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 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
- 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 1/2 - 3/4 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!
Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins: An easy recipe for cinnamon sugar muffins that taste like an old fashioned donut! These simple muffins bake up in no time and are perfect for breakfast.
I halved the recipe, it made 12 perfect mini-muffins. Bake for 12 minutes.
Thanks for sharing! Do they keep long?
These are a favorite in my house. We have an egg and dairy allergy and still they come out delicious! We substitute the egg for a 1/4c cinnamon apple sauce and use vegan butter and rice milk (matching the amount that the recipe calls for). They come out perfect and actually taste exactly like apple cider donuts! Perfect for autumn.
Hello – my mother in law made a similar muffin – she put 2 tablespoons of batter in the muffin cups and then put a teaspoon of Jelly/Jam – any flavor – usually strawberry – on the batter – and then covered with additional batter to seal the Jelly/Jam in. and then baking and covering them in the butter/sugar/cinamon mixture. She called them Jelly Donut muffins. A double batch was a MUST – gone almost before she finished making them.
Hi!
I make them that way. Have done for over 20years now. It’s goid to see other women baking these scrumptiously yummy monuts lol My families nickname for them 🙂 Enjoy and eat up ladies!
I’m definitely making these! I’ve never scrolled through so many positive comments, and I loooove cinnamon 😀
Could I double the recipe and make a loaf for french toast?
I have been making this recipe almost non stop for about 2 months! They are amazing, awesome, so yummy, and OMGosh smell divine! I don’t know how long they keep fresh, because mine are gone in a day! Shared with my sister in Dallas, now we both have this little delight in our collections of “GO TO” recipes! Thank you!