Cinnamon Roll Muffins

Cinnamon Roll Muffins

Tender, buttery cinnamon roll muffins are filled and topped with cinnamon and brown sugar and drizzled with a cream cheese glaze for an indulgent breakfast or snack.

Ingredients
Filling/Topping
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 4 tablespoons cold butter cut into pieces
Muffins
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • ⅓ cup unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
Cream Cheese Glaze
  • 3 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 3 tablespoons butter softened
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2-3 tablespoons milk

Instructions
Topping/Filling
  1. Combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour. Work in the cold butter with your fingers until crumbly.. Set aside.
Muffins
  1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease a standard 12-cup muffin tin. (Note that this recipe makes about 15 muffins, so you can either use another muffin tin for the remaining muffins, or make 2 batches).
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, sour cream, milk, melted butter, and vanilla extract. Set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  4. Stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula.
  5. Put about 2 tablespoons of batter in each cup.
  6. Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of filling into the cups, on top of the batter.
  7. Add another 2 tablespoons of batter to each muffin cup, over the filling.
  8. Sprinkle another tablespoon of filling on top.
  9. Bake in the preheated oven for 22-26 minutes, until the top springs back when touched and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  10. Allow the muffins to cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes and then transfer to the rack to cool completely.
Glaze
  1. In a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar.
  2. Beat in milk, one tablespoon at a time, until you reach a drizzle-able consistency.
  3. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled muffins.