Best 20 Coffee Cake Muffins Recipes

COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
• Mix then sift flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Mix milk, butter, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Carefully fold in flour until combined but slightly lumpy. Pour batter into the prepared muffin tins, leaving a little room at the top for muffins to rise.
• Combine flour, melted butter, sugar, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and salt for the topping in a bowl; mix until crumbly. Add a generous amount on top of each muffin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Prepare streusel topping: In a medium bowl, stir together brown sugar, flour, and salt. With a pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles large coarse crumbs; refrigerate until ready to use.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare muffins: Butter and flour a jumbo 12-cup muffin tin (or two 6-cup muffin tins). In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.
• Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat together butter, sour cream, granulated sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well combined. With mixer on low, beat flour mixture into butter mixture.
• Divide half the batter among prepared muffin cups. Top with half the streusel mixture, then remaining batter, and top with streusel. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired.

COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon; set aside. In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, whisk egg, milk and oil until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. , Spoon 1 tablespoon of batter into each of 12 paper-lined muffin cups. Top each with 1 teaspoon nut mixture and about 2 tablespoons batter. Sprinkle with the remaining nut mixture. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 22-24 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients; spoon over muffins. Serve warm.

SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease or line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
• Combine brown sugar, walnuts, and cinnamon in a bowl for the filling/topping.
• Beat butter, sugar, and eggs together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add sour cream and vanilla extract and combine well.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a small bowl. Add to the butter mixture and combine well.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon of batter into each prepared muffin cup. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of filling mixture in the middle of each muffin and top with 1 tablespoon of batter. Sprinkle remaining walnut mixture on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Remove from the pan and cool on a wire rack.

COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Prepare streusel topping:
• In a medium bowl, stir together brown sugar, flour, and salt.
• With a pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles large coarse crumbs; refrigerate until ready to use.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare muffins:
• Butter and flour a jumbo 12-cup muffin tin (or two 6-cup muffin tins).
• In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.
• Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat together butter, sour cream, granulated sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well combined.
• With mixer on low, beat flour mixture into butter mixture.
• Divide half the batter among prepared muffin cups.
• Top with half the streusel mixture, then remaining batter, and top with streusel.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired.

JAM-FILLED CRUMB-TOPPED COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place twelve 2 3/4-by-2-inch panettone papers on a rimmed baking sheet; set aside.
• Make the topping: In a large bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Add melted butter and, using a rubber spatula, toss until large crumbs form. Set aside.
• Make the muffins: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add eggs, egg yolks, and vanilla. Add flour mixture alternating with creme fraiche and mix until well combined.
• Divide batter evenly between muffin cups. Add 1 heaping teaspoon jam to each muffin cup and evenly divide crumb topping among muffin cups. Transfer to oven and bake until golden brown and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer muffins to a wire rack to cool.

CINNAMON COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners.
• Place pecans on the prepared baking sheet.
• Roast in the preheated oven until fragrant, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl with brown sugar and cinnamon. Mix until coated; set aside.
• Meanwhile, sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Mix milk, vanilla extract, and coffee granules together in another bowl.
• Combine sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl; beat with an electric mixer until sugar granules have dissolved and mixture is smooth and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating briefly after each addition. Beat in applesauce until smooth and creamy. Add flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with milk mixture, beating only until incorporated.
• Spread 1 tablespoon batter into each prepared cupcake liner, making sure it covers the bottom. Add 1/2 tablespoon of pecan filling on top of each. Cover with remaining batter and top with remaining filling.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 18 to 25 minutes. Cool in the tins for 10 minutes before putting onto cooling racks to cool completely.

PECAN COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. For streusel, in a small bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon until crumbly. Stir in pecans; set aside., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in cream and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture just until moistened., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups one-fourth full. Drop 1 tablespoon streusel into the center of each muffin cup; cover with batter. Sprinkle tops with remaining streusel., Bake until a toothpick inserted in muffin comes out clean, 20-22 minutes. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove from pans to wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve warm.

