A family favorite, these Cinnamon Muffins are tender and sweet and filled with lots of cinnamon flavor.
These Cinnamon Muffins were originally posted May 4, 2010, but I’ve been making them a lot lately, so I decided to bring them back to the front. And add a video! These are super easy and my whole family devours them!
The original post from 2010 follows:
I am on a muffin kick lately. In fact, I even thought about doing a “Muffin Week” because I have so many recipes to share, but then I decided against it since I have my Cookbook of the Month and Saturdays with Rachael Ray posts that would just mess everything up. Plus, I don’t want to ruin them by giving you too much of a good thing, right? So you may not see a whole week of muffins, but I can guarantee that you’ll see lots of muffins here over the next month(s).
See how to make these Cinnamon Muffins here:
I’ve always love muffins, but we have discovered that our little girl LOVES muffins. Seriously, I don’t think anything else makes her happier. She sees a muffin and you won’t hear the end of it until she gets one (or two). And she can really put them down for a 15-month old. And since I love her so much, I make her muffins. (Don’t worry – as much as she’d love sugary muffins to be her breakfast every morning, I really only make them about once a week!)
These muffins are exactly what I was hoping for. I’m rarely disappointed when I go to one of my family cookbooks for a recipe, and this one did not dissappoint. I did add the cinnamon sugar to the top – the original recipe didn’t have that – but besides that, I didn’t need to change a thing. Super easy, super delicious!
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Cinnamon Muffins
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 16 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast
Description
A family favorite, these Cinnamon Muffins are tender and sweet and filled with lots of cinnamon flavor.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Grease 16 muffins cups.
- In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- In another bowl, beat together the milk, vegetable oil, and eggs. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients. Stir just until combined – don’t overmix.
- Divide the mixture evenly between the prepared muffin cups.
- In a small bowl, combine the 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture over the tops of the batter filled cups.
- Bake the muffins until a toothpick instead in the center comes out clean, 13-15 minutes.
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 188
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 212 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
Kim says
My daughter loves muffins too. I can almost hide anything in a muffin form and she'll eat it.
Cinnamon muffins sound well worth waking up for!
Pam says
Your daughter definitely knows what is good! Your muffins look delicious and I love that cinnamon!
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
I'd love to eat one of those babies now!
Cheers,
Rosa
gumbalina says
me too slathered with REAL butter YUM
Patricia Scarpin says
They look wonderful, Deb! I love muffins and haven't baked any in ages. Cinnamon is such a favorite of mine. Yum!
Your little one sure knows good food! 🙂
Gina says
These look fantastic. I love muffins too – you should do a muffin of the week, I would read it!
Tia says
my son loves muffins too. and these will be making an appearance on his plate very soon.
mangocheeks says
I love muffins too and will keep these in mind for the winter season.
Foodessa says
I may not be a the same kick on muffins…but I sure have been enjoying nibbling on my muffins lately ;o)
You seem to have a few interesting recipes which I just may try.
Thanks for sharing and flavourful wishes, Claudia
grace says
an alliterative source and plenty of cinnamon–you know i'm thrilled! 🙂
teresa says
oh gosh, those look good, i could eat about five!
Joanne says
I love cinnamon. And muffins. But really just cinnamon in any form. These look delicious!
Jennifurla says
I wish my daughter would eat the sweets I make! Girlfriend prefers things like yogurt and corn…silly girl..I love her anyways
Julie says
Sounds amazing, bet they're awesome right out of the oven 🙂
comfycook says
I see the word cinnamon and I am there. Add muffins and I am printing the recipe.
We are also muffin lovers and this looks like a great addition to my collection.
The Double Dipped Life says
Sounds simple and wonderful!
Katie says
Yum, these looks delicious and so cinnamony.
eatme_delicious says
Ooo I love the sound of a muffin week! I love muffins too – they're so great to have in the freezer for weekday snacks. These ones look amazing – I love the cinnamon sugar on top.
