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4.7 from 98 reviews

Mini Coffee Cake Muffins Recipe

25 minutes
By: Pamela Reed
Posted:12/17/19
Updated:6/28/23
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Easy Mini Coffee Cake Muffins recipe with a cinnamon sugar streusel on top! These fluffy moist muffins are so quick to make!  Recipe makes 16 mini muffins, only 105 calories a piece.

Easy Mini Coffee Cake Muffins recipe with a cinnamon sugar streusel on top! These fluffy moist muffins are so quick to make!  Recipe makes 16 mini muffins, only 105 calories a piece.

These Mini Coffee Cake Muffins are delicious. D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!   As a kid one of my favorite desserts was coffee cake – breakfast, dessert, holidays – it didn’t matter, when I saw it I was always going to have a piece!  Not much has changed as an adult, I still love it! 

I was recently craving a piece of coffee cake but wasn’t in the mood to make a entire cake. I really love mini muffins because since they are small it means I can eat 1 (or 2 or 3 or 4….) without guilt.    These Coffee Cake Muffins taste just like traditional Coffee Cake with a sweet cinnamon sugar crumble on top. 

How to Make Coffee Cake Muffins

For this recipe you’ll need need 2 bowls.  One to make the cake in, the other to make that extra yummy cinnamon sugar crumble.

Easy Mini Coffee Cake Muffins recipe with a cinnamon sugar crumble on top! These moist muffins are so quick to make!  Recipe makes 16 mini muffins.  

The muffins will need a couple dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Then add in your wet ingredients: butter, egg, milk and vanilla.  Some coffee cake muffin recipes call for sour cream, but these are so moist and fluffy without the sour cream!   I like to use a hand mixer to mix everything until smooth. 

Easy Mini Coffee Cake Muffins recipe with a cinnamon sugar crumble on top! These moist muffins are so quick to make!  Recipe makes 16 mini muffins.  

Next fill up your mini muffin pan.   I love using this pan in the kitchen and consider it one of my favorite baking tools.  

Now it’s time to add the Cinnamon Sugar Crumble for the top of each muffin!

How to Make Coffee Cake Streusel

Here’s what you need for the cinnamon streusel topping.

  • flour
  • sugar
  • cinnamon
  • melted butter
Recipe for Mini Coffee Cake Muffins - these taste just like Coffee Cake but in muffin form. You'll love the delicious cinnamon sugar crumble on top too! Recipe makes 16 mini muffins.

In a small bowl combine your flour, sugar and cinnamon with a fork. Next, add in your melted butter and mix until you have a crumbly mixture. Make sure to watch the recipe video (it’s up above) if you have any questions on how to make the streusel.

Recipe for Mini Coffee Cake Muffins - these taste just like Coffee Cake but in muffin form. You'll love the delicious cinnamon sugar crumble on top too! Recipe makes 16 mini muffins.

Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 14-15 minutes.   They Coffee Cake Muffins will be overflowing out of their pan with sugar crumble goodness.  I let these cool for about 15 minutes and then used a butter knife to gently remove them.

How Many Calories in a Coffee Cake Muffin?

Each Mini Coffee Cake Muffin is 105 calories making them a sensible and low calorie treat!

Can I freeze Coffee Cake Muffins?

Yes, you can absolutely freeze these muffins.  I wait until they cool and then I put in freezer bags.  When I’m ready to eat a muffin I will take one out of the bag and heat it in the microwave for about 10-15 seconds.  It’s that easy!

I hope you enjoy this recipe for Coffee Cake Muffins as much as I do!

Looking for more muffin recipes? 

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Easy Mini Coffee Cake Muffins recipe with a cinnamon sugar streusel on top! These fluffy moist muffins are so quick to make!  Recipe makes 16 mini muffins, only 105 calories a piece.

 

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Easy Mini Coffee Cake Muffins recipe with a cinnamon sugar streusel on top! These fluffy moist muffins are so quick to make!  Recipe makes 16 mini muffins, only 105 calories a piece.
By: Pamela Reed
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 25 minutes minutes
serves 16

Ingredients

For the muffins

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

For the crumble topping

  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons butter melted

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Spray a mini muffin pan with nonstick spray.
  • For the muffins: In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add in melted butter and mix with fork so the mixture is crumbly. Add egg, milk and vanilla. Continue mixing with a fork so everything is combined. Pour this mixture into the mini muffin pan – it should fill up approximately 16 muffins.
  • For the streusel topping: In a small bowl combine flour, sugar and cinnamon. Add melted butter and mix with fork so the mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle this mixture on top of the muffins. Keep sprinkling until it's all gone.
  • Bake for 14-15 minutes.
  • Let cool for 10 minutes before removing muffins from pan.

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Nutrition Information:

Calories: 105kcal (5%)
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Keyword: coffee cake muffins
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  1. Yoon C says

    February 5, 2025 at 2:11 pm

    Was great! The cakes came out a bit dense, tried to be careful with flour, any other tips to make them fluffy and moist? Also do you have the full nutritional value of these?

    Reply
  2. Rachel Reed says

    December 8, 2024 at 8:52 pm

    I switched the milk for Greek yogurt and added a tiny bit of heavy cream and the came out so moist and amazing🤤 whole family loved them. I made them for snacks throughout the week but they may not last! 🥲🩷

    Reply
  3. Olivia says

    June 10, 2024 at 8:44 pm

    Accidentally put WAY too much topping on it and it looked a little dandruffy, dried out a little too🥲… Otherwise very yummy!