APPLE COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups
• In small bowl, mix first 4 Streusel ingredients. Add softened butter; mix with fingers to work butter into dry mixture until crumbly. Set aside.
• In large bowl, stir 1 1/3 cups flour, the cane sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and 1 teaspoon cinnamon until blended. In another small bowl, beat sour cream, melted butter, eggs and vanilla with whisk until blended.
• Add sour cream mixture to flour mixture in large bowl; stir just until blended. Stir in chopped apple. Gently fold in 1/2 cup of the streusel mixture.
• Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Top each with about 1 tablespoon of the remaining streusel mixture.
• Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Remove from pan.
• In small bowl, mix Glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over muffins.

PLUM COFFEE-CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 10-cup standard muffin tin with paper liners; set aside. Combine 2 tablespoons sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl; set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and remaining 3/4 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; set aside.
• In another large bowl, whisk together eggs, vanilla, and milk. Whisk in the melted butter. Using a rubber spatula, fold the egg mixture into the flour mixture until just combined. Dividing evenly, fill each of the 10 muffin cups halfway with batter.
• Distribute the plum pieces evenly among the cups (about 3 tablespoons per muffin), scattering them over the batter. Spoon the remaining batter on top, dividing evenly. Sprinkle tops with the reserved cinnamon-sugar mixture.
• Bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until the muffins are puffed and golden brown and a cake tester inserted in the center of one muffin comes out clean, 15 to 17 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let stand 5 to 10 minutes. Turn out the muffins onto the rack to cool a few minutes. Serve warm.

STREUSEL-TOPPED CRANBERRY COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups.
• In large bowl, beat granulate sugar and oil with electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Add sour cream, vanilla and eggs; beat on low speed until well combined.
• In medium bowl, stir together 2 cups flour, the baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon with mixer running on low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture until combined.
• Fill each muffin cup with 1 heaping tablespoon batter. Top each with 1 tablespoon cranberry sauce. Divide remaining batter evenly among muffin cups, covering cranberry sauce (no need to completely cover).
• In small bowl, mix streusel topping ingredients with fingers until crumbly; sprinkle evenly over batter in cups.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm or cooled.

BLUEBERRY COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Place 16 paper liners in muffin pans.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• With the mixer on low speed, add the eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla, sour cream, and milk.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• With the mixer on low speed add the flour mixture to the batter and beat until just mixed.
• Fold in the blueberries with a spatula and be sure the batter is completely mixed.
• Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin pans, filling each cup just over the top, and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the muffins are lightly browned on top and a cake tester comes out clean.

COFFEE-CAKE MUFFINS WITH PECAN STREUSEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Stir together the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl; set aside. Butter 10 cups of a standard nonstick muffin tin; set aside.
• Make streusel: Spread out pecans on a baking sheet. Toast in oven, shaking occasionally, until crisp and fragrant, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Raise oven temperature to 375°. Put brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and flour in a medium bowl. Blend in butter with your fingertips until well combined. Crumble pecans into small pieces; work into streusel with fingertips until just combined. Cover, and refrigerate.
• Combine dry ingredients: Sift flour, baking powder, salt, granulated sugar, and spices into a large bowl; set aside.
• Combine wet ingredients: Whisk together eggs, vanilla, and milk in a separate large bowl. Whisk in melted butter.
• Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients; fold with a rubber spatula until combined. Spoon batter into buttered cups, filling each less than one-third full. Gently press batter into an even layer.
• Divide reserved streusel among cups, then top with remaining batter. Sprinkle with reserved cinnamon sugar. Fill any empty cups in the tin halfway with water. Bake muffins until puffed and golden brown, about 18 minutes.
• Let cool slightly in tin, 5 to 10 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack; let cool a few minutes more before serving warm.

