These coffeecake muffins are so moist and tender, a nice contrast to the nutty center and top.
I know the name coffeecake is a little bit deceiving. There is no coffee in these muffins, but they are great with a cuppa 🙂 . So, if you came looking for a coffee-flavored cake, sorry! but don´t go away, the light texture and the amazing flavors are worth giving these muffins a try.
The crumb is very light, the trick is not to mix the batter too much, only until all the ingredients are combined. And as you can see in the photo above, we added a mixture of cinnamon, sugar and nuts in the center of the muffin and on top of it too. To make them look prettier (because one eats through the eyes first) a drizzle of icing. But do not worry, it's not overly sweet, just enough to go with your coffee.
You can bake these muffins and have them ready to eat in one hour. Or serve them the next day without losing flavor and texture. If you have any leftover, although I doubt it 😉 you can keep them in an airtight container and freeze them for up to 2 months. Then when you want to eat them, leave them at room temperature for about 30 minutes or pop them in the microwave.
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Recipe
Nutty and Moist Coffeecake Muffins
Ingredients
- ¼ cup brown sugar (50g)
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts (30g) (I used walnuts)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1-½ cup flour (187.5g)
- ½ cup sugar (100g)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup sour milk - add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice (177.44ml)
- ⅓ cup of vegetable oil (78.86ml)
Icing:
- ½ cup icing sugar (62.5g)
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, nuts and cinnamon. Set aside. In a large bowl, mix the egg, sour milk and oil. Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix only until everything is integrated, don´t over mix.
- Grease 12 muffin tins. Add a spoonful of batter to each mold. To this add a teaspoon of the nut mixture. Cover with the rest of the batter (about 1 tablespoon and a half). Sprinkle the rest of the sugar and cinnamon mixture on top of each muffin.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes at 375°F/190.5°C. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from the mold. Mix the icing in a small bowl and drizzle over the muffins.
Notes
Nutrition
Are you looking for more muffin recipes?
Try these orange muffins or these carrot oatmeal muffins.
Recipe adapted from Taste of home.
Emily
Only thing better than a big pan of coffeecake is a bunch of coffee cake muffins. These are delicious and my kids love them!
Lizet Flores de Bowen
Great for little hands! I'm glad you liked them.
Stephanie
I love muffins and since these have all the flavors of coffee cake they will be perfect with my morning coffee.
Lizet Flores de Bowen
Enjoy them!
Tawnie Kroll
These are the muffins of my dreams!!! Thank you!
Lizet Flores de Bowen
😊
Courtney | Love & Good Stuff
I am SO into these!! I was just thinking about coffee cake the other day! I love it and haven't had it in ages!
Lizet Flores de Bowen
I hope you like them!
Andrea Metlika
Coffee cake is a favorite of mine. This are perfect bites for me.
Lizet Flores de Bowen
Enjoy them! 🙂
Jacqui
They look so light and fluffy I bet they are really tasty too. Thank you for linking to #CookBlogShare. I have really been enjoying your Instagram feed too.
Jennifer @ Because Food Is Love
Yum! I love coffee cake and I definitely agree, muffin form is even better!
Lizet Flores de Bowen
Hi Jennifer! thanks for stopping by!