Miss Kittie says
I read about these a few hours ago and made them IMMEDIATELY!
They came out amazing! Do you mind if I post photos of them and a link to here on my blog? http://wordpress.com/flavorprofiling
Miss Kittie says
Whoops! I meant http://flavorprofiling.wordpress.com
I posted the review & hope that gets you some traffic!
Da Bee's Knees says
I made these muffins for my pregnant daughter in law last night. She was craving muffins.
She ate three in one sitting! I had one this morning with coffee. Oh. My. Soooo good.
I chose to simply top the muffins with turbinado sugar before baking. Too delicious! This recipe is a home run! Thank you!
Da Bee's Knees says
So… I'm back to leave another comment. I am smitten with this recipe!
I made it AGAIN to go with our late Sunday breakfast yesterday!
And I plan to whip up a batch to take into work tomorrow, too.
This recipe will make me the work HERO! Thank you, again!
My name is Momma says
I just finished making these muffins. They are delicious and very moist. I ended up with enough batter for 18 regular sized muffins. YUM!!
I will definitely make again.
Jackie says
YUM!! I made your muffins and they are DELICIOUS!! I love them!! And my boyfriend did too!! And they are sooo easy! Thank you for sharing your wonderful recipe.
Laura says
Just made your recipe too. They’re still delicious. I definitely agree they turned out moist and tasty. Your daughter has good taste! 🙂
Jenny says
Just made these and ate these! Delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Will be a staple in our house for sure.
Deborah says
@Jenny, I’m so glad you liked them!
gumbalina says
please come up with a GOOD cinnamon BRAN muffin recipe for us too LOL
Rachel says
I made these this morning and they are fabulous! Thinking of working a little banana into the recipe next time. Muffins are great.
Lissy says
I made these for the people at the veterinary practice where i apprentice at and they loved them and the mufffins turned out fabulous!!! Definately a great recipe. Thanks for posting it! 🙂
dawn says
i did the toothpick test and it wont come out clean… im scared i wight overcook them
Weese says
My my, these muffins are delish! Quite popular at my home. My brothers just devoured them, and my daughter could not have been more pleased! I hope to see more recipes from you in the future!
Deborah says
I’m so glad they were enjoyed by all!
diane says
We make these muffins all the time now! I make the following changes – 1/2 c. almond or oat flour, 1 1/2 c. regular – TWO tbsp. cinnamon instead of one! – add 1 tsp vanilla – 3/4 c. sugar instead of 1 c. – 1/2 milk, 1/2 yogurt. We (my 3 year old and I) also make a topping for them now, just crushing up TJ’s slightly sweetened walnuts in a bag w/cinnamon and brown sugar, and sprinkling that on top. They are crazy good!!!!! 🙂
Halie says
Just made these and ate two right out of the oven..they are amazing =] I love cinnamon and these definitely hit the spot. They are so light and flavorful! Thanks for the recipe!
Deborah says
I’m so glad you liked them! They are one of my favorites.
Vanessa says
Just made these! They are great!! My girls love cinnamon and ate two each right out of the oven. Next time I will add a little more cinnamon. My mother-in-law likes them because they are not too sweet!! Great recipe!! And VERY easy!
Deborah says
So glad you loved them! My kids love them, too!
Olivia L. says
These muffins are DELICIOUS!!! I baked these and I found them more moist if I used only egg whites, but otherwise, 10/10.
Sandra says
These are very good! I wanted a cinnamon muffin that wasn’t too sweet and not too heavy on the cinnamon. I was a tiny bit worried after I mixed the batter since it was very cinnamon colored but the final result was perfect for me! It made 12 muffins in my muffin pan – not the oversized ones but these may be slightly larger than a standard cupcake pan. I had another pan ready just in case but didn’t need it.
Deborah says
I’m so glad you liked them! My kids love these muffins, and I’m glad we could share them with you!
Sherlynn Teo says
I MADE THEM TWICE IN 3 DAYS. SUPER SUPER LIGHT AND YUMMY 🙂 THANK YOUUUU MY FAMILY LOVED THEM!!!
