Cinnamon Walnut Muffins are made from scratch with easy to find ingredients. These muffins are soft, moist, and filled with cinnamon and chopped walnuts.
You'll love these cinnamon walnut muffins because you only need two bowls and some common baking ingredients. Plus, they're filled with cinnamon flavor and crunchy walnuts.
The best part is that this recipe makes the softest, most tender cinnamon muffins. And they're so easy that you can have a batch ready in about 30 minutes.
I added walnuts, but these muffins are a great base for your favorite mix-ins. Add white chocolate chips, pecans, or top with a drizzle of homemade icing, like a cinnamon roll.
Ingredients
For this recipe, you'll need basic baking ingredients like all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, milk, eggs, and melted butter. You'll also need chopped walnuts (or your favorite mix-in).
My favorite part about this recipe is the crunchy sugar crust on top. I used turbinado sugar, but more granulated sugar would also work well.
Tips for making muffins
Muffins can be an incredibly easy baked good to make at home. One tip for successful muffin making? Try to not to over-mix your batter. Yes, your batter can be mixed too much, leading to tough muffins.
First, you'll start by mixing your wet ingredients and dry ingredients in separate bowls. Once your wet and dry ingredients are combined is when you want to mix as little as possible. Stir your ingredients by hand until they are just incorporated, then stop mixing.
Should I use paper liners?
I like using paper liners for both cupcakes and muffins, because it's mess-free and makes for easy cleanup after baking. Plus, you don't have to add extra butter or cooking spray to your muffin pan.
However, when using paper liners you'll want to make sure not to unwrap your muffins before they've cooled completely.
When baking cupcakes or muffins in paper liners, your baked goods will stick to the papers if you try to unwrap them when they're still warm in the middle. They need time to cool completely before they will unwrap cleanly from the papers.
If you'd like to serve warm muffins, you may want to grease your muffin pan and forgo the liners.
Cinnamon Walnut Muffins
Ingredients
Muffins
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped walnuts optional
Topping
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a muffin pan with liners, or grease, and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, add sugar, melted butter, eggs, milk, and vanilla extract. Mix until fully incorporated. Add to dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Add walnuts and stir to incorporate. Distribute batter between 12 muffin cups.
- In a small bowl, combine granulated sugar and cinnamon for the topping. Sprinkle evenly over the muffins.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean (or with crumbs, not batter).
- Allow pan to cool for 2-3 minutes before removing muffins to a cooling rack to cool completely. Store cooled muffins in a sealed container.
Equipment Recommendations
Notes
- Muffins will keep at room temperature in a sealed container for 3 days, or up to a week in the refrigerator.
- Baked muffins can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months, tightly wrapped in foil and stored in a freezer safe container.
- If using paper liners, allow your muffins to cool completely before unwrapping, or they will stick to the papers.
When do you add the walnuts?
Walnuts are stirred in just before pouring your batter into the muffin pan.