These Gooey Cinnamon Muffins are a delicious twist on the classic cinnamon roll breakfast. These muffins are the ultimate cinnamon sugar treats that are sure to brighten up any morning!
Easy Cinnamon Muffins Recipe
Do you ever wonder how you will react in a panic situation?
I have wondered.
And I know that it will be a mess. Huge.
So I don’t wonder about myself anymore.
In panic situations I either make completely inappropriate choices or start crying.
The crying part needs no explanation.
But here’s an example of an irrational decision made in a panic situation:
When I was probably about 12-ish we lived in Houston. It was summer and a hurricane was coming through…rain pounding and the wind gusting.
I was home alone with my younger brother and we had the back door open with just the screen door closed.
I panicked because rain was coming through the screen and getting the ground wet.
Instead of doing what any person with normal brain function would do…close the house door…I made the decision to set an umbrella in front of the screen to block the rain.
Nice.
My mom came home to see the back door open, umbrella on the ground in front, rain pouring in, me crouching in the corner thinking about how I was going to fashion a raft out of the coffee table…
She was like, “What is going on?”
Suddenly I had a moment of clarity. Close the door. Duh.
Of course I made up some giant lie on how the wind was blowing so hard I couldn’t get the door closed, hello Wizard of Oz, which she completely didn’t believe…
But yeah. That was my first memory of not handling a panic situation appropriately.
Since then I have had many others.
BUT, here’s the thing…Apparently I married a man who also responds poorly when panicking.
This past weekend I was making THIS pound cake.
I had to leave the house before it was done, so I asked my husband if, when the timer went off, if he could test the cake and pull it out when it was done.
Simple task?
I thought so.
Well, when I arrived at my destination (the movies) I noticed there was a message waiting for me on my phone.
I listened to the message and it was a completely irrational, crazy version of my husband yelling into the voice-mail that he had NO IDEA where the TOOTHPICKS are and he CAN’T TEST THE CAKE! CALL BACK IMMEDIATELY!!!!!
So.
I called back.
Here’s what happened…
No, he didn’t use a knife, a skewer or anything else pointy…
He couldn’t find the toothpicks, was scared that I might kill him if he burned/undercooked the cake, so went out back found a twig and WHITTLED HIS OWN TOOTHPICK!
Did you hear me?
WHITTLED HIS OWN TOOTHPICK!
That really happened.
Here’s a picture…
So, moral of the story…
If there is ever a hurricane or a cake that needs to be baked, do NOT come to our house.
The end.
Now onto this delicious breakfast food.
How to Make The Best Cinnamon Muffins
There are a few steps to making these, but they are all easy steps, so don’t worry.
These muffins have a yummy topping.
Make that first and set it aside.
They also have a filling.
It’s made up of butter, cinnamon, brown sugar and water.
Make that next…
Set THAT aside too.
Then make the batter.
Put a little batter in the bottom of your liners and then plop some of the filling on top.
I bought these Wilton liners a few years ago, but here’s a similar version.
Finish with more batter and the topping…
Bake them up and eat.
You can make a glaze if you want.
Who wouldn’t want?
Make them, you won’t be sorry!
Again, here’s a link to a similar baking cup, if you’re interested.
PrintGooey Cinnamon Muffins
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 12 muffins 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
These Gooey Cinnamon Muffins are a delicious twist on the classic cinnamon roll breakfast. These muffins are the ultimate cinnamon sugar treats that are sure to brighten up any morning!
Ingredients
Topping:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 3 Tbsp softened butter
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
Filling:
- 3 Tbsp softened butter
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 3 tsp cinnamon
- 5 tsp water
Muffin:
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
Glaze *optional
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp softened butter
- 2 Tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°
- Line muffin tin with cupcake liners, or spray with cooking spray.
Topping:
- Mix all ingredients together with a fork until crumbly. Set aside.
Filling:
- Mix all ingredients together until consistency is similar to a loose frosting or pudding. Set aside.
Muffins:
- In a large bowl whisk together butter, milk and eggs. In another bowl combine flour, oats, cornstarch, sugar, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and white chips.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and stir until just combined.
- Using half the batter, fill each muffin tin with 2 Tbsp batter. Then drop 2 tsp of filling into each tin. Finish, by dropping another 2 Tbsp of batter on top. Depending on the size of the muffin tin, you may get more than 12 muffins.
- Now sprinkle your topping evenly on the muffins (about 1 tbsp on each).
- Bake 20-25 minutes until centers are set.
- Cool on wire rack.
Glaze:
- Combine butter, sugar and milk, stirring until there are no lumps, adding more powdered sugar or milk until desired consistency is reached. Drizzle on muffins when ready to serve.
- Drizzle with glaze when ready to serve.
Notes
adapted from King Arthur Flour
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 455
- Sugar: 45.3 g
- Sodium: 228.6 mg
- Fat: 17.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 69.6 g
- Protein: 5.4 g
- Cholesterol: 71 mg
Haha that’s absolutely brilliant. I found these via your post of Facebook and clicked through for what sounded like a brilliant recipe and instead I get a recipe for the most gorgeous muffins and a story that has me giggling over my breakfast =)
I loved your stories, too! I have a question – how many muffins does the recipe make?
12 muffins!!
I was laughing so hard. Sounds a bit like my husband.
Hilarious story and delicious-sounding muffins-what more could we want!? Thanks for sharing both! 🙂
Haha! Loved your story! Love the little quirks that make everyone different 🙂 The muffins look delicious! I may have to try them out sometime soon!
I wouldn’t make these muffins UNLESS you have the higher type used in the recipe …. what a disaster I had batter all over the bottom of the oven.
I made them this morning and they were good. I have to say, I tried one without glaze and didn’t know if they were worth the work, but once I added the glaze I decided they are! Thanks for a good recipe.
Made these last night and they were DELICIOUS! They were best warm, but still tasty for breakfast the next morning. So, so good!
Laughing my freaking butt off!!!! I can not believe he whittled a toothpick. HILARIOUS!! I always tell my fiance if I break down I’m not going to call anyone. I will just cry so he better keep my car in tip top shape.
These look awesome! I actually plan to make a cream cheese pound cake for my job I’m leaving on Wednesday. Using Smitten Kitchen’s recipe. I have cups like these, but Patriotic. I was wondering if they would work, but maybe I can just make these instead.
Wow! What an awesome version of a cinnamon roll! I love the filling!