Insanely Good Coffee Cake Muffins.

Here you’ll find an easy coffee cake muffin recipe, packed with cinnamon flavor, and that can be baked in under 40 minutes.

Why you’ll love these coffee cake muffins?

Here are three reasons why you’re going to love this cinnamon muffin recipe :

• An unbeatable texture. This coffee cake muffin recipe creates a soft and tender crumb, with a crispy crumble topping, and flavorful pockets of cinnamon for a perfect balance at every bite.
• A versatile recipe. This recipe can be baked for any kind of occasion: for breakfast, as a snack, or as a dessert.
• A quick and easy recipe. Finally, this recipe requires no fancy ingredients or techniques, and it can be baked in under 40 minutes, making it the perfect recipe for beginner bakers.

How To Make Cinnamon Muffins With Streusel Topping?

Possible adaptation of this recipe.

Ingredients and substitutions.

These coffee cake muffins require different ingredients, some of which could be substituted according to your needs :

• All-purpose Flour: You could technically use cake flour for this recipe, but I don’t recommend it as it would change the characteristic muffin texture.
• Baking Soda & Baking Powder: They’re indispensable as they act as leavening agents.
• Granulated Sugar: While you could reduce it, I don’t recommend it as it would impact the texture of the cake.
• Eggs: You could try to use an egg replacement, but I haven’t tried it myself.
• Vegetable Oil: Use any unflavored oil of your choice, such as grapeseed or avocado oil.
• Unsalted Butter: You could try to swap it with a non-dairy alternative, but I haven’t tried it myself.
• Buttermilk: I personally often swap buttermilk for a DIY buttermilk alternative (using milk and vinegar/lemon juice), and I swear nobody can tell the difference.
• Full-Fat Yogurt: You can also use Greek yogurt or sour cream.
• Cinnamon: This is obviously the star of the show.

Customize these cinnamon muffins.

You can easily customize these coffee cake muffins by :

• Switching up the flavor: You could easily swap the cinnamon sugar filling for a swirl of the fruit of your choice, or of melted chocolate.
• Elevating the streussel: You could also add a few chopped nuts like almonds or pecans to your streussel for an even crunchier result.

Make The Coffee Cake Muffins.

The Streussel Topping.

1. In a small mixing bowl, use a fork or a hand mixer on the lowest speed to combine the butter, flour, sugar, and salt into a crumbly mixture. Then, set it in the refrigerator until needed.

The Cinnamon Sugar.

1. Next, in another small mixing bowl, mix the cinnamon and sugar together.

The Muffin Batter

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and set it aside.
3. In another mixing bowl, add the oil, room-temperature butter, sugar, eggs, buttermilk, vanilla extract and yogurt and mix until combined.
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry. Mix with a whisk or on low speed using a hand-mixer or stand mixer. Stop as soon as there are no flour streaks left.
5. For bakery-style muffins with a tall dome, let the batter rest at room temperature for 30 minutes and only fill every other muffin well of the muffin tray with a muffin case. (Optional)
6. Fill the muffin cases halfway up with muffin batter. Then, add around 2 teaspoons of cinnamon sugar on each muffin cake. Top it with muffin batter up to 3/4 of the muffin tin. Finally, spread some streusel on top of it all and lightly press it into the batter to make sure it adheres to it.
7. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when you insert it in your muffin.
8. Let them cool for 10 minutes before taking them out of the pan.

Baker’s Secrets.

To make sure you end up with the best results, here are three baker’s secrets (that are not so secret, really):

• I cannot stress enough how using a kitchen scale is a game-changer when baking. I know the cup system is very convenient, but once you try weighing your ingredients, you’ll regret not having started sooner, both in terms of texture and taste.
• Pay attention to temperature. Always use room temperature ingredients unless stated otherwise, and preheat your oven; you’ll taste the difference.
• Finally, do not overmix your batter. Honestly, nine times out of ten, when someone has a problem with a dessert recipe, it’s because they overmixed their batter.

How To Serve Coffee Cake Muffins?

While coffee cake muffins can perfectly be served on their own, you can pair them with:

• A hot beverage like tea, coffee, or hot chocolate, for a traditional degustation.
• Fresh fruits, yogurt, and other pastries in a brunch-like setting.
• A scoop of your favorite ice cream on your still-warm cinnamon muffin for a decadent dessert.

How To Store Coffee Cake Muffins?

You can easily make these cinnamon muffins with streusel topping ahead. You have several options:

• You can keep them at room temperature in an airtight container lined with paper towel (to prevent sogginess) for up to 3 days.
• You can also store the muffins in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
• Finally, you can store them longer, wrapped individually in cling film and placed in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 2 months. Make sure to thaw them in the refrigerator or in the oven for a few minutes before serving.