Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins are perfect for your next coffee break or a quick bite to satisfy your sweet tooth! Combining a donut and a muffin makes total sense to me! Try my Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls for another easy to make, delicious morning or anytime treat!
Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins
Would you like a donut or a muffin? Hmmmmm…such a hard decision! Well, I have figured it all out for those of you that can’t decide–how about a combination of the two? And, I could add that Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins have a hint of a mini-donut-like taste.
Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins Recipe
The base recipe for this muffin is simple and uses simple ingredients. It could stand on its own or you can add fruits to the batter. I do recommend all-purpose flour in this recipe as well as room temperature (or melted) dairy.
How to Store Muffins
There are a few ways to properly store muffins.
- Room Temperature: Because they are best enjoyed at room temperature, this is usually the recommended way to storing. I use a larger sealable plastic bag or an airtight container to store the muffins in a single layer. Some folks recommend adding a piece of paper towel to the bottom so that it will soak up any condensation. If your muffins are properly cooled before storing, this may not be necessary. However, if I am using an airtight container, I will often add a piece of bread to the container, torn in half, and fit in between the muffins. The bread will soak up moisture as well. Best enjoyed within 2-3 days.
- Refrigerator: (Refrigeration, in general, dries out baked goods faster so a typical muffin recipe shouldn’t be refrigerated.) Place in a sealable plastic bag or airtight container and then place into the refrigerator. They should keep for up to 5 days. To reheat, remove from refrigerator pop into the microwave for 10 seconds or just allow muffin to come to room temperature naturally, about 15 minutes.
- Freezer: Place cooled muffins into a freezer-safe sealable plastic bag or a freezer-safe airtight container and pack as closely as possible without crushing. Remove as much air as possible. Label with date and recipe name.
How to Reheat Frozen Muffins
Remove muffin from the freezer and allow to come to room temperature overnight in the refrigerator or on the counter for a couple of hours.
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Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins
Ingredients
MUFFINS
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 ¼ cups (309 g) whole milk
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
TOPPING
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar,
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla.
- Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture and stir just until no big lumps remain. The batter will be a bit runny.
- Fill prepared muffin pan about ⅔ full of batter per spot. For mini muffins bake 12-14 minutes, for full-size muffins, bake 20-24 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let rest in pan for 5 minutes before placing the muffins on a rack to cool.
- Once cooled, combine sugar and cinnamon topping. Dip tops of muffins in the melted butter then roll the top in the cinnamon sugar to coat. Place back on the rack and repeat with remaining muffins.
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I took two dozen of these over to nieces house. I visited for a couple of hours before I left I asked her if she tried one yet. She went to get one and her kids had eaten them all. Everyone of them.
Oh no!!! lol However, this has happened to me too. 😂 Hope she gets to try one someday!
The recipe you have here look great I will try them for sure thank you for you time in putting them on here ,
Me and my kids I nanny for make these ALL the time, and they’re a household hit everytime! And usually gone within a couple days ! Great recipe!
Would it be OK to use cupcake holders?
Even if I spray,everything sticks. Thanks
Sure!
I made these once and everyone loved them! I was going to make them for brunch tomorrow and was wondering if i could make the batter and refrigerate it over night for the morning?
amazing recipe, and its so easy to make. 100% will make it again 🙂
Can i make these in donut pan, like cake donuts??
Great idea – I’m totally going to do that!
Is it ne essay to use whole milk? Only use 2%.
have the receipt for years, the one i have is called a french puff and it has nutmeg in it – to die for yummy
i made them for the second time there pretty good, on accident i mixed the melted butter with the cinnamon oops but there still great
the first time i made them i made then with my friend Keira it was so much fun.
_ Jasmin without Keira this time
These are FANTASTIC!
How much do these muffins make?
12