PUMPKIN COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners and spray with cooking spray.
• Prepare streusel topping: combine flour, white sugar, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a small bowl. Add melted butter and mix together until crumbly; set aside.
• Prepare muffins: combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, salt, and baking powder in medium bowl. Whisk pumpkin, white sugar, brown sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla together in a large bowl. Fold flour mixture into pumpkin mixture until just combined (some lumps may still remain).
• Fill the prepared muffin cups 3/4 full. Top each with about 1 1/2 tablespoons reserved streusel mixture.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until streusel is golden brown, muffins have risen, and a toothpick comes out with clean with just a few moist crumbs, 22 to 25 minutes. Let cool in the muffin tins for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 15 minutes.

WHOLE WHEAT PUMPKIN COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray, or line with paper liners.
• Combine flour, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
• Combine pumpkin puree, mashed banana, yogurt, butter, eggs, and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well combined. Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Scoop batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Mix pecans, sugar, and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Spoon or sprinkle on top of each muffin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.

MINI COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. To make the topping, in a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, salt, and cinnamon. Add butter, and work in, using your fingers or a pastry cutter, until well combined; set aside
• To make the batter, in a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla, and beat to combine. Add the dry ingredients, alternating with the sour cream and buttermilk, and beginning and ending with the dry ingredients; scrape down the bowl as necessary.
• Spray eighteen cups of a mini-muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. Divide batter evenly between cups. Sprinkle topping over batter. Bake until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Let stand in pans for 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Use immediately.

CHERRY ALMOND MUFFINS OR COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Beat the egg, sour cream and extract until smooth; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened (batter will be thick).
• Combine flour and sugar in a small bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in almonds: set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, egg, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
• Fill greased jumbo muffin cups half full with batter.
• Divide cream cheese filling and preserves evenly between muffin cups; swirl gently. Cover with remaining batter. Sprinkle with topping.
• Bake at 350 F for 30-35 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
• Editor's Note: If using regular-size muffin cups, bake for 20-25 minutes.

CIAMBELLA AMARETTO COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with baking cups and then coat lightly with cooking spray. 2. SOAK THE RAISINS: In a medium mixing bowl, toss the raisins and Amaretto. Let the flavors meld while you put together the batter. 3. MAKE THE BATTER: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar and baking powder. 4. In another large mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter, milk, eggs, egg yolks, lemon and orange zests and vanilla and almond extracts 5. With a rubber spatula, add the butter mixture to the flour mixture and stir until all the ingredients are well blended. 6. Fold both the soaked raisins and Amaretto liquor into the batter; mix just until blended. The batter will be sticky and thick. 7. Scoop the batter into the muffin cups only 3/4 full. This batter will rise almost twice in the baking process. 8. MAKE THE TOPPING: In a small bowl, mix the almonds, egg white, sugar and lemon zest until it forms a paste. Place a dab over the middle of each muffin. Take a toothpick and swirl the topping around the top of the muffin (it will merge slightly with the batter). 9. Bake the muffins 15-25 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Do not over bake. Let the muffins cool 15 minutes before removing from the pan. Serve cooled at room temperature.

SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix brown sugar walnuts and cinnamon together and set aside.
• Muffin: Mix butter, sugar and eggs.
• Add sour cream and vanilla.
• Add dry ingredients.
• Marble the brown sugar mixture through the batter using a table knife.
• Reserve a few tablespoons for sprinkling on top.
• Fill 12 greased muffin cups.
• Sprinkle remaining brown sugar mix on top of each.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 22 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool.

QUICK N' EASY COFFEE CAKE OR MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup flour, sugar, undissolved yeast and salt in a large mixing bowl. Heat water, milk and butter until very warm (120 to 130 degrees F). Gradually add to dry ingredients; beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Add eggs and 1/2 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in remaining flour to make a stiff batter. Turn into 2 greased 8 or 9-inch square pans. Or, to make muffins, fill 24 greased muffin tins half full. Sprinkle evenly with Sugar-Nut Topping (see directions below). Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes or until done. Remove from pans; cool on wire racks.
• Sugar-Nut Topping: Combine butter and brown sugar with a pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in chopped walnuts.