Ham and Cheese Monkey Bread

Everyone loves monkey bread. Ham mixed with gooey cheese which is a classic combination. This savory bread in scallion-garlic butter is easy to make thanks to refrigerated biscuit dough. It’s so good!

Ham and Cheese Monkey Bread is a great crowd pleaser for kids and adults. It’s great for an afternoon snack, an easy lunch, or a party appetizer. The Honey Mustard Sauce is the perfect dipping sauce for the garlic-green onion butter baked into the bread. So good! I had a leftover loaf and sliced it like bread, then toasted it. YUM!!!

WHAT IF I DON’T LIKE HAM OR DON’T HAVE IT IN THE REFRIGERATOR?

• If you’re not a fan of ham or don’t have any on hand, you can leave it out and just make a cheesy monkey bread. Have fun with it! Change the shape of the pan by using a bundt pan or a square or oval baking dish. Just make sure that it is a 5 cup pan or dish. To check, fill it up with 5 cups of water. (Don’t throw the water away, water a plant with it). If it fills up almost to the top then it will work.

CAN THE RECIPE BE DOUBLED?

• Absolutely! Find a pan or baking dish that will fill up to 10 to 12 cups of water, such as a bundt cake pan. The doubled recipe will serve up to 12 people.

INGREDIENTS TO MAKE HAM AND CHEESE MONKEY BREAD

• Unsalted butter
• Green onions
• Fresh garlic
• Honey
• Dijon mustard
• Kosher salt
• Pinch of cayenne pepper
• Refrigerator biscuit dough (such as, Pillsbury Grands!)
• Extra-sharp white cheddar
• Ham

INGREDIENTS TO MAKE HONEY MUSTARD SAUCE

• Honey
• Dijon mustard
• Mayonnaise

HOW TO MAKE HAM AND CHEESE MONKEY BREAD

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Generously spray a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray or coat with butter.
• Cut a piece of parchment to fit the bottom and overhang sides of the pan.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter, 2 Tbsp green onions, and garlic.

• Remove from heat, stir in honey, Dijon, salt, and cayenne.
• Cut the biscuit dough into 6 pieces per biscuit.

• In a medium-size bowl, toss the biscuit dough pieces with butter mixture until coated.
• Stir in ham, cheese, and green onions until even dispersed.
• Transfer to the loaf pan.

• Bake until monkey bread is golden brown, about 45 minutes and a thermometer inserted in the middle reads 195°F. (Cover with foil during baking if browning too much).
• Cool on a wire rack in loaf pan for 10 minutes before loosening the sides with a knife and transfering to a serving platter.
• Whisk together the ingredients for the Honey Mustard Sauce and serve with the monkey bread.