Here’s a soft, bakery-style Cinnamon Sugar Muffins recipe 🧁 — tender inside with a sweet, crackly cinnamon topping.
🧁 Cinnamon Sugar Muffins
🛒 Ingredients
Muffins
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ cup melted butter (or oil)
- 1 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp melted butter
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F / 190°C. Line or grease a muffin tin.
- Mix dry ingredients
In a bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. - Mix wet ingredients
In another bowl, whisk butter, milk, eggs, and vanilla. - Combine
Gently fold wet ingredients into dry just until mixed (don’t overmix). - Fill tin
Divide batter evenly, filling each cup about ¾ full. - Bake
Bake 15–18 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. - Add topping
Brush warm muffins with melted butter, then roll or sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
✨ Tips for Perfect Muffins
- Don’t overmix — it keeps them fluffy
- Use room-temperature ingredients
- Add topping while muffins are warm for best stick
🔄 Variations
- Apple cinnamon: Fold in diced apples
- Coffee cake style: Add a crumb topping
- Healthy swap: Use half whole-wheat flour
- Mini muffins: Bake 10–12 minutes
If you want, I can:
- Make these egg-free or dairy-free
- Turn them into cinnamon sugar donut muffins
- Create a small-batch (6 muffins) version
Just tell me 😊
