Coffee Cake Muffins

MAKES: 12 muffins

COOK TIME: 18 Min

Want to enjoy your own personal-sized portion of coffee cake? Then, you've got to make our Coffee Cake Muffins! These little muffins are a great on-the-go breakfast. They're perfect with a travel mug full of coffee.

What You'll Need

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 1/4 cup sugar, divided
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped pecans
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

What to Do

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar with an electric beater on medium speed. Add eggs and beat until fluffy. Mix in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Fill each cup of muffin tin with 1 heaping teaspoon batter.
In a small bowl, combine pecans, cinnamon, and remaining sugar. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon pecan mixture over batter then spoon another heaping teaspoon of batter over pecan mixture. Top with 1/2 teaspoon pecan mixture.
Bake 18 to 20 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove muffins from pan and cool on wire rack.

Nutritional InformationShow More

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
Calories 310
Calories from Fat 143
Total Fat 16g 25 %
Saturated Fat 7.8g 39 %
Trans Fat 0.3g 0 %
Protein 4.4g 9 %

Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
Cholesterol 65mg 22 %
Sodium 256mg 11 %
Total Carbohydrates 38g 13 %
Dietary Fiber 1.1g 4 %
Sugars 22g 0 %

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Joannelca 1308199

Feb 01, 2021

Confusing. Is this recipe for mini muffins or regular size muffins?

Test Kitchen Team

Feb 02, 2021

Hi, the recipe is for regular size muffins. :)

aliceperrelli 8685 638

Feb 22, 2019

I'm looking for nutrition notes on this recipe!

Test Kitchen Team

Feb 25, 2019

Hi there! Sorry about that, we updated this recipe to reflect the nutrition at the bottom. Thanks!

msdeb21

Oct 08, 2017

What a great idea to make coffee cake into muffins. This will be good for breakfast or as after school or after work snacks. I bet these will smell delicious while they are baking. Can't wait to make these next weekend. I was looking for a recipe to take to a work brunch. These will be a hit!