Cinnamon Dounut Muffins Recipe

Cinnamon donut muffins will become a favorite to make for breakfast or anytime you want a sweet treat.

These muffins taste a lot like a cinnamon donut and are great with coffee. Kids and adults love these delicious little treats.

Cinnamon  Donut Muffins – Donut muffins are a super soft, homemade muffins that are easy to make! These buttery treats taste just like an old fashioned donut rolled in cinnamon and sugar!

The actual muffin is a super simple batter.

But, don’t be fooled by the simplicity – they have this amazingly light flavor of vanilla and spices.

Then, when they come out of the oven I generally give them just long enough that I can handle them without burning my finger tips straight off before I dunk them in butter and roll them in cinnamon sugar.

These absolutely store really well, but they’re definitely on another level of delicious when eaten still warm.

Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins – Donut muffins are a super soft, homemade muffins that are easy to make! These buttery treats taste just like an old fashioned donut rolled in cinnamon and sugar!

Prep Time: 10min

Cook Time: 20min

Total Time: 30min

Servings: 10

INGREDIENTS:

FOR THE MUFFINS:

• 1 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour

• 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar

• 1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Powder

• 1/8 Teaspoon Salt

• 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

• 1/4 Teaspoon Nutmeg

• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

• 1 Large Egg

• 1/2 Cup Milk

• 1/3 Cup Butter, Melted and Cooled

FOR THE TOPPING:

• 1/3 Cup Granulated Sugar

• 2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon

• 5 Tablespoons Butter, Melted

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease muffin cups or line with paper liners. Set aside.

2. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.

3. In a small bowl beat the egg. Add the milk, vanilla extract, and melted butter and mix well to combine.

4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until moistened, being careful not to over mix.

5. Spoon batter into muffin cups about ½ – ¾ of the way full. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes. Allow muffins to cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan.

6. For the topping: In a small bowl mix together the cinnamon and sugar. In another small bowl melt the 5 Tablespoons of butter.

7. Dip the muffins into the butter, then roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture.

Nutritional Info:

Calories: 220kcal