If your family loves classic cinnamon sugar donuts, these Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins are about to become a new favorite breakfast recipe in your house.
We love a good muffin in our home — but we really love that warm, sweet cinnamon sugar flavor you get from a fresh bakery donut. These easy baked donut muffins combine the best of both worlds into one simple homemade treat.
These muffins bake up soft, fluffy, and perfectly tender, then get brushed with melted butter and rolled in a delicious cinnamon sugar topping. The result? A muffin that tastes just like a fresh cinnamon sugar donut, but without the deep frying.
I first made these on a Saturday morning for my family of four, and they disappeared almost immediately — which is always the sign of a recipe worth saving.
One of the best things about this cinnamon sugar muffin recipe is how simple it is to make. The batter comes together quickly using basic pantry ingredients, and the muffins bake in under 20 minutes, making them perfect for busy mornings or last-minute brunch plans.
Yes, rolling them in cinnamon sugar can get a little messy… but trust me, it’s completely worth it.
These homemade cinnamon sugar donut muffins are perfect for:
• Cozy weekend breakfasts
• Holiday brunch tables
• After-school snacks
• Coffee-and-muffin mornings
• Easy homemade baked treats
If you love bakery-style muffins, cinnamon sugar donuts, or simple homemade breakfast recipes, this one is guaranteed to be a hit.
Easy Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins
A soft, fluffy baked muffin coated in buttery cinnamon sugar — the easiest way to enjoy donut flavor at home.
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Servings: 11 muffins
Equipment
Muffin tin
Ingredients
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ cup milk (1% or 2% both work great)
⅓ cup unsalted butter, melted (margarine works in a pinch)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
For the Cinnamon Sugar Topping
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
Melted butter or spray butter
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners or grease the pan well.
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, melted butter, vanilla extract, and egg.
- Gradually add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, stirring just until combined. Do not overmix.
- Fill each muffin cup about ¾ full with batter.
- Bake for 18–20 minutes, until the tops are golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. (I usually start checking around 16 minutes.)
- While the muffins bake, mix together ¼ cup sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Let muffins cool for a few minutes after baking.
- Dip the tops in melted butter (or spray with butter) and roll or sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar mixture.
Enjoy your warm cinnamon sugar donut muffins!
Notes
These muffins are best enjoyed warm, when the cinnamon sugar topping is perfectly sweet and buttery.
“Cinnamon Sugar Donut” Muffin
Equipment
- Muffin Tin
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Cup All-purpose Flour
- 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 Cup Milk Any will do, I have used 1% and 2%
- 1/3 Cup Unsalted Butter I have used Margerine in a pinch/ Melted
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 Large Egg
- 1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar For Topping after baking
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamom For Topping after baking
- Melted butter/ or spray butter For Topping after baking
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 350℉.
- Line 12 muffin tin with liners, or grease muffin tin well
- In a large sized bowl mix together the Flour, Sugar, Baking powder, Baking soda, Salt and Cinnamon.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the Milk, Melted Butter, Vanilla and Egg.
- Add the wet ingredients (Gradually) to the large bowl with dry ingredients. Stir this until combined, DO NOT overmix the ingredients.
- Fill your muffin tins (3/4 full) with the batter.
- Bake in the pre-heated oven for 18-20 minutes. I usually bake for 16 minutes, and check start to check the muffins, you want them golden brown and inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- While muffins are baking, in a small bowl mix together the 1/4 cup granulated sugar and the 1 tsp cinnamon sugar.
- After the muffins are done baking, allow them to cool for a few minutes. Next you will either dip them into melted butter or spray the tops with spray butter and sprinkle on the cinnamon & sugar mixture.
- Enjoy your yummy muffins!
Notes
