This tender cinnamon rolls muffins recipe has all the flavors you crave from a cinnamon roll and the tenderness and convenience of baking a muffin! The perfect sweet treat, ideal for breakfast, brunch, or dessert!

These cinnamon rolls muffins are the perfect sweet treat to have when you crave cinnamon rolls for comfort. They are light, fast and delicious! Give them a try and enjoy!

Last summer my sister and her family were visiting from Vienna, and at that time she was pregnant with my now cutest nephew ever.

All she craved were cinnamon rolls and all she wanted me to bake for her were cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing and caramel sauce.

And while that was a simple request, with 4 little girls running around the house and wanting to go out every day all day, well this request seemed like a really big one.

So one evening when all little ones were asleep and my mind still awake, these cinnamon rolls muffins were born.

At that point, the homemade caramel sauce already existed in my fridge and all I had to prepare was the cream cheese icing.

After much anticipation from everyone, especially the pregnant lady…they came out perfect and were devoured!

Not again did my sister have a cinnamon rolls craving throughout her vacation, yet we made these cinnamon rolls muffins several times.

Why this Cinnamon Rolls Muffins recipe works: 

These cinnamon roll muffins are everything they claim to be.

You get all the taste of coffee shop cinnamon rolls with the tenderness of muffins, plus the convenience of a 10-minute prep.

Making a batch of these Cinnamon rolls muffins is like taking a short-cut to oven-fresh cinnamon rolls!

How to make Cinnamon Rolls Muffins: 

Ingredients gathered and mixed

The process of baking these cinnamon roll muffins involves 2 basic steps:

1. The preparation of the tender buttermilk vanilla plain muffins,
2.  and the mixing of cinnamon sugar and nuts (optional) in a separate bowl.

a sprinkle of cinnamon mix between the batter

For the cinnamon rolls muffin batter, mix the wet ingredients using a whisk until all ingredients are well blended.

Scoop half of the muffin batter into your paper-lined muffin tins, then sprinkle half the cinnamon sugar mix.

a sprinkle of cinnamon mix on top of the batter

The remaining batter goes on top and then a final sprinkle of the remaining cinnamon sugar mix. The muffins are then baked for 18 minutes at 375 F and glazed while still warm.

just out from the oven delicious as is!

I chose to glaze these cinnamon beauties with my homemade caramel sauce and my cream cheese icing. Just to really not miss a thing from my favorite cinnamon roll.

all dressed up with caramel sauce and cream cheese icing

However, the icings are completely optional and the cinnamon rolls muffins are delicious on their own. But sometimes indulgence is a necessity and that was the situation when I first baked these cinnamon rolls muffins.

the perfect bite!

Tips for success:

• Chopped nuts are optional, but they add a nice crunch to the cinnamon streusel mix. I recommend pecans, almonds or walnuts!
• Do not overmix the batter or your cinnamon rolls muffins won’t end up as light and fluffy as they could be.
• For the ultimate cinnamon roll experience, glaze the muffins with the icing while still warm. Enjoy them immediately!

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Cinnamon Rolls Muffins

This tender cinnamon roll muffins recipe has all the flavors you crave from a cinnamon roll and the tenderness and convenience of baking a muffin! The perfect treat, ideal for breakfast, brunch and a satisfying dessert! 

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword cinnamon roll muffins, muffins with caramel and cream cheese icing, muffins with cinnamon sugar

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 18 minutes

Total Time 33 minutes

Servings 12 muffins

Calories 230 kcal

Author Mahy

Ingredients

Wet ingredients:

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Dry ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt

Cinnamon sugar mix:

• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 cups crushed nuts (optional)

Glaze

• homemade caramel sauce
• cream cheese icing

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
2. Line a 12 cup standard muffin pan with baking paper and set aside.
3. In a small bowl mix the cinnamon sugar ingredients and set aside.
4. In a large bowl, mix the wet ingredients using a whisk until all ingredients are well blended.
5. In a smaller bowl, whisk the dry ingredients together.
6. Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and using a rubber spatula, gently mix the batter together, do not over mix it and do not worry about some lumps in the batter.
7. Using a tablespoon measure, place 2 tablespoons of batter at the bottom of each muffin cup, top with a teaspoon of cinnamon sugar mix and then top with a tablespoon more of batter.
8. Bake for 18 minutes until done
9. While still warm glaze with homemade caramel sauce and cream cheese icing

Recipe Notes

• Chopped nuts are optional, but they add a nice crunch to the cinnamon streusel mix. I recommend pecans, almonds or walnuts! 
• Do not overmix the batter or your cinnamon rolls muffins won't end up as light and fluffy as they could. 
• For the ultimate cinnamon roll experience, glaze the muffins with the icing while still warm and enjoy them immediately! 

Nutrition Facts

Cinnamon Rolls Muffins

Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)

Calories 230 Calories from Fat 66

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 7.3g 11%

Saturated Fat 0.9g 5%

Cholesterol 16.4mg 5%

Sodium 105.3mg 4%

Total Carbohydrates 38.2g 13%

Dietary Fiber 0.8g 3%

Sugars 19.5g

Protein 3.4g 7%

Calcium 6%

Iron 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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