The Best Vegan Monkey Bread made with all paleo and gluten-free ingredients. A delicious and healthier version of the classic monkey bread!
MONKEY BREAD!! How are you so damn good?!
Growing up, I used to have sleepovers at friend’s houses all the time. A couple of my friends moms would always whip up this amazing monkey bread. And to be honest, it was one of my favorite parts of the sleep over. You know your girl loves all things cinnamon and this monkey bread is like a cinnamon roll in this delicious cake form.
With a drizzle of melted coconut butter, I have been in snacking’ heaven over here.
You only need a few healthy ingredients to bake this vegan monkey bread at home. And it is grain-free and with no refined sugars.
This recipe isn’t as sweet as your classic monkey bread, but that is what I love about it. I’m the type of person who lives to have something dessert every single day. And this is one of those recipes that if you over eat it (which is impossible), you won’t be in a sugar coma. All you need for sweetness are some dates. But if you want to make this sweeter, of course you can! Just add in some extra coconut sugar or maple syrup.
What ingredients you need to make this monkey bread:
- Pitted dates – I used soft dates but didn’t need to soak them! Just remove the pits from them.
- Non-dairy milk – any variety works. I like to use one with no added sugar so it doesn’t add extra/unnecessary sugars to the bread
- Almond flour – I haven’t tested a sub here but almond meal will work too
- Tapioca flour – Arrowroot starch/flour works but haven’t tested another one
- Apple cider vinegar – acts as the “yeast”
- Cinnamon
- Coconut butter for the glaze if you’d like!
If you are craving a more chocolatey monkey bread, try my Vegan Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Monkey Bread (gluten-free)
The Best Vegan Monkey Bread (paleo + gluten-free)
The Best Vegan Monkey Bread made with all paleo and gluten-free ingredients. A delicious and healthier version of the classic monkey bread!
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
Yield: 5-6 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup pitted medjool dates (softened but not hot or soaked in water!)
- 2/3 cups non-dairy milk
- 2 cups almond flour or almond meal*
- 1 1/4 cup tapioca flour or arrowroot flour*
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Glaze on top: melted coconut butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a loaf pan with coconut oil
- In a food processor, blend together the dates and milk for a couple minutes then add in the remaining monkey bread ingredients
- Pulse/blend until well combined
- Using a spoon and your hands, roll out about 1-2 tablespoons of dough into a ball and place into loaf pan and layer
- Bake in oven for 15-20 minutes then drizzle with coconut butter and enjoy!
Notes
*I haven’t tested subs
**Store leftovers in airtight container for 5 days or freezer for 2 months
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Karin
What could you use instead of dates??
Rachel
i haven’t tested anything else. i made this to use up extra dates actually 🙂
Phyllis
Are the dates for texture or sweetness? I’d like to replace them too
Rachel
both !
Sophia
I would guess bananas could work! They’re sweet & binding
Emaleigh
Hi! just wondering if you do not link to pintrest anymore? Would love to pin for later!
Madison
Hi there! Was wondering if this would work in a vitamix or if it is not wide enough? Thank you!!
Rachel
i’m not sure – never used it for this!
Amber
Hey, I wouldn’t recommend making this in a blender. I tried and the combination of vinegar and baking powder made my blender explode. The food processor might be wider and prevent the gas build up that happened with a blender. May try making again with just blending the dates and milk and mixing the rest in a large bowl.
Libby
Yummy! I know you said you haven’t tried replacements but would coconut flour usually work in place of tapioca/arrowroot powder?
Rachel
nope! coconut flour doesn’t work the same as those two
Deirdre
How do you soften dates without soaking them in water?
Love this idea btw, I’ve been following you for a while and have been loving the cinnamon swirl banana bread and flourless brownies!
Rachel
the ones i used were soft already. feel free to soften if needed 🙂 so happy you love!
Sarah
yummy! i didn’t have almond flour so i subbed for 1/2 cup coconut flour and had to bake for 30 min instead of 20! still turned out good 🙂
Rachel
awesome!! thank you for sharing!!
Leanne
Super yummy! I used a homemade baking powder (cream of tartar, corn starch, baking soda) and I think it worked well. Could you describe what the batter was like prior to baking and what the end result “should” feel like? Thank you! 🙂
Rachel
very moist and doughy!
Lily
Hey! I’ve made this two times, now. It tastes delicious, but the batter is so wet! It’s hard to form into balls without it getting super messy. What is the consistency of your dough? Am I doing something wrong? Also, I had to bake it for approx 15 more minutes! I’d appreciate any advice- this was a hit in my house.
Rachel
it may be the dates you are using or something else! the dough will definitely be sticky for sure but it shouldn’t be too wet!!
Michelle
I added more almond flour to get the right texture since my mixture was too sticky too – about an extra cup.
Leyla
Is there a flour replacement for almond meal? Coconut flour? Tigernut flour? Any nut or grain free flour you can recommend?
Rachel
i don’t think so!
Cara
We absolutely adore this recipe! I cook for a little bit longer but make no subs. Couldn’t recommend more highly!