Cinnamon-Sugar Doughnut Muffins

Cinnamon-Sugar Doughnut Muffin Recipe – baked doughnut muffins coated in cinnamon and sugar – tastes just like an old-fashioned doughnut! I could have eaten the whole batch myself. Great for breakfast, brunch, potlucks, and the holidays. You might want to make a double batch! These don’t last long at our house.

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Cinnamon Sugar Donuts

These Cinnamon Sugar Dought Muffins are dangerously delicious! I seriously ate way too many of these yummy doughnuts! They were so hard to resist. They taste just like an old-fashioned doughnut! My favorite part is the cinnamon sugar coating. It puts the muffins over the top! Whip up a batch ASAP! You won’t regret it.

How to Make Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins

These muffins are super easy to make with only a few simple ingredients. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray or line with paper liners. Set aside. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and ground cinnamon. In a large bowl beat butter with a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Add sugar and mix well. Add eggs one at a time, mixing on low speed just until the yolk disappears. Slowly,add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with milk. Stir in vanilla extract. Mix just until combined.

Using a cookie scoop, divide batter into the prepared muffin cups. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Remove muffins from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack. Melt butter in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl combine white sugar and cinnamon. Dunk the entire muffin into the melted butter. Coat in the cinnamon sugar mixture.

Helpful Tips & Frequently Asked Questions

  • Can make mini muffins in a mini muffin pan. You will get 24 mini muffins. You will need to reduce the cooking time.
  • Can make the muffin batter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
  • Feel free to add some mini chocolate chips to the muffin batter.
  • Store finished muffins in an airtight container at room temperature.
doughnut muffin in a bowl of cinnamon sugar

Easy Doughnut Muffins for Breakfast

I served these muffins at a brunch party and they were gone in a flash. Next time I am going to make a double batch! This is a great recipe for potlucks, baby showers, weekday mornings, and the holidays. One bite and these are sure to become a family favorite.

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Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Muffins

Yield: 12 muffins
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Cinnamon-Sugar Doughnut Muffin Recipe – baked doughnut muffins coated in cinnamon and sugar – tastes just like an old-fashioned doughnut! I could have eaten the whole batch myself. Great for breakfast, brunch, potlucks, and the holidays. You might want to make a double batch! These don't last long at our house.

Ingredients:

Muffins

Cinnamon Sugar Coating

  • ½ cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 Tbsp cinnamon

Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
  • Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and ¼ tsp cinnamon.
  • In a large bowl, beat the butter on medium speed of a hand-held mixer for 2 minutes. Turn the speed to low and slowly add ¾ cup sugar. Mix well. Add eggs one at a time, mixing just until the yellow disappears. Add the dry ingredients in three batches, alternating with the milk. Mix just until incorporated.
  • Stir in vanilla extract.
  • Using a large scoop or ice cream scoop, scoop batter into prepared muffin pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes.
  • Remove doughnuts from pan and let cool completely.
  • Place ½ cup melted butter in a bowl. Combine 1 cup sugar and 1 Tbsp cinnamon in another bowl.
  • Dunk cooled doughnut muffins in melted butter and then coat in cinnamon sugar.
  • Store muffins in an air-tight container for up to 2 days.

Notes:

  • Can make mini muffins in a mini muffin pan. You will get 24 mini muffins. You will need to reduce the cooking time.
  • Can make the muffin batter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
  • Feel free to add some mini chocolate chips to the muffin batter.
  • Store finished muffins in an airtight container at room temperature.

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