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! Be sure to try our Cinnamon Butter and Cinnamon Bread too!
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
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I shared this muffin recipe over at The Weekend Potluck!
I made these for my family this morning. They loved ❤️ it! I changed how I was gonna apply the sugar & cinnamon mix. I had one of my nieces add the sugar & Cinnamon mix to the melted butter & then dipped each one in.
This cinnamon sugar donut recipe was very easy to make and very delicious! My whole family loved it.Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Absolutely LOVED this recipe! Was a bit worried with how thick the batter was at first, but they baked beautifully and tasted amazing! Will be making these again very soon!
Can you double the recipe, going to a morning football tailgate and need more than 10
Yes
These look amazing and am going to try them this week! Would the recipe work well to make a big cake, do you think?
My partner loves donuts and was thinking of doing this as a big cake for his birthday coming up!
Thanks!
Would it still taste fine without nutmeg? That’s the only ingredient I don’t have right now.
It’s fine to leave it out 🙂
Use to make these years ago. They were called French breakfast puffs. They were delicious! That recipe had you dip and roll while still warm.
My 9 year old daughter has made these 3 times, improving each time. What a DELICIOUS and simple recipe for her to develop her skills with! Thank you!
I made these today and they turned out great. Moist and flavorful.
Thanks for sharing
Kathy
The muffins are very good. Not dense like a normal muffin – like a cake donut. Just like she mentioned. I made no alterations to the recipe and my Donut Muffins came out excellent. I would highly recommend this recipe. Very easy and good. Be sure not to overmix!
Do you just butter and cinnamon and sugar the tops
I roll the whole muffin in cinnamon/sugar mixture 🙂