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!
Yep. I'm that person that will take a donut that's all soft, and buttery, and rolled in cinnamon sugar over a glazed donut any day of the week!
I mean, is there anything more satisfying than licking off all that cinnamon sugary goodness that gets stuck to your lips? Not really, guys. Not really!
Anyway, I've been making these donut muffins for years.
I do believe I first learned to make them during French class in high school....which was like, a bajillion years ago.
Of course I'd remember the muffin recipe, but not a single word of French!
It doesn't matter how long it's been though, these muffins reign supreme as my kid's favorite breakfast treat.
And mine, too.
Typically treats like this are reserved for weekend breakfasts - BUT, school is out for summer.
I think that's a good enough excuse to make these on a Tuesday.
Basically, I'll come up with any excuse, these are that good.
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.
Also, you probably won't have any left to save.
Better just make a double batch to be on the safe side.
Enjoy!
~Nichole
Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins
Ingredients
- FOR THE MUFFINS:
- 1 ½ Cups All Purpose Flour
- ½ Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 ½ Teaspoons Baking Powder
- ⅛ Teaspoon Salt
- ½ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ¼ Teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 Large Egg
- ½ Cup Milk
- ⅓ Cup Butter, Melted and Cooled
- FOR THE TOPPING:
- ⅓ Cup Granulated Sugar
- 2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 5 Tablespoons Butter, Melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease muffin cups or line with paper liners. Set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
- In a small bowl beat the egg. Add the milk, vanilla extract, and melted butter and mix well to combine.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until moistened, being careful not to over mix.
- 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.
- For the topping: In a small bowl mix together the cinnamon and sugar. In another small bowl melt the 5 Tablespoons of butter.
- Dip the muffins into the butter, then roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
Nutrition
I shared this muffin recipe over at The Weekend Potluck!
i am 11 and made these they are great and my whole family loves them I will also bake this aboou 1 trillion more times it is great
I made them mini and cooked them for 15 mins and they are delicious!
Hi there ,
I’ve been making your donut muffins for a long time my family loves them.
I wanted to ask can I make this into a cake and will it be just as moist and fluffy?
I want to make a tall cake as a thank you for a friend
Thanks, Lisa
good idea
Made these gluten-free using King Arthur Measure for Measure. Awesome! Wonderful recipe! Gone in minutes!
We call these muffnuts in our house. Making this today and I'm sure they'll be gone by tonight!
Has anyone tried adding peeled and diced apples to this recipe? If so, how many cups of fruit can this recipe handle?
Hi,
Yes, have added peeled and diced apples to this recipe. I would recommend 2 apples ( Granny Smith) about a cup of peeled and diced apples you should add to the recipe.
Just made these, they are absolutely delicious thank you 😍
This simple and quick recipe was absolutely delicious. They did remind me of cake donuts which I was craving so they hit the spot . The dough was not to dry and the spices were perfect. I put a bit more cinnamon on the the cinnamon sugar topping because I like a LOT of cinnamon. I will make this again for family breakfast brunch
They are so good I baked them twice in the space of 24 hours
This recipe is amazing.
Made these for my family they absolutely loved them! We call them cinnamon duffins.
I love this recipe! I always go to this recipe when I am craving muffins 😀
Made this for Thanksgiving breakfast and my family loved it!
I was really craving muffins for breakfast, so I made these, and they were delicious! thank you for this recipe, definitely a keeper!
I'm teaching my preteens how to bake and this recipe was perfect. They enjoyed whipping them up and they turned out wonderful. Not too sweet either. We made a batch the next day and substituted the sugar coating for a streusel topping. It added a wonderful texture and was slightly sweeter. Thank you for this addition to our household recipe book!
Looking for a recipe for something sweet using what I had on hand. Family loved them! I thought the dipping and the rolling would be a pain, but it was really easy. Thanks so much.
My first-year high school foods students made these-and they were a big hit!
Thanks for the recipe!