This Pizza Monkey Bread, made with canned biscuits, is a deliciously fun twist on pepperoni pizza. It’s stuffed full of mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, pepperoni and garlic, and tastes great with a side of warm marinara sauce.
It’s the perfect cheesy appetizer for family game night, holiday parties or football food. It’s easy to make and a winner every single time.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Customizable: Add your favorite pizza toppings!
- Quick & Easy: Made with “pop biscuits” so prep is quick and easy.
- Kid Friendly: This appetizer is always a hit with kids and adults alike.
If you love money bread, you’re going to want to also try our Classic Monkey Bread, Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread, Apple Cinnamon Monkey Bread and our Caramel Pecan Monkey Bread. They’re perfect for the holidays, as an appetizer or a quick treat everyone will love
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Pizza Monkey Bread
This easy pull-apart monkey bread pizza is fun to eat, super nostalgic, and couldn’t be simpler. It’s a great recipe to make before watching the big game, after school or whenever a comfort food craving hits.
All you need to make this recipe is refrigerated biscuit dough, seasoning, and your favorite pizza toppings. At my house, the dipping sauce of choice is marinara sauce, but you can feel free to dip into ranch, queso or whatever other sauce your family likes. We’re also big pepperoni pizza fans, but if you would rather make a vegetarian version you can absolutely skip it.
Key Ingredients
- Refrigerated Biscuits – you can use any brand of refrigerated canned biscuit dough. Personally, we like the Pillsbury Grands brand, which you can find at just about any grocery store.
- Garlic – you can use fresh minced or substitute garlic powder.
- Italian Seasoning – you should be able to find Italian seasoning in the spice section of your grocery store.
- Pepperoni – any sliced pepperoni will work. You can also use mini pepperoni rather than quartering each piece, or skip altogether to make a vegetarian version.
- Mozzarella Cheese – you can purchase shredded cheese, or shred your own.
- Parmesan Cheese – this should be grated.
- Marinara Sauce – any brand of marinara or pizza sauce will work!
Ways to Customize Pizza Monkey Bread
One of the best things about pizza monkey bread is how easy it is to customize. Try adding cooked Italian sausage, bacon bits, mushrooms, peppers, olives, or jalapeños. You can also swap the mozzarella for cheddar, provolone, or a blend of Italian cheeses to create a bew combination.
Tips For Making Pull Apart Pizza Monkey Bread
- Cut the biscuit dough into even pieces so everything bakes evenly.
- Don’t overfill with toppings. Too many toppings can make the dough difficult to bake all the way through.
- Gently drop the ingredients into the bundt pan. Don’t press it in the pan. You want there to be some room for the biscuits to expand while cooking.
- Grease the bundt pan well to ensure the money bread releases easily after baking.
- Let it rest for 5-10 minutes before inverting the pan, so it holds together beautifully.
- Serve with warm marinara sauce for dipping and even more pizza flavors.
Frequently Asked Questions
Pizza monkey bread is a fun and delicious twist on traditional pizza. It consists of bite-sized pieces of dough coated in savory seasonings and cheese, baked together in a bundt pan for a pull-apart treat.
You sure can! Just be sure to let it cool completely, then wrap well in aluminum foil and store in a freezer bag, or another airtight container, for up to 2 months.
When you are ready to serve, you can let the monkey bread thaw in the fridge overnight, then transfer to a baking sheet and reheat in a preheated 325 degree oven for about 10-15 minutes, or until warmed through.
If you have any leftovers (which is rare!), store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator. To reheat, simply place the desired portion on a microwave-safe plate and heat until warmed through.
Yes, you can assemble the pizza monkey bread in the bundt pan up to a day in advance and store it covered in the refrigerator. When you’re ready to bake, simply remove it from the refrigerator, let it come to room temperature as the oven preheats, and then bake as instructed.
Dips for Monkey Pizza Bread
- Homemade Pizza Sauce
- Easy Alfredo Sauce
- Sun Dried Tomato Alfredo
- Ranch Dressing
- Mix half alfredo and half Pesto Sauce
Pizza Monkey Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 2 16.3-ounce cans Pillsbury Grands Refrigerated Biscuits
- 6 ounces pepperoni, cut into quarters
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 cups marinara sauce, (for dipping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, mix together the olive oil, butter, garlic, and Italian seasonings and set aside.
- Open and separate the biscuit dough cans, then cut each biscuit into four pieces. Roll a handful of the cut biscuit pieces into the garlic butter mixture at a time, making sure to cover all the dough, then transfer to a separate large bowl. Continue until all of the biscuit pieces are covered.
- Add the pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, and Parmesan cheese to the bowl with the biscuit pieces, tossing gently to combine. Spread the prepared pizza monkey bread pieces evenly into the bundt pan.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and the dough is cooked through.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let it sit for 10 minutes before inverting it to a large plate or serving platter. Serve with warm marinara sauce. Enjoy!
Notes
- Freezing: Be sure to let it cool completely, then wrap well in aluminum foil and store in a freezer bag, or another airtight container, for up to 2 months.
- To reheat: When you are ready to serve, you can let the monkey bread thaw in the fridge overnight, then transfer to a baking sheet and reheat in a preheated 325 degree oven for about 10-15 minutes, or until warmed through.
- Refrigerator: cover leftovers and store in the fridge for up to 4 days.
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This Pizza Monkey Bread is fun to eat, super nostalgic and couldn’t be simpler. It’s a great recipe to make before watching the big game, after school or whenever a comfort food craving hits. Stuffed full of mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, pepperoni and garlic, it tastes great with a side of warm marinara sauce.
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Can I prepare a day ahead of time.
You can assemble it but it’s best if you don’t cook it until you’re ready to eat it. Just cut the dough, add the butter herb sauce and the shredded cheese and then store it in a gallon ziplock bag in the fridge until you’re ready to bake it. Add it to a greased bundt cake pan and let it come to room tempreture while your oven is preheating. Bake as directed on the recipe card. Best wishes!! I hope you love it as much as we do!
Has anyone used pizza dough instead of biscuits?
I’ve done it with pizza dough too. It works great. Just check the middle to make sure it it cooked through. If you need to slow the browning process for the top of the moneky bread, just cover it with foil for the past few minutes of baking.
I have frozen Pillsbury Grand biscuits. How long might it take to thaw them?
I bet they’d be thawed in an hour or two. You could even “pop” them to get them to thaw quicker.
I made this recipe. Instead of using two cans of biscuits I used one can cut into six pieces instead of four. I made this just for me and my husband. Also, I cut my pepperoni into four pieces. I kept all other ingredients as the recipe called for. Very delicious will definitely make this again.
What a great idea! It sounds perfect! Thanks for your comment, Jackie!
Easy and tasty. Kids loved it
Love this idea and it turned out so good! Will definitely be using again in the future!
Thanks for your comment, Britni! So glad you enjoyed this easy appetizer. It’s alwasy a hit with my friends and family too.
I love this stuff! So good!
can you half this recipe and maybe use a bread baking pan
You bet! That would work great!
Hi Sandra! Yes, I am guessing a halved recipe would work great in a bread pan! Good idea!
Yay! So happy to hear this!