Instant Pot Monkey Bread with Cinnamon Rolls

This sticky caramel apple Instant Pot monkey bread is so addicting and easy to make with ready made cinnamon rolls or defrosted frozen bread dough! If it’s hot and you’re not about to turn on your oven this is the new way to bake!

Pressure Cooker Monkey Bread

I know y’all have made a version of our easy monkey bread before but have you made it in your pressure cooker??? It is so easy. I’ll top it with the frosting packet that comes with the cinnamon rolls. That way I don’t have to buy a tub. It’s to die for I tell you.

You don’t have to have the popular IP brand though either. I have tried this in a Crockpot Express as well as the Ninja Foodi and those work great too. With the latter you have another option as well, air fryer monkey bread can be made too in that one.

Instant Pot Monkey Bread with Cinnamon Rolls

You really do need a pan to make this, I like using a mini bundt because it comes out pretty and cooks evenly with it. I use it all the time making other cakes and things too so it won’t be used just once friends.

1. Instant Pot – this is the one I have you can see it above, a 6 quart
2. 6-cup bundt pan
3. Caramel bits
   1. optional
4. Cinnamon rolls or biscuits – not Grands, regular size

You can use defrosted Rhodes cinnamon rolls, or Pillsbury refrigerated. Biscuits can be used but these are better.

Instant Pot Pull Apart Bread

Nuts are optional but yummy. Chop them and put them on the bottom of your pan so they come out on top when flipped over. I have done this when baking my pumpkin monkey bread during the Fall months. I just basically include a handful of nuts and a few tbsp of puree into the hot butter mix. 😉

1. Butter
2. White sugar and cinnamon – cinnamon is optional if you’re using cinnamon rolls
3. Brown sugar
4. Small bowl
5. Aluminum foil – to make a sling

Use Non stick cooking spray so it comes out easily when done.

Instant Monkey Bread

You’ll need the small trivet that comes with your Instant Pot too. That will keep the pan out of the water so you can get the full effect of it essentially being steamed under high pressure so it can “bake” well.

• Once your Instant Pot monkey bread is done, flip it right over and enjoy on a plate. It may just fall apart though and that’s okay.

The cinnamon rolls come with icing packets so I just use those. Warming them in the microwave for about 5 seconds so it pours over the top well. YES!! It comes out this sticky when you flip it over!!

Loaded with cinnamon, sticky caramel pieces, and the walnuts are a great addition for taste and texture. But of course those are optional.

Instant Pot caramel apple monkey bread 

Even if you don’t add a bit of caramel bits into the mix the brown sugar and butter mixed together will give it that flavor in the sauce no matter what. Here are the steps you’ll take to make this:

1. Cut each cinnamon roll or biscuit into 4 equal sized pcs
2. Put sugar mixture (can add cinnamon) into large baggie
3. Add pcs. and shake so they get nice and coated
4. Melt butter and brown sugar
5. Add 1/2 biscuits to 6 cup bundt pan, pour 1/2 butter mixture on top
6. Lay remaining biscuits on top, then remaining butter mixture

Add water and trivet into your pot on the bottom. I like the one with handles so it comes out easily when timer is done.

Monkey Bread in Instant Pot with Rhodes Cinnamon Rolls

1. Loosely cover pan with foil
2. Lower pan on top
3. Set to high pressure cooking
4. I like to do a slow natural pressure release for 10 minutes vs quick release so it can solidify a bit longer
5. Carefully remove the bundt pan

Once monkey bread is cooled and flipped over pour this and icing packets on top Note: I added diced apples to this one below. 1/4 c works well but will leave bundt a bit stickier.

Whether you make it for dessert, breakfast, or for brunch when other people come over it is just delicious! You’ll never buy a store bought monkey bread after tasting this one I promise. 🙂 Looking for more easy Instant Pot dessert recipes, here are a few:

1. Instant Pot pumpkin apple cake is to die for
2. The best lemon poppy seed cake is here to try
3. We love this Instant Pot coffee cake  too

With a quick cook time compared to our apple pie monkey bread baked in the oven, it’s a great option if you’re short on time or space. In about 20 minutes it’s done and ready to enjoy.