Deborah says
Awesome – so glad you have loved them!!
Rachael G says
I’ve been trying different cinnamon muffins recipes, and have been disappointed until this one! They’re delicious and exactly as moist as I wanted. Thank you!
Gina Malone says
I made these and few days ago and everyone loved these (especially our kids). I blogged about them as well:
🙂
gumbalina says
after reading all the reviews I can’t wait to get off of work and go home and make some LOL muffins and a disney movie with the grandbaby!
gumbalina says
FINALLY A PINTEREST POST KEEPER THIS MORNING…..2 ingredient banana pancakes NOT SO MUCH….YUCK….. just pulled these babies out of the oven and I am already working on my SECOND muffin with butter. soooooo good with coffee…..A DEFINATE KEEPER! thank you
Deborah says
Awesome – I’m so glad you liked them!!
Lisa says
I was making these muffins and when I was putting the batter in the muffin tin, I thought it looked a bit thin. But when you are making something for the first time you just go with it. Then I saw the eggs I had taken out but didn’t use. The batter survived the remix I had to do and the muffins were still delicious! 🙂 I have an autoimmune disease that has wreaked havoc with my memory. I just have to take it all in stride & not beat myself up over it. Your recipe is mistake proof!
Lisa
Deborah says
Haha – I think it happens to all of us!! I’m SO happy they worked out and you liked them!
Angel says
Love this recipe! 🙂 my husband isn’t a fan of cinnamon but he couldn’t get enough of these. Neither could our picky son. Thanks so much!
Deborah says
I love that even your husband loved them!! <3
Larabeth Miller says
Anyone have a problem with lumpiness in the batter? Tips? I didn’t want to over mix it like stated in the recipe, but what do I do?
Thanks!
Amy says
I found this recipe on Pinterest last week, looking for a quick easy muffin recipe. My daughter loves cinnamon. These are PERFECT in every way. I packed one in her snack, and her lunch. She also had one for breakfast. I’d say they are a huge success. I have another batch in the oven right now. Thank you for sharing these!!!
Chrissy says
I substituted apple sauce for the vegetable oil, turned out amazing! Thank you
Deborah says
Awesome – I’m going to have to try applesauce next time!
Ale says
Does the taste change if you use brown sugar, olive oil and skim milk?
Deborah says
I think it would change the taste quite a bit, especially with the olive oil. Vegetable oil is a pretty neutral oil, so the flavor of the olive oil would be a lot more prominent. They still might work, but they would taste different.
Becca says
Do you happen to have the nutritional vale/calories per muffin/etc for these muffins?
Deborah says
Right now, I don’t provide nutritional information, but it’s pretty easy to enter the information to get a count on an online calorie counter.
Alisha says
These muffins are great and easy to make! I looked up the ingredients in a calorie counter and if you make 15 muffins with all of the ingredients, they come out at about 190 calories each! Which is half the calories of a store bought/ bakery muffin!
Deborah says
And I think they taste better than store bought muffins! 😉
Pamela Pauley says
Could I use applesauce instead of the oil?
Deborah says
I have not tried substituting, but I would guess that it would work. Let me know if you try it and how it turns out!
Mike says
Wow! These are the best…..I made them for work…..as of right now there are not going to be enough for work cause I keep eating them……..looks like I will be making another batch…..thanks for the easy to follow and great tasting recipe…..
Deborah says
I’m so glad you loved them! They are one of my favorites, too 🙂
Lynne says
These look delicious. Can they be baked as a loaf or in a 13×9 pan instead?
Deborah says
I have only tried this recipe as muffins, so I couldn’t say for sure. My guess is that it would work, though. Let me know if you try and if it turns out!
Kathy says
Have you or anyone else used mini muffin pan to make them? Please let me know I think my grandbabies would love them. Thanks, can’t wait to make them.
