Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins

Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins taste like your favorite cinnamon & sugar donut from the bakery but in a muffin. Soft donut muffins dipped in butter and cinnamon & sugar. These muffins will disappear fast thanks to that sweet and crunchy topping.

CINNAMON SUGAR DONUT MUFFINS

These cinnamon sugar donut muffins are one of the very first recipes I ever posted to this food blog of mine! That was almost 5 years ago and I can’t even count the number of times I have made these muffins since. They’re just like these cinnamon banana bread muffins which is another muffin recipe that you must try.

They are so soft, dense but in a good way, and they taste just like that cinnamon & sugar donut we all love from the bakery. 

The best part is that buttery cinnamon and sugar topping. My kids usually will just eat off the topping and leave the rest!

HOW TO MAKE CINNAMON SUGAR DONUT MUFFINS

• In a large mixing bowl combine the dry ingredients; all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. 

  • You want to stir this with a whisk to break up an clumps of flour or baking powder.

• In a separate smaller bowl, I use a Pyrex glass measuring cup, mix up the wet ingredients; melted butter, milk, egg, and vanilla extract.

  • Mix it together.
  • I use the same whisk as I did for the dry ingredients. 

• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir to combine. You don’t want to over-mix but you also want to mix enough to make sure there are no flour pockets in the batter.

INGREDIENTS FOR CINNAMON SUGAR DONUT MUFFINS

All-Purpose Flour

Granulated Sugar

Baking Powder

Cinnamon

Salt

Whole Milk

Large Egg

Melted Butter

Vanilla Extract

MY TIPS AND HELPFUL HINTS FOR THIS MUFFIN RECIPE

• Regular sized muffins or mini muffins?

  • I have made this recipe both ways! If you have a mini muffin pan and what some mini muffins then use that. 
  • I normally just make regular sized muffins because it’s easier to fill than the dozens of mini muffin cups. 
  • Cook time is available for both ways in the recipe card below. 

• Spray the muffin tins very well with cooking spray

  • The muffins like to stick so make sure you spray each muffin tin well with cooking spray. 
  • You can use cupcake liners if you want to…. I prefer to just dump the batter in and call it good. 

• How do I know when the muffins are done cooking?

  • These muffins are easy to tell when they’re done cooking because the tops will be domed and when you gently press a finger on top of the muffin it will spring back. 
  • You can also stick a toothpick in the center and make sure it comes out with no raw batter on it. 
  • But for the most part, the muffins will domed and they will look done. Meaning there won’t be any shiny raw batter on tops

YOU WILL LOVE THESE OTHER MUFFIN RECIPES

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins – Chocolate muffins loaded with mini chocolate chips and shredded zucchini.

Coconut Lemon Poppyseed Muffins – Bright & fresh lemon muffin with coconut extract and poppyseeds. Topped with a simple vanilla glaze over top. 

One Bowl Applesauce Muffins – They look boring but these are a family favorite for a reason. So soft and delicious!

Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins – Banana muffins stuffed with milk chocolate chips with a sprinkle of sugar on top.

Cinnamon Roll Muffins – Cinnamon rolls rolled up in muffin form! A no yeast cinnamon roll dough baked in a muffin tin and topped with a vanilla glaze. 

Lemon Crumb Muffins – Moist lemon crumb muffins topped with sticky Lemon Glaze.