Easy Cinnamon Muffins Recipe

Name: Cinnamon Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 4 teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup Milk; ¼ cup Melted butter; ¼ cup of sugar; ½ teaspoon cinnamon; 1 tablespoon hot cocoa mix (instant)

This cinnamon muffin recipe is quick and easy to make. They can be either savory or sweet; however, they are usually sweet.

They are best served right out of the oven with a fresh mug of coffee. These are the perfect weekend breakfast treat! These oven-fresh muffins have tall peaks with cinnamon and sugar-encrusted tops with a light, moist cake-like texture.

They are wonderfully delicious. This recipe is my go-to recipe for sweet muffins. I think you are going to like it too.

How to Make Cinnamon Muffins From Scratch

They are quick and easy to make from scratch using simple, wholesome, and organic ingredients.

Fresh baked cinnamon muffins — Freshly baked cinnamon muffins

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Ingredients for Cinnamon Muffin Recipe

I will measure out all the dry ingredients the night before when making breakfast muffins. However, I will mix in the wet ingredients just before baking them.

Simple Pantry Staple Ingredients

2 cups flour
Four teaspoons of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Two tablespoon sugar
Two eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup milk
1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
One tablespoon of hot chocolate mix (instant cocoa mix)

I used almond milk, but any milk will work.

Tools and Equipment

The measuring bowls with lids are great for measuring your ingredients ahead of time.

Measuring Dry Ingredients

Before measuring my ingredients, I preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Baking at this higher temperature is how the tall peaks form on the top of the muffins.

Measure your dry ingredients into a medium bowl. Add two tablespoons of sugar to this mixture.

This recipe has four teaspoons of baking powder which helps to form those gorgeous tall peaks.

Then add 4 teaspoons baking powder — Then add four teaspoons baking powder

The look and texture of these muffins are similar to a yellow cake.

Adding 2 tablespoons of sugar to the batter — Adding two tablespoons of sugar to the flour mixture

I like that this batter has lower sugar. Therefore topping the center is a sweet surprise.

Making the Sugar, Cinnamon, and Chocolate Topping

Now you will use 1/4 cup of sugar, cinnamon, and the hot cocoa mix. This mixture is sprinkled in the center and on top of the cinnamon muffin batter.

In small bowl combine sugar and cinnamon mixture — In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon mixture

Adding Wet Ingredients

Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture

Filling the Pans with Cinnamon Muffin Batter

Suppose you are using a muffin tin grease well. However, if using a muffin liner, there is no need to grease the pan. Another option is using reusable muffin cups.

Fill muffin tins with half the muffin batter — Fill muffin tins with half the batter

I wanted to share a little advice on using the batter scooper. First, before using it, I spray it to keep the batter from sticking.

Spoon on half the sugar mixture and fill with the remaining batter

Sprinkling the Special Sugar Mixture on Top

Bake in a preheated 425-degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

Cinnamon Muffins

Muffins are quick and easy to make. They are best served right out of the oven with a fresh mug of coffee. These are the perfect weekend breakfast treat! These oven-fresh muffins have tall peaks with cinnamon and sugar encrusted tops with a light cake-like texture. They are wonderfully delicious. This recipe is my go-to recipe for sweet muffins. I think you are going to like it too.

4.64 from 46 votes

Print Recipe Rate

Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Snack

Cuisine: American, Southern

Keyword: Cinnamon muffin, Muffin

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 20

Servings:

Calories: 95kcal

Cost: 3

Ingredients

2 cups flour
4 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2 eggs
1 cup Milk
¼ cup Melted butter
¼ cup of sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon hot cocoa mix (instant)

Instructions

Preheat oven 425 degrees
Grease 12 muffin cups
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and 2 T sugar
In a small bowl, mix the egg, milk, and butter
Stir egg mixture into the flour mixture.
Make topping and filling: Combine ¼ cup sugar, cinnamon, and hot cocoa mix.
Spoon half the batter into the muffin cups
Sprinkle half the sugar mixture over the batter
Spoon remaining batter and top with sugar mixture

Equipment

Notes

Muffins are quick and easy to make. They can be either savory or sweet; however, they are usually sweet.

They are best served right out of the oven with a fresh mug of coffee. These are the perfect weekend breakfast treat! These oven-fresh muffins have tall peaks with cinnamon and sugar encrusted tops with a light and moist cake-like texture.

They are wonderfully delicious. This recipe is my go-to recipe for sweet muffins. I think you are going to like it too.

Nutrition

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Tall cinnamon muffins with sugar mixture bubbling out of the delicious golden peaks

Serve With Butter!

Butter melting in to a Cinnamon Muffin — Butter melts into the cinnamon and sugar center

Cinnamon Sugar Muffin sitting on a linen tablecloth — Cinnamon Sugar Muffin

Common Questions

Can you Freeze Cinnamon Muffins?

Freezing muffins for later is ideal such as for a brunch party or Christmas morning. Wrap tightly and store in an airtight freezer container for up to three months. Then, remove from the freezer and allow to thaw at room temperature.

Bite out of a Cinnamon Muffin — The cake is light and fluffy with a sweet surprise

This cinnamon muffin batter is versatile so that you can try some of your favorite add-ins. You can use it to make chocolate chip muffins by adding 2 cups of mini chocolate chips to the batter.

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Bon appétit,

Kippi

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Jones

Tuesday 15th of October 2024

The recipe card doesn't have how long to bake.

Ann ‘Pelrine

Sunday 17th of December 2023

Did I miss how many minutes to bake these lovely looking muffins?

Esmé Slabbert

Friday 8th of September 2023

Scrumptious and oh so moreish looking. I ♥ muffins and cinnamon, so this is perfect. Pinned it I visited you via A MORNING CUP OF JOE 155 I linked up this week with = 43+44. This is a friendly reminder and invitation to come and join us at SeniorSalonPitStop. You will find the linkup information under BLOGGING.

Catherine

Thursday 20th of July 2023

The ingredients for a batch are about 1800 calories divided by 12 is 150 calories per muffin. Flour 880 sugar 270 eggs 159 milk 90 butter 400 hot chocolate mix maybe 30.

Stacy

Sunday 23rd of April 2023

Dry, dense and inedible. Was really excited to try this recipe but disappointed with the outcome. Followed the recipe exactly with only adjustment being that I baked for only 18 minutes. When both my boys reject cinnamon muffins you know something is off.