These Best Ever Cinnamon Muffins have a cinnamon sugar streusel topping. These moist, delicious muffins are so quick to make! This recipe makes 12 muffins so share them with your friends and family!
Our warm baked goods like our classic Banana Bread recipe and Easy Cinnamon Pumpkin Cake Muffins are delicious all year round. Adding to our collection of Muffin Recipes, these Best Ever Cinnamon Muffins recipe is sure to be a new favorite.
These BEST Cinnamon Muffins are very delicious. When I was a kid, I used to love packing a Cinnamon Sugar coffee cake muffin for my snack at school. These muffins kind of remind me of that wonderful traditional coffee cake with a sweet cinnamon sugar crumble on top. but in a single serving. Kids and adults love them. They also smell amazing while baking, by the way!
If you are craving a piece of coffee cake but not in the mood to make an entire cake, make these Best Cinnamon Muffins. I think that coffee cake is just one of those breakfast dishes that we usually have for when we have company staying with us.
There is absolutely nothing sweeter than nibbling on a mouth-watering pastry while catching up with your friends or family.
What will I need to complete this recipe?
You will need the following ingredients:
- Vegetable oil
- Sugar: I used a combination of brown sugar and granulated sugar
- Egg
- Milk: I used 2% milk for this recipe, but you can use whole milk if you have it available.
- Sour cream: sour cream helps to prevent a dry muffin by adding moisture.
- Vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Spices: I used both cinnamon and nutmeg in these recipes. Although the cinnamon is necessary to get the great cinnamon flavor for these muffins, the nutmeg is optional if you don’t have it available to you. However, I prefer the added flavor that nutmeg brings to these muffins.
SUPPLIES NEEDED:
- Mixing bowl
- Whisk
- Muffin tin
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk vegetable oil and sugars together.
Stir in eggs, milk, sour cream, and vanilla until just combined.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients by first sprinkling on flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Gently stir until just combined. Do not overmix.
Spoon batter into well-greased muffin tin until 2/3 full.
Make cinnamon sugar topping by stirring together sugar, cinnamon, and flour.
Sprinkle cinnamon sugar topping generously over each muffin top.
Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
How do I prevent my muffins from coming out hard and dry?
If the muffins are coming out of the oven with a less than desirable texture, the batter may have been overmixed. Make sure that you are just barely incorporating your ingredients together when assembling your ingredients.
I prefer to mix my muffins by hand to prevent any overmixing. I also found that if your muffins are still coming out dry, they may be over baked. If your oven tends to run hot, try checking your muffins at 15 minutes and going from there.
How do I store my cinnamon muffins?
You can store your cinnamon muffins at room temperature for up to one week. Make sure that they are stored in an airtight container to prevent the muffins from going stale.
Muffins stored in a plastic bag, become wet the next day. Store these muffins in the freezer for up to six months.
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Best Cinnamon Muffins Ever!
These Best Ever Cinnamon Muffins have a cinnamon sugar streusel topping. These fluffy moist muffins are so quick to make! Recipe makes 12 muffins so share them with your friends and family!
Ingredients
- Muffins:
- ½ cup of vegetable oil
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup milk
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- Cinnamon Topping:
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 Tablespoons flour
- 1 Tablespoon salted butter, melted
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk vegetable oil and sugars together.
Stir in eggs, milk, sour cream, and vanilla until just combined.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients by first sprinkling on flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Gently stir until just combined. Do not overmix.
Spoon batter into well-greased muffin tin until 2/3 full.
Make cinnamon sugar topping by stirring together sugar, cinnamon, flour, and butter.
Sprinkle cinnamon sugar topping generously over each muffin top.
Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Notes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20-25 minutes
Total Time: 30-35 minutes
Serving size: Makes 12 muffins
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Nutrition Information
Yield
12Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 253Total Fat 12gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 9gCholesterol 23mgSodium 236mgCarbohydrates 33gFiber 1gSugar 16gProtein 3g
These look delicious. Do you use the – 1 Tablespoon salted butter, melted – in the topping ?
Hi Barb,
Thank you for catching that, yes add it in the topping. I edited the recipe.
Nettie
Nettie, I just saw your recipe for Best Cinnamon Muffins ever. So happy to try these since I have new neighbors moving in and I wanted to bring something to welcome them. Sounds wonderful and I thank you for the post
Thank you for stopping by, I am sure that your new neighbors will enjoy this treat!
Nettie
Hi Nettie, as I mentioned I saw your recipe and today was the day I thought I would try it and I have to say the title is exactly what they are easy to make, light and delicious. I found I could not wait to have one when it came out of the oven a few minutes later it was so good and cooled down That I had to have another one I will share with my neighbors and definitely make this again easy and luscious. So keep up the good work I am happy you are there to share
Thank you for stopping by! So happy that you enjoyed the muffins!
Nettie