Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2007

This is a definite keeper! I had only been looking for an easy recipe that 2 seven year-olds could help me make and this fit the bill. Still, I was a bit skeptical about using the canned biscuits because that "canned biscuit flavor" usually comes through in anything you make with them. Not so with these! They were outstanding! Neither of the kids like nuts, so we didn't use them. I don't own a bundt pan of any size, so we we split 3 cans of biscuits (each biscuit cut into 6 pieces) between 2 round cake pans. To avoid cleaning burnt-on sugar off the pans, I lined them with foil, buttered the foil, and sprinkled the bottom and sides with cinnamon sugar before proceeding with the recipe. We shared them with company who popped by and not a sound could be heard while we all indulged in buttery, sugary bliss. Thanks for posting this. Love it!

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Beansie

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Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2007

This recipe won me first prize in my family's annual cooking competition. The first time I made this I used Pillsbury's country biscuit dough (2 x 340g packages -about 40g more than the recipe called for - so I left one of the precut biscuits out) and I found it incredibly salty (4 stars). The second time, I went with the same amount of Pilsbury FLAKY ROLL dough and it was FANTASTIC. I used 6 aluminum foil mini cake pans with a single layer of dough balls in the bottom and they were perfect. I used the cooking time in this recipe, although the instructions on the package of dough said to only cook 11-13 mins - and they did not overcook. The stickiness is my favourite part so I use half again as much butter/brown sugar.

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Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2007

We love this recipe!! It wasnt on purpose that we changed it but I thought I was minus a can of biscuits so I improvised with a package of cinnamon rolls we had. So we incorporated the cinnamon roll dough into the biscuit dough and then of course used the icing to top off the sticky monkey brains! Not that this recipe needed anymore calories or sugar content but I think it's great for an occasional treat. And it's absolutley delicious! I also didnt have the bundt pans and had to substitute using a different kind of pan. My cooking time was a little longer by 5-10 minutes because of the type of pan and the layering. I don't recommend doing more than 2 layers or the bottom dough will not bake up correctly. Thanks much to whoever posted this...it's a great recipe!

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Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2007

fun, good, and easy! it doesnt get much better than that!

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Reviewed: Jul. 20, 2007

My family LOVES this recipe. It is easy to create and makes the house smell wonderful! It is a regular staple for big breakfast mornings. As a added touch, we melt some regular vanilla icing in the microwave for about 15 seconds and use that to drizzle over the "brains".

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Cassie

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Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2007

I made this today for our ladies group at church. What a mess. Im only giving it 2 stars b/c i see that it COULD be worked with and made into a good recipe. Sadly it didnt work out so well. Yes, i do admit i didnt do it in the 6 individual bundt pans. I did it in one large one and the biscuits didnt want to rise b/c they were weighed down by everything, or so it seemed. Also the biscuits wouldnt cook in the middle. The top was about to burn, while the insides were gooey still. So i had to turn out the whole thing onto a baking sheet and bake it like that. Well then it was so dry and basically burnt on the outside b/c of all the sugar that it was not very tasty at all. Good thing the ingredients werent expensive.

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ShawnaRae

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Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2007

Wow, these are really easy to make! And they are SO good. They taste good even without the nuts. I used a big bundt pan, because I didn't have the mini ones. The only bad part with that was that only the top pieces got really gooey. But the other pieces still tasted good. However, I just got my mini bundt pan and I can't wait to try this recipe with it. I'm hoping that using the smaller pans will make all of the "brains" gooey:) And just a tip... If you are using a big bundt pan, still use only the amount of dough given in the recipe. I thought about adding an extra "tube" of dough, but that would have been too much. It doesn't look like enough in the pan, but when the dough is cooked it raises all the way to the top of the pan.

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Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2007

Outstanding!! Why share this with my kids when I can eat the entire hting myself!! :) I didn't have the mini bundt pans so I used a regular sized one instead and it worked just as good. Didn't have to alter the recipe (other than leaving out the nuts, my son don't like them) or cook time at all.

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Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2007

AWESOME! Brought this to work for Friday breakfast... Rave reviews. Didn't have a bundt pan so I used a cake pan and doubled the recipe. Other than that I followed the recipe to a "T". I would recommend leaving it in the pan for a few mintues to cool before dumping it out- it allows for the bread to solidify somewhat. Will definitely bake again... and again... and again!

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Andie

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Reviewed: Jun. 1, 2007

Great recipe. Made without the nuts, children loved it. Thanks for a great recipe.

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Pat Rota

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Reviewed: May 30, 2007

needed a bit more brown sugar/butter mixture to make it more sticky. will probably double that part next time. Though VERY good otherwise (hubby is a sugar junkie, likes it nice and sticky!)

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Reviewed: May 23, 2007

This recipe is delicious. I have made it 4 times in one week because my kids love it and so do I. I followed the recipe and did not change anything other than cooking it 10 minutes longer than recipe called for. Could be my oven. Thanks for this great recipe.

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Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2007

Loved the easy and taste of this recipe!!! I agree with a couple others that it doesnt really need the extra cinnamon and sugar at the end. It's sweet enough. Delicious.. I'll be making this one for years to come for sure!!

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Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2007

Wonderful recipe. We didn't have any mini-bundt pans, so we used small (6 oz) Pyrex ramekins -- turned out perfect!

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Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2007

This is an awesome recipe, and I have been it this way for a couple years now. If you really want to up the anty, add a piece of cream cheese in the middle of each ball of dough. HEAVENLY!!!!!!!!

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smatchi

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Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2007

My fiance loves cinnamon rolls, but store bought versions tend to be dry. He helped me make this recipe, and we thought it was wonderful. I don't have a bundt pan, so I used a bread pan, which left me with some uncooked dough pieces, but with a few alterations, that can easily be remedied. Definitely something we'll have again.

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Nicole

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Home Town: Waterboro, Maine, USA

Living In: Abilene, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2006

Fun recipe and very good tasting. I had picked up a mini bundt pan at a garage sale a couple of years ago and had never used it. The mini bundts turned out great. Everyone enjoyed Christmas morning.

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MOMZRIGHT

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Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2006

kids LOVE this one!! Ask for it once a week

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Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2006

Thanks so much for this post!!! My grandmother used to make this for the holidays. I never knew how she made it until now and we all love it so much. She is really sick now and not able to pass on all her fabulous recipes. This was very close to what she used to make(though I think her biscuits were from scratch and also put some raisins in). Anyway, it made the whole family feel great to have this at Thanksgiving again. Thanks so much and everyone should encourage their little girls to grab up Grandma's recipes because they will surely want them someday!!

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2006

I made this for breakfast and everyone loved it! I didn't use any nuts but it still tasted fine.

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