Description
These coffee cake muffins combine the best of both worlds: a tender, moist muffin with a delightful cinnamon swirl and a quick, easy crumble topping. Perfect for breakfast or a sweet treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the milk, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla extract.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Do not overmix.
- In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon for the swirl.
- Spoon half of the muffin batter into the prepared muffin cups.
- Sprinkle a portion of the cinnamon-sugar mixture over the batter in each cup.
- Spoon the remaining muffin batter over the cinnamon-sugar layer.
- For the crumble topping, in a small bowl, combine ½ cup all-purpose flour, ¼ cup packed light brown sugar, ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon, and 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter. Mix with a fork until crumbly.
- Sprinkle the crumble topping evenly over the muffin batter in each cup.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Let the muffins cool in the muffin tin for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Do not overmix the muffin batter; lumps are okay. Overmixing makes muffins tough.
- You can prepare the crumble topping ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator.
- For extra flavor, add a pinch of nutmeg to the cinnamon swirl or crumble.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg