes before inverting on a plate.
- Optional: drizzle frosting from cinnamon roll package over monkey bread.
Nutrition
My boys love these Lil’ Smokies!
We made Baby Sausage Dogs with them and they were a hit!
Another easy recipe that you can either use store-bought pie crust or make your crust is
Easy Apple Turnovers
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Heather @ French Press says
simply brilliant
Paula says
🙂 – my boys thought it strange until they ate it
Emily @ Simple Life Of A Fire Wife says
What a cool idea! My boys would LOVE this!!! Thanks for sharing at Share Your Stuff Tuesdays!
Adelina Priddis says
Just a quick note to let you know I’m featuring you on Foodie Friday tonight 🙂
Paula says
oh wow! Thanks so much!!! A feature always makes me feel so good!
Adelina Priddis says
This would make a fun special breakfast one morning. Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friday
Beth @ The First Year Blog says
Paula, start a bed and breakfast and serve this for breakfast and I am coming every weekend!
Paula says
Funny you say that, my husband and my ‘retirement’ dream is to have a B&B!!
Debby Ray says
These look amazing! I love sweet/savory combos and these look like something I would try. I posted about Sausage Pancakes…sausage crumbles put into pancake batter. They were yummy! Thanks for sharing your great idea 🙂
tanya says
Well this has everything you could possibly want in a breakfast! The sausage peaking out of the rolls is fabulous! I love having my sausage covered in syrup, this combo makes me very happy! Thanks for linking at Saturday Night Fever Paula!
Paula says
It was a random thought, but loved how it turned out. My youngest thought it was SO clever and cool that he could have breakfast and dessert at the same time 🙂 Aren’t kids great?!
Cindy Eikenberg says
Seriously? How did I miss this? OMG, I LOVE this and totally am making this! 🙂 Thank you so much for joining us, Paula, and sharing this amazing recipe at Best of the Weekend! Pinning and sharing! Have a great Tuesday!!
Paula says
IKR?? I thought you were mad at me!! 😉 Thanks for sharing!
Denise says
Thank you! Paula, I have company coming and this looks so perfect. Can’t wait to try it. I just my have to make for myself first. You know a test run. 🙂 I saw this recipe at Random Recipe Roundup. Have a great day!
Paula says
I’m so happy, you like it! Thanks for visiting!
Gloria // Simply Gloria says
Ummm… You rock! Love how this is such a super fast recipe to put together! I need to share this! (=
Paula says
Thank you, Gloria!
Heather says
Mmmmmm!! This looks so delish and filling! Great recipe Paula!
Paula says
Thank you, Heather!
Britni @ Play. Party. Pin. says
This is such an intriguing combination I might have to try it. I love cinnamon rolls (those ones in particular) and Lil’ Smokies so not sure why I wouldn’t love the two together. Thanks for sharing on the weekend re-Treat link party.
Paula says
That was my thinking too! It was good.
Julie Corbisiero says
Hi I never had monkey bread before, but this sure looks good and I bet is delicious. TFS on my turn for us party.
Julie at julieslifestyle.blogspot.com
Paula says
I’m so happy you found me and visited! My boys loved this bread.
Emily @ It Bakes Me Happy says
WOW Paula! This looks dangerously delicious 🙂
Paula says
Thank you, Emily! My husband thought it was strange until he tried it 🙂