Jeannie says
Hello! I’m going to be making these in 2 days can’t wait! Is it possible to make the batter ahead of time or is it best to do right before baking? Also on Facebook someone said that 4 teaspoons of Baking powder was too much but is that why you used? Thanks so much! Super excited to try!
Deborah says
You wouldn’t want to make this batter ahead of time because the baking powder is activated by the liquid, so they need to be baked right away. And I’ve made these dozens of times with the 4 teaspoons of baking powder, and they work every time, but feel free to try less if you’d like. I haven’t tried decreasing the amount, so I’m not sure how they would turn out. I hope you love them!!
Jeannie Delgado says
Just came back to say AMAZING!!! Just the way you wrote the recipe! Thanks again! This has become a “Go To” for us!!! 💗
Tonyia says
I made these today. They are very good. I think next time I make them I may add some apple pie filling in .
Deborah says
Ooooh, love the sound of the apple pie filling in these! I’m glad you liked them!
Kandice says
I was thinking the same thing. Adding apple to them.
GirlyD58 says
That’s what I’m doing! They’re baking as we speak. I found the batter to be rather thin. I’m thinking I’ll decrease the oil to 1/4 cup and possibly increase the flour by 1/2 cup
Peggy says
These look delicious! Would it be okay to use the paper cupcake liners that I use for cupcakes?
Deborah says
Yes – that would work just fine!
Sadia says
I made these but am not sure why they cracked on the top and didn’t fully rise! What did I do wrong? I adjusted the temperature to Celsius and reduced by 20 as I have a fan oven. Was that a mistake?
Kandice says
I added pie filling to it. They were yummy. But next time i’ll try it without it. Also replaced the oil with apple sauce.
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Laurie says
Wondering if anybody has made the muffins as mini sized and how long you cooked them. Trying to cut down calories and eat a mini size.
Gileanne says
How long would it have to be in oven if I use mini muffin pan to make them?
Jeri says
These muffins are delicious. I usually make blueberries and corn. These are going into my rotation. I put all the batter in 12 muffins tins. They came out great – I baked them for 20 mins.
Deborah says
I’m so glad that you loved them!!
SJ says
The muffins were great and even better when we added a vanilla glaze. The recipe was a great way to get my son to make the family breakfast.
It is me ricky my mom did the the first half of the message the muffins were amazing even though they were even better with glazing on them
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Deborah says
Oh, Ricky – thanks so much for making these muffins! It makes me so happy when I see kids making my recipes!
Isha says
I cannot eat egg so I made this with egg replacer and it worked great! I added apples that I chop, put in a pot, put in brown sugar and maple syrup. These are a fall go to.
Terra says
Can you substitute wheat flour? If so is it same ratio?
Shona says
I only have self rising flour can I make them with that and take out the baking soda?
Deborah says
I have not tried it, but I would cut the baking powder down to 2 teaspoons instead of 4 and leave the salt out of the recipe. Let me know if you try and how they turn out!
Momof7 says
I made these twice the first time i followed the instruction and they turned out very good but a little dry the second time i added 2 apples diced and tsp vanilla 1 tsp brown sugar to the topping and they turned out amazing thanks for sharing
Keri says
My family loved these! So light and fluffy. Definitely making them again…
Nicole says
These are just “ok”. Very simple, nothing too exciting. Baked up nicely but cinnamon flavor was not strong enough in my opinion and needed something more, maybe a streusel topping(?). Just kind of boring.
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jeanette says
Our family loves these muffins!
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Receitas says
Simple and delicious!
Bev says
I made mini muffins to take to my in-laws. Baked at 350 for 10min… turned out great! I will probably add 1/4 cup more sugar next time…I think it should be a bit sweeter… I mean if I’m going to eat sugar and cinnamon for breakfast I want it to be sah-weeeet! 🙂
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Carolyn Jones says
Just found this recipe. I’m going to make them & put some kind of frosting on them. Maybe chream cheese
Jasmine says
Made these with flax seed because of my egg allergy. They are delicious and very moist 10/10 hands down. They were a hit with the kids also. thanks for the recipe!
