Description
Delicious and fluffy cinnamon sugar donut muffins that are easy to make and perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- Donut Muffins
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1¼ cups whole milk
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Cinnamon & Sugar Topping
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray each cup in a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick spray OR place a parchment paper muffin liner into each cup. If using liners, very lightly spray the liners with nonstick spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt until combined.
- In a separate smaller bowl, using the same whisk, whisk together the whole milk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla extract until combined.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the larger bowl of dry ingredients. Use a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to gently combine everything together just until no flour streaks remain in the batter.
- Fill each muffin cup about 3/4 of the way full with muffin batter.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes. When done, the muffins should be puffy, rounded, and domed on top and a toothpick inserted into the center should come out clean with no wet batter on it.
- Remove the muffins from the oven and let them cool for about 10-15 minutes or until you can safely handle them.
- Place the melted butter in one bowl and stir together the sugar and cinnamon in a separate bowl.
- Take a muffin, turn it upside down, and dip the top of the muffin into the melted butter, and then immediately put it into the cinnamon sugar; moving it around to ensure that it gets a good coating of the cinnamon sugar.
- Place the dipped muffins onto a cooling rack and repeat with the remaining muffins. Let the muffins cool to room temperature or eat one warm (my preferred way).
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 210 calories
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg