Cinnamon muffins are a fluffy, tender homemade muffin recipe filled with tons of cinnamon flavor and topped with homemade icing glaze and sprinkled with sugar.
Cinnamon Muffins Recipe
Muffins have always been a go to for easy morning breakfasts in our house. I made these amazing cinnamon muffins to celebrate Mardi gras with the kids and they were so amazing I had to make them again and share them with you. These cinnamon muffins remind me of Kings cake with their flavor but at the same time they also remind me of a cinnamon roll.
I will be making these cinnamon muffins every year for Mardi gras because my kids told me they are the perfect Mardi gras muffins! However we will also continue to make them all the time as the kids keep asking me to make them!
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Alterations for this recipe
I made these originally to have fun for Mardi Gras breakfast, but you can use any color sanding sugar on the top of the muffins to make them perfect for celebrating any holiday with a fun and tasty muffin for breakfast!
If you are wanting to cut down on the sugar content then skip adding the sanding sugar and the icing on the top however those 2 things make the muffins over the top amazing!
How to Store Fresh Muffins
After making your muffins you will want to store them so you can continue to enjoy them. Allow the muffins to cool and then place them in a plastic zip close bag and store at room temperature. These muffins will keep for up to 3 days, if they actually last that long in your house.
Can I reheat muffins?
Nothing is better then a warm muffin right out of the oven. But of course muffins eventually cool and then while they still taste amazing I love them warm. All you have to do is pop them in the microwave for 15-20 seconds to heat the muffins and they will be as warm as when they came out of the oven!
How to Freeze Muffins
Muffins never last long in our house. I feel like I make them, take them out of the oven and with in minutes they are gone. Ok, so maybe they are not gone in minutes but it sure feels that way. Often times I will make double batches, and once they are cooled freeze half of them so we have them when the kids want them.
It is REALLY easy to freeze muffins. All you have to do it let them cool completely after baking. Remove them from the muffin tin and then put them into the freezer. They will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months. There are 2 different ways to freeze fresh muffins.
How to freeze muffins Individually wrapped
Let your muffins cool completely. Then individually wrap them in plastic wrap, and put them in a freezer bag.
How to freeze muffins in bulk
If you do not want to wrap them individually, you can let them cool completely. Once cooled, remove the muffins from the muffin tin and place on a baking sheet in a single layer. Place them in the freezer and freeze them until they are solid, which takes about an hour.
Cinnamon Muffin Recipe Ingredients
For these cinnamon muffins you will be making a homemade cinnamon muffin base, cinnamon filling and homemade muffin frosting.
Cinnamon Muffin Ingredients
- flour
- baking powder
- salt
- sugar
- sour cream
- egg
- milk
- vanilla extract
Cinnamon Filling Ingredients
- sugar
- cinnamon
- butter, melted and slightly cooled
Icing topping Ingredients
- powder sugar
- milk
- yellow, purple and green sugar (optional)
How to Make Cinnamon Muffins
Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
Place muffin liners into the muffin pan and set it aside.
Whisk together in a small mixing bowl the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar, set it aside.
Whisk together in a large mixing bowl the egg, milk, vanilla, and sour cream. Stir in the flour mixture just until it is combined.
In a small mixing bowl stir together the sugar, cinnamon, and butter to create the swirl.
Fill the muffin liners so they are about 1/3 full. Sprinkle some of the cinnamon swirl mixtures on top of the batter.
Top the mixture with more batter so the liner is 2/3 full, top it with more of the cinnamon swirl.
Bake for 15-20 minutes until the muffins are golden brown. Place the muffins onto a cooling rack.
How to Make muffin icing
While the muffins cool to combine the sugar and milk together to create the glaze.
How to assemble Cinnamon Muffins with frosting
Working with only 1 or 2 muffins at a time, drizzle the glaze on the muffins then sprinkle the yellow, purple and green sugar.
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Cinnamon muffins
Ingredients
Cinnamon Muffin Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cinnamon Filling Ingredients
Frosting topping Ingredients
- 1/2 cup powder sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- yellow purple and green sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Place muffin liners into the muffin pan and set it aside.
- Whisk together in a small mixing bowl the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar, set it aside.
- Whisk together in a large mixing bowl the egg, milk, vanilla, and sour cream. Stir in the flour mixture just until it is combined.Combiine the wet iingredients ith the dry ingredients and set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl stir together the sugar, cinnamon, and butter to create the swirl.
- Fill the muffin liners so they are about 1/3 full. Sprinkle some of the cinnamon swirl mixtures on top of the batter. Top the mixture with more batter so the liner is 2/3 full, top it with more of the cinnamon swirl.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until the muffins are golden brown. Place the muffins onto a cooling rack.
- While the muffins cool to combine the sugar and milk together to create the glaze.
- Working with only 1 or 2 muffins at a time, drizzle the glaze on the muffins then sprinkle the yellow, purple and green sugar.
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