For donut muffins:
- 3 cups All-purpose flour
- ¼ tsp Baking soda
- ½ tsp Baking powder
- ¾ tsp Kosher Salt
- ¼ tsp Nutmegfreshly grated whole nutmeg or ground
- ¼ tsp Ground cardamom
- ¾ cup plus 2 tbsp Whole milk
- 2 tbsp Buttermilk
- 8 tbsp Unsalted butterat room temperature
- ¾ cup Granulated sugar
- 2 Large eggsat room temperature
For cinnamon sugar topping:
- 8 tbsp Unsalted buttermelted
- 1 cup Granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp Cinnamonground
Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins
Want a donut but without as much time and effort? With this delicious recipe for Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins, you get that irresistible donut flavor with the ease of baking a pan of muffins. Enjoy these muffins with a mug of coffee, or keep a batch in the freezer instead. It’s handy for both donut and muffin emergencies!
The batter for these donut muffins is made simply with all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, whole milk, buttermilk, sugar, eggs, butter, and spices like cardamom and nutmeg. Once the batter is combined, scoop it into the muffin cups. Bake until the tops are firm to the touch and deliciously golden. These muffins keep well in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. You can also freeze them once baked and cooled. Skip the butter and cinnamon-sugar coating before freezing, and then dunk them in melted butter and roll them through cinnamon sugar once defrosted.
To make these Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins
1 | Heat oven and prepare muffin pan | 5 |
2 | Combine dry ingredients | 2 |
3 | Combine milk and buttermilk | 1 |
4 | Cream butter | 3 |
5 | Add sugar | 2 |
6 | Add eggs | 2 |
7 | Combine dry and wet ingredients | 2 |
8 | Add batter to muffin pan | 2 |
9 | Bake | 20 |
10 | Cool | |
11 | Prepare topping | 2 |
12 | Coat muffins | 3 |
13 | Serve | |
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