Air Fryer Monkey Bread Muffins

Air Fryer Monkey Bread Muffins are a favorite pull-apart bread idea that is also incredibly easy to make.

These soft and buttery muffins can be pulled apart into bite sized portions that are gooey, sweet, and buttery making them perfect for about any time of the day.

What are monkey bread muffins?

Monkey bread muffins are individual sized monkey breads that are made using refrigerator biscuits rather than making the bread from scratch.

I like that this is the perfect treat to make when you are looking for a quick and easy recipe that everyone seems to love.

Did you try my recipe for Air Fryer Dinner Rolls (with video!)?

That recipe for dinner rolls is a homemade roll recipe that is baked in an air fryer. Both this recipe for money bread and that recipe for rolls are just two great recipes for bread that can be made in an air fryer.

To make this recipe you will needed air fryer safe baking cups. You can find a selection of air fryer safe baking cups here.

Why we love this recipe for monkey bread.

This recipe is super easy to make. It also takes about five minutes to make it.

Here is what else we like about this recipe.

• Monkey bread can be served about any time of the day although, these may be especially perfect for breakfast.
• This recipe smells amazing when it is coming out of the air fryer.
• Monkey bread goes great when served with milk, coffee, or even a glass of sparkling water.
• This is also a fun recipe that works great for kids of most ages.
• Personalizing your monkey bread is as easy as switching out the kind of biscuit dough that you use or adding some chocolate chips.
• Clean up is a breeze with this recipe!

Ingredients needed to make monkey bread muffins.

• Refrigerated Biscuit Dough. My monkey bread was made with a 7.5 ounce 10 count can.
• Sugar. Use granulated white sugar.
• Ground Cinnamon. Added for flavor.
• Butter. Added for that buttery flavor in the topping. The butter should be melted.
• Brown Sugar. Combined with the melted butter for the topping. The brown sugar should be packed.

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Tips for making the best monkey bread muffins.

When selecting biscuits, you can actually use any kind of biscuit. However, my monkey bread was made using buttermilk biscuits.

More helpful tips for you.

1. Depending on the size of your air fryer you may not be able to fit all of your muffins into the basket. If this happens, simply make your muffins in batches.
2. When you coat your bread pieces, use a bag that can seal tightly. You probably do not want the contents of the bag to escape.
3. Depending on the size of your air fryer you may not be able to fit all of your muffins into the basket. If this happens, simply make your muffins in batches.
4. These muffins are air fried in individual sized jumbo silicone muffin liners. Your liners should be air fryer safe.
5. Preheating your air fryer can help the muffins get more evenly golden.
6. This recipe can be made in a regular oven. Simple use a regular muffin pan and bake the muffins at 350 for about 10 minutes.

How to make Air Fryer Monkey Bread Muffins

Prep time: 10 minutes.
Air fry time: 10 minutes per batch.
Servings: 6.

1. Remove the biscuits from the cans, separate them, and then cut each biscuit into quarters. Also, prep your jumbo silicone muffin liners with a bit of nonstick spray for an easy clean up
2. Combine together the granulated sugar with the ground cinnamon in a large zip top bag.
3. Place a quarter of the biscuit pieces into the bag (if you are using a can with 10 biscuits, that will be 10 pieces per can). Seal the bag, toss the ingredients together.
4. Remove the pieces from the bag and then place the coated biscuit pieces on to the prepared liners to form muffins. You can gently press the pieces in place to help them stick together.
5. When all of the pieces of biscuit dough that can fit on to your liners have been coated and placed into the liners, place the filled liners into the air fryer basket.
6. Use a fork or a whisk to combine together the melted butter with the brown sugar. Then drizzle the butter and brown sugar mixture over the muffins, reserving half of the melted butter mixture for use after air frying.
7. Allow the muffins to sit for three minutes so that the mixture can seep into the muffins. Meanwhile, you can preheat your air fryer to 350.
8. Air fry the muffins for 10 minutes or until the tops are crispy on the outside and the center appears to be fully baked. Allow the air fried muffins to cool for before removing them from the liners.
9. Drizzle the remaining brown sugar and butter mixture over the muffins before serving.

Expert Tip👉 You can add topping ingredients such as chopped nuts, crushed pretzels, or candy sprinkles to make these muffins even more fun! Add the toppings just after air frying.

How to store monkey bread muffins.

Once the muffins have fully cooled they can be stored in an airtight container or wrapped well. When properly stored, these muffins should keep for up to a few days at room temperature or refrigerated for up to five days. These muffins can also be frozen for up to a couple of months.

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