Cinnamon crunch muffins are a sweet, tender muffin. With subtle spices and just the right amount of sweetness, this muffin is then topped with a crunchy cinnamon sugar coating. You’ll feel like you are having a special treat for breakfast. You can take it up a notch and sprinkle on nuts, oatmeal or both. This is such an easy recipe to make and keeps for days.

Since working with cinnamon over the holidays and after making a giant cinnamon roll the size of a WV mountain, it was time for an easy recipe. I wanted to see if there was a way to create a muffin that was reminiscent of cinnamon rolls without all the waiting around for dough to rise. Something that could be made within 1/2 hour start to finish. Finally, after much tinkering around and adjusting ratios, the cinnamon crunch muffin was created.

My goal is to teach you to think on your feet. Some may just want a recipe and that’s it. And that is totally okay! But if you really want to learn how to bake, switch over to weighing your ingredients and start manipulating recipes to see what happens. Worst thing is you have an inedible item. Best thing is you’ve created your own masterpiece.

Once that you have learned how to make cinnamon crunch muffins recipe, I encourage you to try different spices. Instead of the allspice, use a little nutmeg or cloves. Try both, even. Add more cinnamon. Try different flavors altogether. Not only can adjust the spices to your liking, try different types of sugar, use butter or margarine, melted butter in place of the oil. Double the topping if you don’t have any regard to calories and see what happens. Muffins are a quick and easy way to experiment and learn how to create your own food.

Cinnamon Crunch Muffins

A nice sweet and spicy muffin with a pleasant crunchy top that only takes minutes to prepare and is ready within 1/2 hour. These are not only really easy to make but a pleasure to eat!

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Prep Time10 minutes minutes

Cook Time20 minutes minutes

Total Time30 minutes minutes

Servings12 muffins

Calories 263.1

Ingredients

For the Muffin

• 2 cups (300g) flour
• ¾ cup (180mL) milk
• ¾ cup (150g) sugar
• ½ cup (120mL) oil
• 2 large (100g) eggs
• 2 tsp (8g) baking powder
• 1 tsp (2g) cinnamon
• ½ tsp (1g) ginger
• ½ tsp (1g) allspice
• ¼ tsp (1.25g) salt

For the Topping

• 3 tbs (42g) light brown sugar
• 1 tbs (14g) butter or margarine
• 1 tsp (14g) crushed nuts
• 1 tsp (3g) flour
• 1 tsp (2g) cinnamon
• 1 tsp (1g) oatmeal

Instructions

For the Topping

• In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon and flour.
• With a knife or fork, cut in the butter until it looks like crumbs. Set aside.

For the Muffins

• Preheat oven to 375 (190C.)
• Grease or line a muffin tin with paper cups.
• In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and allspice.
• In a smaller bowl, combine milk, eggs, oil. Pour wet ingredients into dry, mixing until just combined.
• Divide batter equally into each muffin tin, about 3 tbs.
• Sprinkle on brown sugar topping. If desired, add oatmeal and nuts on top of sugar.
• Bake 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven. Leave baked muffins in pan 2-3 minutes before removing. Cool on a wire rack.

Notes

You may use 1 cup of sugar if you prefer a sweeter muffin.  

If desired, use self-rising flour in place of plain.  Just omit baking powder and salt.

Nutrition Facts

Cinnamon Crunch Muffins

Serving Size

 

1 muffin

Amount per Serving

Calories

263.1

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

11.8

g

18

%

Saturated Fat

 

1.2

g

8

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

2.6

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

6.8

g

Sodium

 

148.2

mg

6

%

Carbohydrates

 

37.6

g

13

%

Fiber

 

0.1

g

0

%

Protein

 

3.8

g

8

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

* Calories provided as a courtesy and not guaranteed.