Cinnamon Muffins Recipe

Warm, fluffy, cinnamon-sugar topped muffins that make your kitchen smell like a bakery. This cinnamon muffins recipe is easy, customizable, and ready in under 30 minutes perfect for cozy mornings or quick treats.

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Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American, Comfort Food, Home Baking

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Resting time: 15

Total Time: 45

Servings: muffins

Calories: 215kcal

Cost: $4

Equipment

1 Muffin tin (12-cup) standard size
2 2 mixing bowls one for dry ingredients, one for wet
1 Whisk for mixing batter
1 Rubber spatula for gently folding ingredients
1 Ice cream scoop or ¼ cup measure or use a ¼ cup measuring cup
1 Pastry brush for brushing melted butter on muffins
Wire cooling rack to cool muffins after baking

Ingredients

Muffin Batter

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon key flavor ingredient
½ cup unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
¾ cup brown sugar for moisture and depth
2 large eggs room temperature
1 cup whole milk or use buttermilk or plant milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional but flavorful

Cinnamon Sugar Topping

⅓ cup granulated sugar
1.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoon butter melted, for brushing

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F and line a muffin tin with paper liners.
In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
In another bowl, whisk melted butter and brown sugar; add eggs, milk, vanilla.
Gently fold dry into wet ingredients; do not overmix.
Spoon batter into muffin cups ¾ full.
Bake 18–20 minutes, until tops are golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
Mix cinnamon and sugar. Brush muffin tops with butter and dip into topping.
Let muffins cool for 5 minutes in pan, then transfer to wire rack.

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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