Here’s a soft, bakery-style recipe for Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins—they taste just like old-fashioned donuts but are easy to make at home 🍩🧁
🍩 Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins
Ingredients
Muffins
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg (optional but classic)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil or melted butter
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup milk
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
Cinnamon Sugar Coating
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line a muffin tin.
- Mix dry ingredients
- In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
- Mix wet ingredients
- In another bowl, whisk sugar, oil (or butter), egg, milk, and vanilla.
- Combine
- Add dry ingredients to wet and stir just until combined (don’t overmix).
- Bake
- Fill muffin cups about ¾ full.
- Bake 15–18 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Coat while warm
- Let muffins cool 3–5 minutes.
- Brush each muffin with melted butter.
- Roll in cinnamon sugar until well coated.
🌟 Tips
- Best enjoyed warm—that’s when they taste most like donuts.
- Store covered at room temperature for 2 days or refrigerate up to 4 days.
- For extra indulgence, add a vanilla glaze drizzle on top.
If you want, I can also share:
- Air-fryer donut muffins
- Apple-cinnamon donut muffins
- Glazed donut-style muffins
Just tell me 😄