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Rise and shine to Breakfast Monkey Bread with delicious savory flavors! It’s made with Grands biscuits, eggs, sausage, bacon, and cheese, all baked in a bundt pan. The result is a crowd-pleasing, pull-apart bread that everyone will devour!

Overhead shot of savory breakfast monkey bread with piece pulled out. Overhead shot of savory breakfast monkey bread with piece pulled out.

Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe

  • Delicious Flavor: This breakfast monkey bread has a wonderful savory, cheesy flavor combined with soft, tender bread! It’s so good you won’t be able to stop eating it!
  • Easy to Make: With simple ingredients, one pan baking, and easy-to-follow instructions, you will love whipping this up for any brunch or quick reheat breakfast option for your kids!
  • Crowd Pleaser: This breakfast is sure to be a hit with everyone—kids and adults alike!
  • Great for Holidays: I love holiday brunches, such as Christmas morning, Mother’s Day, and Easter. This monkey bread recipe is the perfect addition to your brunch spread!

What is Savory Breakfast Monkey Bread?

If you love classic Monkey Bread with its cinnamon-sugar goodness, you’re in for a treat! This breakfast version keeps the fun pull-apart style but adds a savory spin with eggs, cheese, and breakfast meats. This breakfast monkey bread is one of my family’s all-time favorite brunch items.

Ingredients You’ll Need

This breakfast monkey bread recipe might use Grands biscuits, but it tastes homemade! Only eight simple ingredients are needed, but once it’s baked, it looks so impressive. Perfect for holiday brunches! Check out the recipe card below for exact measurements.

  • Grands Biscuits: I love making pull-apart bread recipes with these canned biscuits! They are so versatile!
  • Large Eggs: This recipe uses six large eggs that are lightly scrambled and added to the breakfast bread.
  • Heavy Cream: A small amount of heavy cream added to the eggs makes them fluffy and light.
  • Seasoning: Everything bagel seasoning for extra flavor.
  • Butter: Makes the eggs taste rich and SO delicious.
  • Meat: Precooked breakfast sausage and bacon are added to the mixture of ingredients for the most amazing savory flavor.
  • Cheese: I really like shredded cheddar cheese in this recipe, but feel free to add whichever cheese you prefer! Gruyère, white cheddar cheese, pepper jack, Monterey Jack, provolone, and Swiss are all great options.
Overhead shot of labeled ingredients. Overhead shot of labeled ingredients.

How to Make Breakfast Monkey Bread

I love how wonderfully simple this recipe is. With nearly everything ready-made, you can just toss it all into a pan and let the oven handle the rest! Just follow my step-by-step instructions below for a breakfast that’s bound to become a favorite!

  1. Prep: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a large bundt pan with pan spray. Cut all the biscuits into quarters and set them aside in a large bowl.
  2. Whisk Eggs: Add the eggs to a small bowl and whisk with the cream and everything bagel seasoning.
  3. Cook Eggs: Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat until melted, and then scramble the egg mixture until slightly undercooked.
  4. Combine Ingredients: Remove the eggs from the heat and transfer them to the bowl with the biscuits. Add the scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, and cheese.
  5. Stir Together: Toss everything together until evenly combined.
  6. Bake: Carefully fill the prepared bundt pan with the biscuit mixture until it’s full. Then, bake for 30-35 minutes, until golden brown. Once baked, allow the Monkey Bread to cool slightly before turning it out onto a serving plate. Finally, serve it warm and enjoy!

Breakfast Monkey Bread Tips and Variations

Here are some simple tips and ideas for making savory monkey bread! There are many ways to switch up the ingredients and make it your own. Have fun with it!

  • Seasoning Options: The Everything bagel seasoning can be substituted for other seasonings or just salt and pepper. Use 1/2 teaspoon salt and a pinch or two of black pepper.
  • Different Cooking Options: You can use a 6-cup bundt pan by cutting the recipe in half and baking it for 20-25 minutes. Alternatively, you can spray a muffin pan with non-stick spray, divide the mixture into 12 portions, and bake for 13-18 minutes to make mini Monkey Bread muffins.
  • Other Canned Biscuits: If you use regular-sized canned biscuits instead of the Grands, use the same number of cans, but cut the biscuits in half instead of in quarters.
  • Add Onion and Peppers: SautĂ© 1/2-1 cup of onions or peppers and stir them in with everything to add a little more variety of flavor.
  • Add Chives: Try adding 1-2 tablespoons of chopped chives with the eggs or stirring them into the biscuit mixture.

Side shot of someone pulling a piece of the savory breakfast monkey bread from the whole. Side shot of someone pulling a piece of the savory breakfast monkey bread from the whole.

How to Store Leftover Breakfast Monkey Bread

This breakfast monkey bread is great because it keeps fresh for many days! Follow my tips below for storing and reheating leftovers.

  • In the Refrigerator: Store in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap for about five days.
  • In the Freezer: Store in a freezer bag or wrapped in 2 -3 layers of plastic wrap followed by a layer of foil for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge before reheating. Reheat in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

Close up shot of the breakfast monkey bread with piece taken out. Close up shot of the breakfast monkey bread with piece taken out.

More Breakfast Recipes

Breakfast is my favorite because there are so many wonderful sweet and savory options! I love a good brunch, where I can make all sorts of recipes and enjoy them at the same time! Here are a few ideas for you to try that your whole family will love! Like this breakfast monkey bread, they would all be great as part of a holiday brunch spread!

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  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a large bundt pan with pan spray.

  • Cut all the biscuits into quarters and set them aside in a large bowl.

  • Add the eggs to a small bowl and whisk with the cream and bagel seasoning. Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat until melted, then scramble the egg mixture until slightly undercooked. Remove the eggs from the heat and transfer them to the bowl with the biscuits.

  • Add the sausage, bacon, and cheese. Toss everything together until evenly combined.

  • Carefully fill the prepared bundt pan with the biscuit mixture until the pan is full.

  • Bake for 30-35 minutes, until golden brown. Let the monkey bread cool slightly before turning it out onto a serving plate. Serve warm.

Calories: 836kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 24gFat: 57gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 11gMonounsaturated Fat: 21gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 209mgSodium: 1733mgPotassium: 452mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 725IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 235mgIron: 5mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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