Meltaway Cinnamon Muffins

Name: Meltaway Cinnamon Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Ingredients: 1½ cups all purpose flour; ½ cup white granulated sugar; 1½ teaspoons baking powder; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 large egg; ¾ cup milk; ⅓ cup unsalted butter (softened); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ cup unsalted butter (melted); ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ cup white granulated sugar

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22 minutes

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By: Julie Blanner105 Comments
Posted: 11/17/22

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These meltaway muffins are a deliciously simple mini cinnamon muffin recipe made with staple ingredients. They’re rolled in butter and cinnamon sugar, and when they are served warm, they melt in your mouth!

These are perfect mini muffins for a fall or winter breakfast or brunch treat.

Make them for Christmas morning breakfast, or make them any day of the week – they are that simple, and that delicious.

cinnamon muffins in serving dish on blue napkin

We love how these incredible baked cinnamon sugar doughnuts melt in your mouth. They’re reminiscent of the Tastefully Simple cinnamon sugar muffins I made years ago from a package that I purchased at a home party.

These simple cinnamon muffins have the same incredible flavor, without the need of a doughnut pan. (But if you like donuts, you have to try my fried biscuit donuts! They’re a childhood favorite.)

These little mini muffins are the perfect blend of cinnamon sugar and melt in your mouth buttery flavor! We’ve dubbed them meltaway muffins because they literally just melt in your mouth with each bite!

They’re quick and easy – in fact, the perfect breakfast for little hands to help with. Even better, these meltaway muffins require staple ingredients you already have in your pantry! One bite and you’ll be hooked!

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Why You’ll Love Meltaway Muffins

Pantry Ingredients
Quick and Easy
Great for Little Hands to Help With

★★★★★
5 STAR REVIEW
“These are delicious! I’ve made them three times in two weeks. They freeze well, but are best right out of the oven. I added extra cinnamon. Thank-you for sharing the recipe.”
— RUTH —

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Ingredients and Substitutions

Flour – All purpose, no need to sift.
Sugar – White granulated sugar.
Baking Powder – Make sure it’s “fresh”.
Salt – Salt enhances all the other flavors. If you substitute salted butter, omit the salt.
Cinnamon – Fresh ground cinnamon for maximum flavor.
Egg
Milk – Use any milk you have from skim to Vitamin D, even almond milk to make it dairy-free!
Butter – Unsalted, if you use salted omit the salt from the recipe.
Vanilla – Pure extract is preferable over imitation, it makes all the difference!

Variations

Add cardamom or nutmeg
Sub the vanilla extract for almond extract for a different flavor

close up bite out of a miniature cinnamon sugar muffin

A variety of gold cake pans, loaf pans and muffin baking pan sizes laid out on a marble surface.

Tools to Use

Mixer (You can also mix by hand)
Measuring Cups
Measuring Spoons
Mini Muffin Pan

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How to Make these Cinnamon Muffins

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Prep – Preheat oven and grease muffin tin.
Make Batter – In a mixing bowl, whisk dry ingredients to combine. In a separate mixing bowl combine wet ingredients. Gradually incorporate dry mixture into wet mixture. Fill muffin tin.
Bake – Bake, watching the time carefully. Muffins will be tender, but set. Allow to cool 5 minutes before removing from tin.
Coat – In a shallow bowl, combine cinnamon and sugar. In another small bowl melt butter. Dip and roll muffins in butter, followed by sugar.

Tips

Need help with baking conversions? Check out my Essential Measurement Conversion Chart or use the slider in the recipe card.
If you don’t have a mini muffin pan, you can make larger versions, just increase the bake time.
Don’t overfill your muffin tins. Smaller muffins tend to bake better and offer the best sugar to muffin ratio. Fill with muffin batter to 2/3 to compensate for rise.
Don’t over bake your mini muffins. This will keep them melt-in-your-mouth tender!
When rolling in the cinnamon mixture, give them a heavy coating of cinnamon sugar, but don’t let he butter drip so that they don’t get that clumpy look.
Serve warm right out of the oven, or warm them for a few seconds in the microwave to enjoy.

Frequently Asked Questions

What makes muffins fluffier?

Room temperature ingredients! When the ingredients are room temperature, it helps form a smooth batter that will trap air when it’s mixed, creating a soft, airy and moist muffin.

cinnamon meltaway muffins in white serving dish on blue napkin

How to Store

Cinnamon Muffins are best served warm, right out of the oven after being dipped in cinnamon sugar. However, you can still enjoy them a couple days later.

Room Temperature – Store the cinnamon sugar muffins in an airtight container for up to three days. To serve, warm the muffins and dip it butter followed by cinnamon sugar mixture.
Refrigerator – You can refrigerate these meltaway muffins in an airtight container for up to four days. Don’t forget to warm them before serving, though!
Freezer – These muffins freeze well. Simply wrap in an airtight container and store for up to three months. However, they are best served fresh from the oven!