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Cinnamon roll muffins on a cooling rack.

Cinnamon Roll Muffins

Rich and delish
These cinnamon roll muffins are soft and tender, and are filled with cinnamon flavor and are topped with a cream cheese glaze.
5 from 5 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 12 muffins
Calories 466 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 3 cup Flour
  • 2 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 115 g Butter melted
  • ¼ cup Vegetable oil
  • ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
  • ½ cup Granulated sugar
  • ½ cup Brown sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • ½ cup Yogurt
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ⅔ cup Buttermilk

Cinnamon topping

  • 1 tablespoon Cinnamon
  • 1 cup Brown sugar
  • 50 g Butter melted

Cream cheese glaze

  • 100 g Cream cheese softened
  • 30 g Butter softened
  • ¾ cup Powder sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat an oven to 180c (350f) and prep a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
  • Into a large mixing bowl, add the melted butter, yogurt, eggs, cinnamon, sugar, brown sugar, kosher salt, vegetable oil, buttermilk, and vanilla. Mix with a whisk until well combined.
  • Add the flour, baking powder, and baking soda and mix until just combined.
  • Make the cinnamon topping: into a small mixing bowl, add the cinnanmon, brown sugar, and melted butter and mix with a spoon until well combined.
  • Pour the batter into the muffin tins filling almost to the top. Top with a tablespoon of the cinnamon topping and make a swirl using a knife.
  • Bake in a 180c (350f) preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Don’t overbake these muffins!
  • In a medium-sized bowl, add the softened cream cheese, softened butter, powder sugar, and vanilla extract. Mix with a spoon or a tiny whisk until creamy and smooth.
  • Top the muffins with the cream cheese glaze and serve!

Notes

  • Use room temperature ingredients. It is important that you use room-temperature ingredients like eggs and milk. This step ensures that your mixture mixes into a homogenous mixture and bakes perfectly. you don’t want to place cold batter into the oven.
  • Don’t overmix the batter, you don’t want to develop the gluten in the flour. This step ensures you have moist muffins and not dense and dry muffins.
  • Mesure you flour correctly! When measuring your flour, avoid scooping it with a measuring cup. Instead, stir the flour with a spoon to create as many air pockets as possible, and spoon it into your measuring cup. Finally, level it with a back of a knife.
  • Add some of your favorite add-ins! Make this recipe your own and add your favorite muffins add-ins: chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, chopped pecans, chocolate chunks, banana slices, chopped fruit, and more! Be creative!
  • Be patient! I know it's extremely tempting to eat these muffins as they are pulled out of the oven, but let these muffins cool for at least 15 minutes so they will be more firm and won't crumble up.
  • These muffins are extra moist and melt in your mouth delicious, so it will be worth it to wait these 15 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 466kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 6gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 430mgPotassium: 134mgFiber: 1gSugar: 37gVitamin A: 592IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 119mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Cinnamon Roll Muffins
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