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Deborah says
Yay! My family loves them, too!
Elisa says
I used your recipe with gluten-free all purpose flour, coconut sugar and dairy-free milk (due to food intolerances), and they were delicious! Much more moist and springy (rather than dry and dense) than many gluten free baked goods I’ve tried making. My family didn’t know they were GF and DF until I told them after they approved the results. Thanks for the simple and tasty recipe (easily tweaked for food allergies).
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Tina says
I woke up with a craving for cinnamon muffins but have never made them. This recipe was perfect!!! The taste and texture was exactly what I was hoping for. Definitely will make these again cuz they won’t last long.
Bev says
Just made these as I had all ingredients on hand, very light and delicious straight out of the oven. I wanted to try apple sauce instead of oil but didn’t want to risk it….I will next time!
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Samantha says
I didn’t have any eggs, so I substituted with one large banana, and did everything else the same as called for and they turned out phenomenal. My daughter loved them too!
Jesseca says
I saw you post these on Instagram forever ago and we’ve been making them ever since. It’s the perfect easy muffin base. We found that a few small changes made them perfect for us. I sub apple sauce for the oil, use coconut milk instead of regular, and add blueberries. Super tasty and made regularly here.
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Michael says
Oh my gosh! These were phenomenal! So soft and tasteful! I even substituted egg replacer (making it vegan – for those who consider sugar vegan) and they were just as good! So tasty, they will be a go to muffin recipe any time I need a quick treat!
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Ceri Castle says
It was so yummmy. Thanks so much
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Julia says
It was a hit! Made them into mini muffins only took 10 minutes in the oven. Will save to favorites.
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Justine says
Yummy!!!!
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Mikayla says
I make these muffins for my mom and she loves them so much! They’re a quick and easy grab for breakfast and reheat very well! I also add ½ a tablespoon of vanilla to the batter which makes them even more yummy!
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Sam LaMounatin says
Used gluten free 1 to 1 baking flour and these turned out great! Had to cook for 10 extra mins though but that might have been my old gas oven acting up
Carly Frakes says
This recipe was fun and easy to make! I’m a teen with little baking experience. The muffins came out wonderful, and taste great! Thanks for sharing this!
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Dana Scott says
So I googled “quick, cheap and easy muffin recipes” because we are broke and in between paychecks. This recipe is AMAZING!!!!! I had all the ingredients I needed on hand, it took no time all to produce muffins that were devoured in minutes! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe, it is now one of our family favorites!
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Vicki Prera says
This was the best recipe I’ve ever made. I made them and had to remake them because they were eaten within a day, I highly recommend this recipe
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Maddie says
So easy and delicious
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Sionainn says
Really tasty and easy. I might have put too much cinnamon though, they have a bit of a bitter aftertaste. But luckily super sweet stuff makes me feel a little ill so it works out
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Hollie says
I made this and used pumpkin pie spice and less sugar, my kids love them. Thanks
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Joy says
Tried this recipe and my husband said it was the best muffin he has ever tasted! So this one is a keeper..gotta keep hubby happy😉
DianneG says
I used to make an organic boxed apple cinnamon muffins my kids loved. But I can’t find it any more. So after searching online and seeing too many labor intensive apple cinnamon recipes, I did a search for just cinnamon muffins and found your recipe. I altered it by substituting 1/2 cup apple sauce for the vegetable oil. I also make 12 larger muffins instead of 16. I found it keeps better without the added sugar/cinnamon sprinkled on top. If I am making them for immediate needs then I include it. But if I want them for breakfast for the week, I leave it off. This has become our go to recipe for muffins. Thank you! Just a note: I buy the individual apple sauce cups and one is the perfect size. This way a whole jar of apple sauce doesn’t go bad.
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Hannah Ruth says
I was looking for a muffin recipe that’s not to sweet and this was perfect! The batter made 6 big muffins and some little ones. If you do make little one take them out first. When they came out I put some butter on top and put my left over cinnamon sugar!♡♡
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