Pizza Monkey Bread

Looking for a new twist on pizza night? You’ve got to try this amazing Pizza Monkey Bread! It’s the perfect quick dinner for a new twist on Friday night pizza night or a fun and easy appetizer perfect for watching the game. It’s stuffed with pepperoni, mozzarella cheese and garlic that’s baked in a Bundt pan. Then grab a piece and dunk it in pizza sauce! So fun to eat and so delicious!

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I made this recipe with my niece the other night. I had it “pinned” on Pinterest and she had full control over what recipe we were going to try out. She had thought about trying an easy calzone recipe, but decided on this one. When she comes to visit life usually gets put on hold and we do whatever she likes to do.

We decided to do some baking, but since she was in charge, she pondered about what to make.

That girl is fabulous in the kitchen! She knew how to scrape the bowls, level off the baking powder and flour etc. She proudly said my grandma taught me that. Good thing Grandma is so smart because that’s where I got all my “mad” skills too!

This is a very kid-friendly recipe that they are sure to love. I didn’t use homemade dough but it would be excellent with it!

Ingredients Needed

• Garlic
• Butter
• Garlic salt
• Italian Seasoning
• frozen bread dough or pizza dough
• mozzarella cheese 
• turkey pepperoni
• marinara sauce
• non-stick spray

Steps to Make Monkey Bread Pizza!

• Prepare Pan – Spray the inside of a bundt pan with non stick spray and set aside.
• Prepare Garlic Butter – In a small saucepan melt butter, then add garlic and saute. Mix in garlic salt and Italian Seasoning.
• Make Dough Balls – Pull of marble sized pieces of dough and flatter. Then stuff with pepperoni and a cube of mozzarella cheese. Seal and repeat. Put the dough balls in the prepared bundt pan. Top with remaining butter mixture.
• Rest – Let sit 30 minutes.
• Bake – Place in preheated oven at 400 degrees F and bake for 35 minutes or until the top is brown and dough is cooked through. Remove from oven and turn onto platter and serve with warm marinara sauce for dipping

What type of pan do you need for Pizza Monkey Bread?

A bundt pan is ideal and here’s why; Pizza Monkey Bread – or any monkey bread for that matter – is really dense. The design of a bundt pan allows this delicious pull-apart bread to bake evenly. Resist the urge to pull out whatever pan is handy, trust me!

Though I’ve thought about trying an angel food cake pan, I think it would work? But I haven’t tested that to be sure.

Expert Tips

• Use a bundt pan, but if you don’t have on a 9” x 13” baking dish will also work.
• Spray the inside of it really well with non-stick coating
• If the top of the bread starts getting too dark during baking, loosely cover it with a piece of tin foil
• No frozen bread dough? use homemade dough, pizza dough, biscuits or even crescent roll dough might just work in a pinch!
• Feeling lazy? You can skip the stuffing of the bread and toss everything, except the marinara in a bowl and toss until combined. Place it in a the pan and bake!

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Pizza Monkey Bread

A delicious mix up for pizza night or appetizer recipe! Stuffed with Mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, butter and garlic! 

Prep:20 minutes mins

Cook:30 minutes mins

Rising Time:30 minutes mins

Total:50 minutes mins

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2 cloves garlic minced
• ▢ 4 Tablespoons butter
• ▢ 2 teaspoon garlic salt
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon Italian Seasoning
• ▢ 2 pounds frozen bread dough or pizza dough thawed
• ▢ 6 ounces mozzarella cheese cubed
• ▢ 48 pieces pepperoni
• ▢ 2-3 cups marinara sauce

Instructions

• Spray inside of bundt pan with non stick spray. Set aside.
  
• Melt butter in small saucepan. Add garlic and saute until it is fragrant about 1 minute. Remove from heat and add garlic salt and Italian seasoning. 
• Pull off marble sized pieces of dough and flatten. Top with a slice of pepperoni and a cube of mozzarella cheese and seal well. Repeat until all pieces are done. 
• Place dough pieces in saucepan and toss gently until coated. Put the dough balls in the prepared bundt pan. Top them with the remaining butter mixture in the bottom of saucepan if you have any left.
• Cover and let sit for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake for 35 minutes until the top is brown and dough is cooked through. 
• Turn onto a platter and served with warmed marinara sauce for dipping.

Tips

• Use a bundt pan, but if you don't have on a 9'' x 13'' baking dish will also work.
• Spray the inside of it really well with non-stick coating
• If the top of the bread starts getting too dark during baking, loosely cover it with a piece of tin foil
• No frozen bread dough? use homemade dough, pizza dough, biscuits or even crescent roll dough might just work in a pinch!
• Feeling lazy? You can skip the stuffing of the bread and toss everything, except the marinara in a bowl and toss until combined. Place it in a the pan and bake!

Nutrition Information

Calories: 435kcal (22%), Carbohydrates: 57g (19%), Protein: 14g (28%), Fat: 14g (22%), Saturated Fat: 6g (38%), Cholesterol: 39mg (13%), Sodium: 1720mg (75%), Potassium: 246mg (7%), Fiber: 3g (13%), Sugar: 2g (2%), Vitamin A: 590IU (12%), Vitamin C: 4.4mg (5%), Calcium: 130mg (13%), Iron: 1.1mg (6%)

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