Cinnamon Sugar Muffins

Cinnamon Sugar Muffins

I am in love with these muffins. The muffin itself is a deliciously cakey spiced buttermilk muffin. That in itself is delicious. But the buttery cinnamon sugar muffin top is the star of the show. You’ll be tempted to peel it off the top of the muffins to enjoy!

🛒 Ingredients Needed:

• all purpose flour
• baking powder, baking soda and fine sea salt
• ground nutmeg and ground cinnamon
• granulated white sugar
• unsalted butter
• eggs
• vanilla extract
• whole milk and buttermilk

✏️ How to make Cinnamon Sugar Muffins:

*The complete, printable recipe is in the recipe card at the end of this post.

MAKE THE MUFFINS:

1. Preheat the oven to 350℉. Spray the cups of a 12-cavity muffin pan with nonstick spray.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and nutmeg.
3. In another medium bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the sugar and butter on medium speed until the color lightens. Mix in the eggs and vanilla extract.
4. In a small bowl, whisk together the milk and the buttermilk.
5. Alternate adding the dry ingredients and the milk mixture to the creamed butter, one-third at a time, mixing well after each addition (on low speed). Start with one-third dry, mix well, then add one-third of the milk mixture, and repeat two more times with the remaining ingredients.
6. Spoon equal amounts of muffin batter into the prepared muffin pan. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown and the center of each muffin springs back when touched. Let cool completely in the pan.

MAKE THE CINNAMON SUGAR TOPPING:

1. Meanwhile, whisk together the sugar and cinnamon for the topping. Dip the tops of the cooled muffins in melted butter and then in the cinnamon sugar.

➡️ Tips and Substitutions:

• If you’re not into nutmeg, it’s okay to add ground cinnamon to the muffin batter instead.
• If you don’t want to dunk the tops in butter, it’s okay to sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar onto the tops of the muffin batter before baking.
• During the holidays, try using eggnog in place of whole milk.

✔️ How to store muffins:

These are best eaten the day they are made, but can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container and enjoyed the next day. For longer storage, freeze muffins prior to dipping in butter and cinnamon sugar in an airtight container for up to 3 months, and complete the final step once they have thawed.

Favorite Muffin Recipes:

• Raspberry Dark Chocolate Banana Bread Muffins
• Orange Ricotta Muffins
• Sugar Crusted Raspberry Muffins
• Monkey Bread Muffins
• Glazed Lemon Muffins