A doughnut met a muffin and they fell madly in love with each other. Then came the babies. Doughnut muffin babies. Call it fate.
These pumpkin muffins have crusty outsides from a coating of melted butter and cinnamon sugar causing them to taste exactly like cake doughnuts. Or is it donut?
They have tender cakey insides with a sweet crunchy topping that melts in your mouth.
They have lots of pumpkin flavor with cinnamon spiking the batter too.
If you never had a doughnut muffin before you are seriously missing out. They’re far more delicious than they sound. There’s something about biting through that crackly sugar-coating into the soft centers that a traditional doughnut doesn’t have.
Don’t skimp on the butter or the cinnamon sugar. For the best results make sure they are well coated with both.
These are best eaten the day you make them or within 24 hours. After that the crispy outer coating absorbs moisture from the muffins and gets soft losing the very quality that makes them so special. If this does happen you can try dipping them again into the cinnamon sugar.
Pumpkin muffins crusted with melted butter and cinnamon taste exactly like cake doughnuts without all the fuss!
INGREDIENTS:
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour one 12 standard muffin pan and one 6 standard muffin pan or line with paper liners.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. In a separate small bowl whisk together buttermilk, pumpkin and vanilla.
- In another large bowl beat butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy 2-3 minutes on medium speed. Beat in eggs one at a time.
- Scrap down the sides of the bowl. Add flour mixture in three additions alternating with two additions pumpkin mixture beating on low speed just until combined.
- Spoon 1/3 cup batter into each muffin cup and bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean 24-26 minutes.
- Meanwhile in a medium bowl whisk together sugar and cinnamon for coating.
- Remove muffins from oven and cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes.
- Remove one muffin at a time from pan and brush all over with butter then toss/roll coat in the sugar mixture until completely coated. Place on wire racks and cool completely. Best eaten within 24 hours.
Notes:
Adapted from Martha Stewart
I was wondering if I could make this recipe using a mini muffin pan?
Yes you can Chelsea! 🙂
My daughter can’t have dairy. Will margarine work?
Hi Marcia! Margarine will work fine!
I made these for my Sunday school class this morning and they came out amazing… everyone loved them. I WILL be making these for my fiance when he comes home from deployment
Thank-you Jessica! That makes me so happy!
Oh wow! These sound so great. The best of both worlds!
I love them, they’re too pretty to even think of eating one….I hope to make them really soon, have a great weekend!! 🙂
Thanks Diana! You too!
wow, these looks great! I’ve never had one before, now I don’t know how I have been living so far without… I WANT ONE NOW!!!
Delicious muffins, I need to try this one you are right, when pumpkin is there cinnamon should have upper hand.
My DJ loves muffins, and what a nice new variety to try. I have saved it to my Pinterest board for easy finding. Sounds delicious!
I love these offsprings lol! The idea of combining these two delectable treats to one is so fun and interesting!
I keep trying to make pumpkin donuts and failing miserably… perhaps this is the way to go and ditch my little donut maker, haha.
They look really delish and festive too, wish to have now. Very cute muffins Reeni.
Today’s recipe:
http://sanolisrecipies.blogspot.com/2012/10/paneer-bhurji.html
Doughnut muffins are my favorite! I can never get enough of them! Love these bite sized treats – so festive and delicious! 🙂
Reeni, save a couple of them for me, I come over for the tea! They are so yummy!
This is a great idea! Doughnuts and muffins combined.. I think I’m getting double cravings, they look delicious!
Cute delish and festive 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I have never had doughnut muffins! How can this be?? They look so good. I want to have one with a cup of warm apple cider. Delicious!
Reeni, your photos are beautiful! I love pumpkin donuts – I treat myself to one every now and then in the fall – but baking them into muffins at home is just so much easier- and healthier! I made a mini version of these a month or so ago, but you have me wanting to get back into the kitchen and make them giant. 🙂
i have everything i need to make these, mmmmm.
what sweet babies these are. I would love to babysit for the mom and dad, I’ll take real good care of the little ones….lol
Muffin or donuts – as long as it’s as tasty as it looks, it doesn’t matter. I’ve made a pumpkin donuts some time ago and it was so so good. I’ll make some more with a pleasure 🙂
Doughnut muffin babies! I don’t think I’ve ever had one but it definitely sounds lovely.
I have seen so many versions of these around recently…and really I need them. I just do.
If only I could eat these photo’s. lol
Love these, Reeni! I get a pumpkin donut every Saturday at Dunkin Donuts….these sound so much better though!
Marriage between doughnut and muffins is truly amazing 🙂 I love everything pumpkin and I’d like to have one of these fabulous cakes just now. Bye dear, have a great Sunday
interesting idea, doughnut and muffin combo,
Another winner Reeni! I hadn’t heard of doughnut muffins but now that I have I have to try them!
Moon, you certainly don’t need sugar because you’re already as sweet as can be! Purrs to you! ~Angel & Isabella
I love pumpkin muffins; pumpkin doughnuts sound divine!
dear Reeni, These little sweet treats are perfection for the season. blessings dear. Catherine xoox
I love everything pumpkin and these look so yummy. I think we would easily finish these in under a day so we could enjoy that crunchy topping.
I’m loving these!!! Pinned them to my fall favs board.