Pumpkin Spice Caramel Pecan Monkey Bread

This Pumpkin Spice Caramel Pecan Monkey Bread is a super delicious pull-apart dessert or snack recipe! It's fun, flavorful, and perfect for parties!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword caramel recipe, homemade monkey bread, how to make monkey bread, monkey bread from scratch, monkey bread recipe, pull apart bread, pumpkin spice recipe

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 30

Total Time 1 30

Servings servings

Calories 947kcal

Author Camber Wilson of Food Snots

Equipment

Oven

Ingredients

Monkey Bread Dough

1 pkg quick rise dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1/4 cup warm milk
1 cup solid-pack pumpkin
1/2 cup butter melted
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
2 eggs beaten
4.5 - 5 cups all purpose flour

Caramel

1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tbsp light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract

During Assembly

3/4 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter melted

Instructions

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine the milk, pumpkin, butter, sugar, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.
Beat in eggs and dissolved yeast mixture. Add 2 1/2 cups of flour and mix until just combined. Add the remaining 2 - 2 1/2 cups flour until dough is no longer sticky.
At this point either change to the kneading attachment on your mixer or turn onto floured surface; knead until dough is smooth and elastic, about 3-5 minutes.
Place dough in a bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat entire surface of dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
Meanwhile, make caramel by combining butter, heavy cream, brown sugar, corn syrup, and vanilla in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook, continuously stirring, until caramel has reach 210-215 degrees F (about a minute after boiling). Pour half of caramel into a greased 10-inch fluted pan. Sprinkle half of the pecans over caramel.
Punch down dough and shape into 40 balls (about 1-inch diameter). In a small bowl, combine sugar, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice.
Place melted butter in another bowl. Roll balls in butter, then roll in sugar mixture. Place 20 balls in the pan over the caramel. Top with remaining caramel and pecans.
Roll remaining balls in butter and sugar and place over balls in tubed pan. Let stand for 20 minutes.
Place fluted pan on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until top is golden brown. Cool bread in the pan on a wired rack for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm.

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