Made from pantry staples, these Brown Sugar Muffins have been a favorite for as long as I can remember!
I have a horrible memory. Ask me what I wore to work on Monday – I probably won’t remember. Shopping without a grocery list? Only if I want to make it home with half of what I walked in to buy. And you know how some people can remember their first childhood memory at age 2? Not me.
Before I got married, I lived in complex of town homes. The majority of the people living in the complex were either students or single professionals. So it was pretty common for people to move in and move out quite regularly. Well, there was a boy who moved in a few units away from me. We got to talking once, and he asked me if I remembered him. I completely drew a blank. And then he reminded me that we had been set up on a date months before this. Although we only went out on that one date – I really should have remembered him by sight, and especially by name. But I didn’t. And I really felt stupid after that!!
But for some reason, I remember food. I can look back through the photos on my computer, and I could probably tell you what cookbook each of the meals came from. It really makes me wonder why it is that my mind remembers food, but everything else, I struggle with. Maybe it’s because I like food so much – and it really leaves an imprint in my mind.
See how to make these Brown Sugar Muffins here:
These brown sugar muffins are definitely hard to forget. My husband was looking over my shoulder as I was on the computer the other day, and although he couldn’t remember most of the meals in the pictures I was looking at, he definitely remembered these. I grew up on these. My mom would make them often, and I think that they were my favorite muffin that she made. And it really doesn’t get any simpler than this. All of the ingredients are pantry staples for me, so it takes a couple minutes to mix everything together, and after 20 minutes of baking, you have warm muffins. So make some memories with these muffins!!
More favorite muffin recipes:
Banana Crunch Muffins
Banana Brickle Muffins
Peanut Butter Banana Bran Muffin Recipe
Triple Chocolate Muffins from Sally’s Baking Addiction
Blueberry Oatmeal Greek Yogurt Muffins from Frugal Mom
Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Muffins from Little Sweet Baker
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Brown Sugar Muffins
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 16 muffins 1x
- Category: Breakfast
Description
Made from pantry staples, these Brown Sugar Muffins have been a favorite for as long as I can remember!
Ingredients
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup nuts, chopped coarsely (optional)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Grease or line 14-16 muffin cups with paper liners.
In a large bowl, stir the brown sugar and the butter together. Add the milk, egg and vanilla as stir to combine. Add the flour, baking soda and salt and mix just until incorporated. If using, stir in the nuts.
Divide the mixture between the prepared muffin cups, about 2/3 full each.
Bake in the preheated oven until a tested inserted in the center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes.
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 muffins
- Calories: 292
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 354 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 41 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 56 mg
Mary Fritz says
Loved this recipe! I made 2 batches of 12 muffins and they all look delicious! Definitely going to share the muffins and the recipe with my friends.
Callie says
Family favorite and so easy to make! You probably have all the ingredients on hand too.
★★★★★
mindy gibson says
I make these alot. love them
★★★★★
Dragonfly says
Can I make this into a cake?
★★★★★
Deborah says
I haven’t tried it – you could probably make it into a loaf just fine. Muffin batter is thicker than cake batter (usually) and will most often dome some in the middle. This could affect it if you are baking it in a cake pan.