Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins 🍩🧁
These are soft, fluffy muffins coated in a sweet cinnamon-sugar mixture, giving you all the flavor of a donut without the deep-frying. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a sweet snack!
🧾 Ingredients (Makes 12 muffins)
Muffins:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Cinnamon-Sugar Coating:
- ½ cup sugar
- 1–2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2–3 tbsp melted butter (for brushing muffins)
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Preheat oven
- 375°F (190°C)
- Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease well
2. Make the muffin batter
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon
- In another bowl, mix melted butter, milk, eggs, and vanilla
- Pour wet ingredients into dry and stir until just combined (do not overmix)
3. Bake muffins
- Divide batter evenly among muffin cups
- Bake 18–22 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean
- Let muffins cool for 5 minutes
4. Coat in cinnamon sugar
- Brush each muffin lightly with melted butter
- Mix sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl and roll/coat muffins evenly
5. Serve
- Enjoy warm for the best flavor
- Optional: drizzle with glaze or sprinkle extra cinnamon sugar
🌟 Tips
- For extra donut flavor: add a pinch of nutmeg to the batter
- Make-ahead: store in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or freeze
- Mini muffins: reduce baking time to 12–15 minutes for bite-sized treats
If you want, I can give a “super quick 20-minute version” that’s extra fluffy and has a perfect cinnamon-sugar crust, no mixer needed 😋
Do you want me to do that?
