These Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins taste just like classic cake donuts but are baked in muffin form—soft inside with a sweet cinnamon-sugar coating. 🍩🧁
🍩 Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins
Ingredients
For the muffins
- 1 ½ cups All-Purpose Flour
- ½ cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- ¼ cup melted Butter
- 1 Egg
- ½ cup Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
For the topping
- ¼ cup melted Butter
- ½ cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Preheat the oven
Set oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
2️⃣ Mix dry ingredients
In a bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
3️⃣ Mix wet ingredients
In another bowl whisk melted butter, egg, milk, and vanilla.
4️⃣ Combine
Stir wet ingredients into the dry mixture until just combined.
5️⃣ Bake
Fill muffin cups about ¾ full and bake 18–20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
6️⃣ Coat with cinnamon sugar
While still warm:
- Dip the muffin tops in melted butter
- Roll them in the cinnamon-sugar mixture
⭐ Optional Variations
- Add a pinch of Nutmeg for a classic donut flavor
- Fill with Jam or Apple Butter
- Drizzle with Caramel for extra sweetness
✅ Tip: These muffins taste best warm, just like fresh bakery donuts.
If you want, I can also give you a 3-minute cinnamon donut mug cake recipe that tastes like fried donuts but is made in the microwave. 🍩⚡
