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!

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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.

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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.

Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins in a Pan

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.
Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins

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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4.95 from 36 votes

Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Cool 10 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins blend the taste of your favorite sugar donut with a cinnamon-flavored muffin.

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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Reader Comments

  1. Absolutely amazing! I made them in the regular muffin tin of 12 and still had a few extra. Super duper easy, and highly recommend!

  2. These were delicious I found that if I just rolled them in the cinnamon sugar when they were almost cool the sugar stuck fine. No butter needed

  3. Is there a mistake in the milk? The recipe says 1 1/4 cups (368 g). Isn’t 1 1/4 cups of milk 309 grams? I didn’t notice this at first and I used the 368 grams. The batter is very runny – I’m waiting to see how they bake up.

      1. Even though the milk measurement was off these were still delicious! Came out a little flatter is all. Thanks for the great recipe!

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