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Lemon Supreme Monkey Bread

Stacey Pirtle

by Stacey Published: May 28, 2020

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Enjoy bold lemony flavor with this easy Lemon Monkey Bread recipe & its rich lemon curd glaze. Canned biscuits, a sprinkle of sweetness and our secret ingredient– jello (that’s right)– make it so easy. Outrageously delicious, moist and full of tart lemon flavor, you’ll swear you’ve captured a bit of sunshine with each bite.

 

Lemon Monkey Bread scripture John 15:15

 

What You Need To Make Lemon Supreme Monkey Bread

  • canned biscuits
  • box of lemon jello mix
  • granulated sugar, confectioner’s sugar
  • butter
  • lemon zest
  • lemon curd
  • half & half or milk

 

Ingredients for Easy Lemon Monkey Bread recipe with lemon glaze

We started making monkey bread around our house when the kids were little.  It was always a fun time in the kitchen. They loved shaking the zip top bags filled with biscuit pieces, sugar and cinnamon (see Tips below) and seeing their creation bake up golden and sticky delicious.

 

Easy Lemon Monkey Bread recipe with lemon glaze

As they got bigger, we got adventurous with our ingredients.  This Sausage, Egg & Cheese Brunch Cake is nothing more than a hearty, savory monkey bread loaded with all the breakfast favorites.  We’ve even turn monkey bread into muffins with these Cobblestone Apple Muffins and buttery Pull Apart Rolls.  To be honest, the possibilities are endless!

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But there’s probably not a monkey bread recipe we love as much as this bold, punchy, sticky lemon supreme version.  This bright and sunny pull apart bread has all the happy lemon feels that true lemon lovers long for.  Supreme, indeed!  

 

Easy Lemon Monkey Bread recipe with lemon curd glaze

 

The lemon gelatin mix is the secret to getting that perfect tartness throughout.  Combined with a little sugar and butter, the gelatin also creates that quintessential sticky bun texture that all scrumptiously sweet monkey breads are known for.  This recipe is virtually bursting with lemony goodness!

 

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  • Classic Lemon Drop Crinkle Cookies
  • Mason Jar Lemon Blueberry Lushes
  • Raspberry Lemon Butter

 

Tips for Making the Best Monkey Bread

  • Instead of mixing your gelatin, sugar and lemon zest in a bowl and tossing your biscuit pieces, try adding the gelatin, sugar and zest to a large zip top bag.  Seal tightly and shake to mix.  Open and add 5 or so biscuit pieces to the bag.  Seal again and shake to coat.  Continue until all pieces are coated.  This is the part my kids loved helping with.
  • To ensure that my monkey bread never sticks to the pan, I line the bottom of the bundt or tube pan with wax paper.  I turn my pan upside down on a large piece of wax paper, trace around the edge with a marker and cut out the circle.  I also use my scissors to cut an X in the center where the center post would be.  This allows the wax paper circle to slip right down into the bottom of the pan.  After the bread bakes, turn the cake out on a cake plate and simply remove the wax paper from the top!

 

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Easy Lemon Monkey Bread recipe with lemon glaze

Lemon Supreme Monkey Bread

Enjoy bold lemony flavor with this easy Lemon Monkey Bread recipe with rich lemon curd glaze. Outrageously delicious, moist and full of tart lemon flavor!
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Course: brunch, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bread, Cake, lemon
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes
Servings: 8
Author: Stacey | SouthernDiscourse.com

Equipment

  • bundt or tube pan

Ingredients

  • (2) 12 oz canned refrigerated biscuits
  • ¾ C butter, melted
  • 1 C granulated sugar
  • (1) 3 oz box lemon jello mix
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest

Lemon Curd Glaze

  • ½ C lemon curd
  • 2 tablespoon confectioner sugar
  • 1 tablespoon half and half
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Grease bundt or tube pan.
  • Mix together granulated sugar, jello, and lemon zest in a medium bowl. Set aside.
  • Cut biscuits into quarters. Toss in melted butter, then toss in lemon sugar mixture, coating each piece. Layer coated biscuit pieces in greased tube or bundt pan. Bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven. Let cool in pan on cooling rack for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the sides to make sure cake is loose before turning it out on cake plate or pedestal.

Lemon Curd Glaze

  • While bread is cooling, whisk together glaze ingredients in a large measuring cup until smooth. Pour over bread while it's still warm and serve.
Easy Lemon Monkey Bread recipe with lemon glaze
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  1. Avatar photoJennifer

    July 12, 2020 at 11:26 am

    Sorry, but I’m confused. If you use the ziplock bag for the dry ingredients, do you add the melted butter to the bag and then add the cut up biscuits to coat?

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    • Stacey Pirtlestacey

      July 22, 2020 at 12:30 pm

      Hi, Jennifer! No problem. The zip top bag is just for tossing/shaking the biscuit pieces in the dry ingredients instead of tossing them with a spoon or fork in a bowl. It’s a fun method that creates a nice, even coating. Step 3 on the recipe card states “Cut biscuits into quarters. Toss in melted butter, then toss in lemon sugar mixture, coating each piece.” Melted butter in one dish. Coat biscuit pieces. THEN put buttered biscuit pieces in dry ingredients bag and toss/shake. Hope you love this recipe as much as I do!

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  2. Avatar photoNatasha Dahline

    January 2, 2023 at 7:46 pm

    5 stars
    Came out looking like the pictures! Very easy and tastes yummy!!!❤️

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    • Stacey Pirtlestacey

      January 5, 2023 at 4:41 pm

      Hi, Natasha! I am so glad you made this recipe! Thank you!

      Reply
  3. Avatar photoPamela Daigle

    January 23, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    Can you use a can of lemon pie filling, instead of the jello?

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    • Stacey PirtleStacey

      January 26, 2024 at 12:27 pm

      Hi, Pamela! The jello mix is part of the dry ingredient mixture to create a powder coating that the dough is tossed in before baking. I am sorry, but the pie filling would not work as a good substitute. Hope you get the chance to make and enjoy this recipe!

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