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Cinnamon Roll Muffins are a fun twist on the traditional cinnamon roll and there is no yeast involved!
Be sure and watch the video below on how to make the muffins.
I often get emails from people who are afraid of yeast. I even wrote a post to give them a little help and encouragement with working with yeast.
But I get it, some people just don’t get along with yeast and I can respect that. So, if you are a fan of cinnamon rolls but avoid yeast like the plague this Cinnamon Roll Muffin recipe is for you! You can get all the cinnamony goodness of a cinnamon roll without the yeast.
For those who are allergic to yeast, these are the perfect solution to any cinnamon roll craving you might have.
The other upside to these cinnamon roll muffins is that they come together a lot quicker than regular cinnamon rolls do, you don’t have to let the dough rise! So next time you get a hankering for some cinnamon rolls and don’t have the time or inclination to deal with yeast give this muffin version a try.
And don’t forget the frosting!
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Cinnamon Roll Muffin Recipe
Cinnamon Roll Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter melted and cooled
- 1 egg
- 1 cup 2% milk
Topping
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 3 tsp cinnamon
- 3 Tbsp butter melted
Frosting
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp milk (enough to make a good drizzling consistency.
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Grease or line muffin tin.
- In mixer, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
- In another bowl combine butter, egg and milk.
- Pour into dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Combine topping ingredients.
- Fold half of the mixture into muffin batter, gently. Do not over stir.
- Fill muffin tin with 1/4 cup of batter in each opening.
- Top with remaining sugar mixture.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 12-15 minutes or until muffin springs back when lightly pressed.
- Remove from oven and cool. Transfer to a wire rack.
- Mix together frosting ingredients. Drizzle over top of muffins.
Nutrition Facts:
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Erika says
Easy and delicious!
k says
These were outstanding! They were easy and so, so delicious. Holiday traditions will have to be tweaked this year, and instead of our usual Christmas breakfast, the kids asked if we could make these. For sure! We didn’t add any glaze. I’m sure they’re great with it, but I forgot (smelled too good out of the oven!) and they were great without too! Thanks for the recipe!
Leigh Anne says
Love that your family loves them too!!
Suzanne says
Excellent! Everyone at work loved them, and they were requested a few weeks later. Delicious and I have shared the recipe too – by request. Thank you.
Christine DeFeo says
I tried this recipe this morning and my batter kept coming out very thick and almost dough-like after combining wet and dry ingredients. Any tips for what I may be doing wrong? Would love to give these another try since they look so delicious!
Leigh Anne says
You may be measuring your flour differently try adding a little more liquid
Jennifer Thurston says
Super tasty. I added a bit of cinnamon to the batter, before adding the topping and added some flour to the topping that was sprinkled on top. Not sure either was needed, but they were sure awesome!
Talia says
Absolutely delicious! Thank you for the recipe. My only complaint is that some of the crumb topping came off while baking, but it didn’t interfere with the flavor. Thanks again.
Gabby says
SO yummy. Glaze was pretty thin and made a mess on the counter but definitely worth it!
Liz says
These were delicious! Thanks for the great recipe. I wanted to make mine gluten-free, so I used 1-1/3 cups coconut flour and 2/3 cup tapioca flour instead of the 2 cups all purpose flour. I also added 1/2 cup greek yogurt, an additional 1/4 cup milk, and 1/4 cup of water since I needed to loosen the gluten-free batter up some. Worked great.
Leigh Anne says
So glad you enjoyed them
Mary says
I was happy to find this recipe for a friend who hasn’t been able to have gluten for many years and the hardest part was given up cinnamon rolls. I used Better batter gluten free flour instead of all purpose and she LOVED them. She said once she tasted it she literally shoved it in as fast as she could chew. Thank you for this amazing recipe!!!