This 4-Ingredient Dessert Recipe From Trader Joe’s Is So Good My Family Always Asks For More

It’s gooey, sticky and so delicious.

Simple Recipes / Mark Beahm

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“A butterfly rests with its wings open and a moth rests with its wings closed. Can we make more monkey bread? I love you, umma!” I have an eight-year-old who doesn’t breathe between sentences and uses mind control techniques to get what he wants.

It’s referring to the monkey bread I made after listening to an episode of the official Trader Joe’s podcast where a pro from their test kitchen revealed it as “one of my favorite hacks.” It’s the easiest monkey bread I’ve ever made. It’s not homemade, but it tastes like I spent hours making the dough.

The chef says, “I use four ingredients and 30 minutes of time and we get a delicious concoction of warm, sticky, sweet, cinnamon buns.” The recipe starts with fresh Trader Joe’s pizza dough, which is portioned, rolled in butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon, and then baked. Within 20 minutes of taking it out of the oven, it was gone. Our sweet-toothed family is a fan, and our dedicated baker (me!) is grateful because it’s so easy to make.

Simple Recipes / Mark Beahm

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Trader Joe’s Cinnamon Monkey Bread Recipe

You will need:

• 1 pound Trader Joe’s fresh pizza dough

• 1 cup brown sugar (3/4 cup was enough for me)

• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional

Let the dough come to room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes before using. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and lightly grease a 9 x 5-inch (23 x 13 cm) loaf pan.

Advice

TJ’s Test Kitchen suggests letting the dough come to room temperature before using it. I found it easiest to cut, shape, and roll the dough in the butter and cinnamon sugar while it’s still a little chilled. Then I let it rest and rise in the loaf pan for 20 to 30 minutes before baking.

In a small bowl, whisk together the brown sugar and cinnamon. Stir the vanilla extract, if using, into the melted butter, which you’ll have in a separate bowl. Divide the dough into 1-inch pieces. The Test Kitchen suggests flattening the dough and cutting it with a pizza cutter. Roll each piece in the melted butter, then in the cinnamon sugar.

Arrange them in the prepared loaf pan and bake for 30-40 minutes (mine was done after 30 minutes) until lightly browned. Let them cool for at least 15 minutes. Then carefully invert the monkey bread onto a large plate. Serve warm and devour.

“It’s kind of like a collection of cinnamon rolls,” the podcast host said. To that I would add the most delicious, gooey, melty, warm cinnamon rolls that you’ll want to make again and again.

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