Cinnamon Coffee Cake Muffins

These soft, fluffy coffee cake muffins are filled with a ribbon of cinnamon sugar and topped with a crumble topping. It’s an straightforward muffin recipe your whole family will love.

This Coffee Cake Muffin Recipe is the Best!

If you enjoy classic coffee cake, you will love the muffin version! They are straightforward to cook and family-friendly.

This straightforward coffee cake muffin recipe is made into muffin cups so they are ready in under 30 minutes.

Warm, fluffy coffee cake muffins are topped with a satisfying crumb topping. It’s a mini version of your favorite coffee cake.

This straightforward recipe is great any time of year. They make well-balanced breakfast treats and go great with hot chocolate or a warm cup of coffee.

What makes a coffee cake a coffee cake?

Interestingly, the coffee cake does not contain actual coffee in its ingredients. Rather than coffee in the cake, it gets its name because it is often eaten with a cup of coffee.

There are things that make a coffee cake recipe different from a standard cake.

Standard cakes are often frosted or glazed, while coffee cakes are topped with a streusel mixture.

Another common difference is the interior of the cake. Most traditional cakes include layers with filling between. Rather than layers with filling, the coffee cake has a layer of cinnamon sugar mixed throughout.

Cinnamon Crumb Muffin Ingredients

Streusel Topping Ingredients

• All-purpose flour
• Brown sugar (both light and dark brown sugar work in this recipe)
• Ground cinnamon
• Unsalted butter

Muffin Ingredients

• All purpose flour
• Sugar
• Baking powder
• Cinnamon
• Salt
• Ground nutmeg
• Milk
• Egg (you’ll want to use large eggs)
• Unsalted butter (melt butter and cool to room temperature)
• Vanilla extract

Coffee Cake Muffin Substitutions

If you’re looking for a fall-inspired flavor, you can replace the cinnamon with pumpkin pie spice or apple pie spice with sugar.

For a gluten-free option, replace the all-purpose flour with your favorite 1:1 gluten-free flour brand.

How to make Coffee Cake Muffins

Making a house favorite coffee cake muffins is straightforward.

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a muffin tin with nonstick spray. We prefer this method rather than using liners. The muffins tend to stick to paper liners. They come out smoothly from the muffin pan when using a nonstick spray.
2. Combine all of the cinnamon streusel ingredients in a small bowl. Mix with two forks or your fingers until you reach a crumb/sandy consistency. Set aside.
3. In a separate, large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
4. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together milk, egg, butter (melted butter that has been brought to room temperature), and vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients (flour mixture) and gently stir until combined. You do not want to over-mix.
5. Place a spoonful (about 1 tablespoon) of the muffin mix in each prepared muffin cup. Top with 1 tablespoon of streusel mix for the cinnamon sugar layer. Top with another spoonful (about 1 tablespoon) of muffin mix. Top with remaining streusel.
6. Bake the muffins for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the muffins from the oven and place them on a wire rack to cool. Enjoy!

How to serve Cinnamon Coffee Cake Muffins

Coffee cake muffins are satisfying any time of day, but a house favorite way is with a hot cup of coffee in the morning!

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Muffins storage

Coffee cake muffins need to be stored in an airtight container on the countertop for up to 3 days.

Can we freeze these muffins?

These muffins can be frozen. Allow the muffins to cool completely.

Once cooled, place the muffins in a single layer inside a freezer-safe zip-top bag.

Next time you want a coffee cake muffin, pull one from the bag and let it thaw in the refrigerator overnight or pop it in the microwave for about 15 seconds.

Coffee Cake Muffins Recipe FAQ