Our September Challenge

No trip to the apple orchard is truly complete without a baking session afterward. This apple monkey bread is a great way to use your haul. The bread is made from scratch and filled with apples, cinnamon and pecans. It’s the perfect fall weekend baking project.

Get the Recipe


Apple Monkey Bread drizzled with icing and kept on a rust plate on a counter.
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How to Participate

  • Make this bread: Granny Smith, Honeycrisp and Pink Lady are the best types of apples for this recipe.
  • Review the recipe: Post your review under the recipe on our website and share your thoughts in our Facebook group.
  • Enter our sweepstakes: Share photos of this month’s bake with us, and you could win nifty gear for your kitchen.
  • Ask questions: If you need help or a few baking tips, talk with our Taste of Home baking pros and fellow bakers in our Facebook group. They’re ready to answer all your questions.
  • Share photos: You can also share pics in the Bakeable Facebook group or on Instagram (use #bakeable). We’d love to see what you’re baking!

Baking Resources

We’re confident you can tackle this recipe, but if you need a little help along the way, check out these related articles. And don’t be afraid to ask us questions in our Bakeable Facebook group!


Enter Our Sweepstakes


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Share a photo of something you’ve baked this month (maybe this month’s Bakeable challenge!), and you could win a Taste of Home cookbook.


Check Out Past Challenges

Want to catch up on challenges? See what we’ve made in the past and try making the recipes!

See What’s Next

We’ll introduce a new challenge every month. You can see what’s coming next by subscribing to our newsletter or joining the Bakeable Facebook group. We’ll also post more recipes and tips, and check out your photos and stories. We’d love to keep up with you!