    Reply
  4. Lynn H says

    July 3, 2023 at 6:42 pm

    Can you make this in a loaf pan? If so how long would you bake it?

    Reply
    • Pamela Reed says

      July 5, 2023 at 9:41 am

      Hey Lynn, I don’t see why you couldn’t, but I’ve personally never tried it. If you do, please let me know how it turns out (and share the time so others can try it!). Thank you!

      Reply
  5. Nina says

    April 27, 2022 at 8:19 pm

    Wow, thank you for the recipe! Easy, quick and delicious!
    Made regular size muffins (~22min) and used monkfruit sweetener instead of sugar in the cake batter (used regular sugar for the streusel)
    Will definitely make those again!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      May 3, 2022 at 11:10 am

      How many regular size muffins did you make from this recipe?

      Reply
  6. Ruth says

    April 23, 2022 at 8:20 pm

    How long do you bake if made in regular muffin tin?

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      April 24, 2022 at 8:34 am

      Hey Ruth, if you are making regular size muffins, adjust the baking time to about 22-25 minutes. Enjoy!

      Reply
  7. Liz says

    January 16, 2022 at 9:04 am

    Hi don’t say how much coffee to add…???

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      January 16, 2022 at 11:15 am

      Hey Liz, you don’t add coffee to these. Generally it’s called “coffee cake” because it’s served with coffee, not because it has coffee in it. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  8. Donna says

    March 26, 2021 at 7:54 pm

    Can I add frozen blueberries to the batter??

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      March 26, 2021 at 9:48 pm

      You absolutely can! Just make sure to toss the frozen berries with flour before adding to the batter, this will prevent them from sinking to the bottom.

      Reply
  9. Janine Moates says

    November 20, 2020 at 3:27 pm

    Had fun viewing your blog. Thank you for sharing. You’ve got a new fan.

    Reply
  10. farmgirl says

    November 9, 2020 at 3:23 am

    I loved it

    Reply
  11. Wanda says

    September 8, 2020 at 9:07 am

    I’m wondering what country this originates from?

    Reply
  12. P says

    August 22, 2020 at 4:06 pm

    I’ve made this several times, but my family of guys don’t want ‘mini’ anything, so I make 9 regular sized muffins, & I double the streusel & my family LOVES them. I use a silicone muffin pan, so they just lift right out. (Will never grease metal pan or use paper liners again). Great recipe 😋

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 23, 2020 at 4:05 pm

      I’m happy to hear this recipe is a hit with the entire family! Thanks so much for commenting! 🙂

      Reply
  13. Phyllis says

    July 26, 2020 at 3:37 pm

    I’ve made these muffins a few times @ the request of hubby & sons, however I make 9 regular size muffins, & I double the streusel bc life is short & streusel must be plentiful. It’s fabulous, Thnx !

    Reply
  14. John Doe says

    July 4, 2020 at 3:21 pm

    Can i use mini cupcake wrappers?

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      July 4, 2020 at 8:09 pm

      Yes, you sure can.

      Reply
  15. Chloe S. says

    June 17, 2020 at 6:04 pm

    Is it white sugar or brown sugar?

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      June 17, 2020 at 7:22 pm

      Hey Chloe, it’s white sugar.

      Reply
  16. Tori skye says

    June 7, 2020 at 12:29 am

    Can I use this recipe to make regular sized cup cakes? Or do they work best for mini?

    Reply
  17. Hillary J Coats says

    June 3, 2020 at 1:58 pm

    This was so easy to make and smells amazing

    Reply
  18. nina says

    May 27, 2020 at 6:41 pm

    this recipe is easy! 2 bowls and a fork! love the crumbs.tasty moist cake.id lake to make the muffins bigger.next time!

    Reply
  19. Sumra says

    May 17, 2020 at 2:39 am

    Can I use mini cupcake wrappers for these?

    Reply
  20. Stephanie says

    April 29, 2020 at 10:28 am

    These were very tasty and I could see how this would be great – however, my streussel never got crumbly – just mushy with the butter and after they baked, it all just ran off the top. Still delicious but missed a lot of that cinammon sugar goodness as it was at the bottom of my oven 🙁 Did I do something wrong?

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      April 29, 2020 at 12:43 pm

      Hey Stephanie, please watch the recipe video (it’s up above) if you have any questions on how to make the streusel. That will visually show you how I make it. Hope this helps!

      Reply
    • Stephanie says

      October 23, 2020 at 7:51 pm

      I had the same problem with the topping, and my name happens to be Stephanie too! Coincidental… I don’t know! 😜

      Reply
  21. Lynne garguilo says

    March 25, 2020 at 10:20 am

    Can you add bits of pear or apple

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      March 25, 2020 at 11:48 am

      Absolutely! Just make sure to dice them up pretty finely. Enjoy the muffins! 🙂

      Reply
  22. Gisele says

    February 29, 2020 at 1:31 pm

    Easy to make, made 2 batches. Great for serving at Sunday school!

    Reply
  23. Anzie says

    February 13, 2020 at 3:31 pm

    Theses taste great, but even though I made 20, rather than 16 mini muffins they went over the sides. This is the second time I made them. Sad that they aren’t pretty enough for the bridal shower I’m having.

    Reply
    • Bethany Souza says

      March 2, 2020 at 11:43 am

      Drizzle a little powdered sugar mixed with water to give em alittle but if a sexier pasty look

      Reply
  24. Anita says

    February 8, 2020 at 8:49 pm

    I usually bake mine in a regular size cake pan, but turning them into mini muffins size is a great idea. Love the single serve portions. 🙂

    Reply
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