Nothing beats that classic combo of coffee and donuts. It may not be the healthiest, but I will always stand by the fact that it’s good for the soul. During another one of my late-night Pinterest sessions, I stumbled upon this magical combination of part donut, part muffin. What a wonderful creation by Nichole, who runs the online blog The Salty Marshmallow. The image of those delectable Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins made my mouth water, and I knew I had to try these myself.
VIEW RECIPE HERE: Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins – The Salty Marshmallow
For those new here, Borrowed Flavours is a little subsection I decided to start. Long story short, I try out recipes I found online, while still crediting and linking to the original author. You can read more about it here. I’ve been doing more Borrowed Flavours posts lately because unfortunately, my stove top isn’t working properly, so I’m limited when it comes to cooking and baking.
Let’s Dive In
Before we get started, I want to note that I ended up making these slightly different than the original recipe, mainly due to my own fault. That being said, they thankfully still turned out.
This sounds like an optimal time for a great story. It’s Monday morning, and as a Forever 21 baby, I’ve been having some serious yearning for the nostalgia from the 2000s. I was blasting my tunes and decided to get crafty in the kitchen. Well, as I found out, the vocal melodies of Tom Delonge and Tyson Ritter, plus chaos in the kitchen, equals a deadly combination. Since I was so immersed in my heartstrings being tugged, I had also lost the ability to read.
Long story short, I ended up with 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, which is double than what the original recipe calls for. That being said, if you’re feeling a little spicy in the kitchen, rest assured that you can kick these up a notch if you follow the road less traveled. You’ll end up with a more pronounced cinnamon flavor, but the muffins still taste fantastic. Maybe it was a happy accident?
Another ingredient I switched out was that instead of the butter, I used avocado oil in the muffin batter. I still used melted butter for the topping. My fault again, because I forgot to take the butter out of the freezer last night.
The Process
I love straightforward recipes. It follows the format of your average muffin recipe. Dry ingredients in one bowl and wet ingredients in the other. Get mixing until your heart’s content. (Maybe not that much though, because you don’t want to overmix it either.) Pop them in the oven. Wait until they’re done and then add the topping. It didn’t take too long for these to be done.
I’m not sure if my oven is normal, but surprisingly, they were done in 15 minutes, even though the recipe stated a minimum of 20. Every oven is different, and you always want to keep your eye on the goodies to make sure you don’t end up burning your house down.
Variations for Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins
I think the muffin recipe is great as is. The only variation I can think of right now would be to use pumpkin pie spice mix instead of the cinnamon and nutmeg. I’d recommend using 1-2 teaspoons, depending on how strong you want the flavour to be. For added sweetness, you could do a chocolate or caramel drizzle on top. That’s for serious sweet tooth’s only.
Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins Recipe
The recipe can be found here: Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins – The Salty Marshmallow
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I had to try them and the combination is heavenly!