Yield:10 SERVINGS

Prep time: 10 MIN

Cook time: 20 MIN

Total time: 30 MIN

Cinnamon Donut Muffins are incredibly delicious and simple to make! These buttery sweets have the flavor of an old-fashioned cinnamon-sugar donut!

INGREDIENTS:

FOR THE DONUTS:

1 fresh egg, room temperature

½ cup granulated sugar

⅓ cup melted butter, cooled

½ cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 ½ cup flour

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

1 ½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

FOR THE TOPPING:

⅓ cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

5 tablespoons butter, melted

DIRECTIONS:

TO MAKE  THE DONUTS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease muffin cups or line with paper liners. Set aside.

2. Into a bowl, whisk the egg, sugar and melted butter until combined. Add the milk and vanilla and give another mix. Add the flour, salt, nutmeg baking powder and ground cinnamon and stir just until moistened, do not overmix.

3. Spoon batter into muffin cups about ½ - ¾ of the way full.  Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.  Allow muffins to cool for 5 minutes before removing them from the pan.

4. Mix the sugar and cinnamon topping in a small bowl.

5. Melt the butter, dunk the donut into the butter bowl then roll in the cinnamon sugar. Enjoy!