"Fried" Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins

5 from 4 votes

"Fried" Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins

My cinnamon sugar donut mini muffins are moist and coated in a crunchy cinnamon sugar mixture. These taste like fried donuts from your favorite bakery, but are ready in your oven in less than 30 minutes!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings Muffins

Calories 84kcal

Author Krystle Smith

Ingredients

For the Muffins

½ Cup Granulated Sugar
¼ Cup Unsalted Butter Melted
¼ Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaespoon Vanilla
¾ Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
½ Cup Buttermilk Or Whole Milk
¾ Cup Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder

For Topping

¼ Cup Butter melted
½ Cup Granulated Sugar
1 ½ Teaspoon Cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a mini muffin tin with butter. Preheat just the pan in the oven for 2-3 minutes.
In a large bowl, mix butter, sugar, baking powder, salt, vanilla, and nutmeg. Stir in milk.
Mix in flour and cornstarch until just combined. Do not overmix. Ladle batter into the prepared pan filling around halfway full.
Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the top start to turn golden brown.
In a small bowl, combine sugar, and cinnamon. In another small ball, melt butter. Dip in butter then cinnamon sugar.
Cool for 10-15 minutes and enjoy!

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