April 24, 2012

Cinnamon Chip Muffins


One day I was going through my cabinets to make a mental log of what I had, and what needed to be used up and I came across a bag of cinnamon chips.  I honestly I have no idea why I bought them to begin with...there must have been some recipe I had in mind to try but never got around to it!  So, with school snacks for my son in mind, I decided to make cinnamon chip muffins.  

The first time I made these I did not think to put a topping on them, and I thought they turned out a little bland.  However, my son and husband liked them anyway so I figured I'd keep the recipe but next time add some kind of topping to make them a little more exciting.  I decided to go with a streusel topping, which worked out really well.  My family thought they were really good and gobbled them right up!  I might still play with the topping a little, but this recipe is a keeper for us.  NOTEIf you exclude the cinnamon chips and topping, this muffin recipe is a great base for any filling you want to add. 



Cinnamon Chip Muffins

2c flour
¾ cup sugar
3 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1c milk
1 egg
¼ vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla
1cup cinnamon chips

Streusel Topping:  Add 1/4 cup cold butter, ¼ cup flour and ½ cup sugar to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until it forms a fine crumb.

Preheat oven to 400, and spray muffin tin with cooking spray.  In a large bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, making a well in the center.  In a separate bowl, beat egg together with the milk, oil and vanilla.  Pour the egg mixture into the well of the flour mixture, and stir until just combined – do not over mix, batter will be lumpy.  Stir in cinnamon chips and divide batter equally into the muffin tins.  Top with the streusel topping and bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean and muffins are golden brown.  

16 comments:

  1. Hi there, how many muffins does this recipe make?

    I bought 2 packets of Hershey's Cinnamon Chips from Hershey's World & I can't wait to bake with it!

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  2. This recipe makes a dozen muffins. Good luck, hope you like them!

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  3. Love this recipe, thanks for posting it :)

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  4. just bought me a couple of the Hershey's Cinnamon chips and I can not wait to try this recipe, Thanks!!

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  5. I made these in my muffin top pan (375 degrees for 17 minutes), and they were phenomenal! I'll definitely use this recipe as a base. I'll be trying them with blueberries, Craisins, and chocolate chips within the next week.

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  6. I make these in my jumbo muffin tin, and they come out perfect every time!

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    1. Yay - so glad to hear it! Thanks for commenting ☺.

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  7. I just so happen to 4 bags that i over bought from the holiday season, and i was looking for away to use up a few bags so tomorrow with Manny daughter. Wish good luck for this my first time making these

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  8. I wanted to check on the Veggie Oil, is it 1/4 a Cup?

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    1. Yes Chris - it's 1/4 cup. Sorry about that!

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  9. If you wanted to add pumpkin to this recipe, how would you go about it? Can't figure out if I should cut back on the milk or oil, or just add the pumpkin as an additional ingredient.

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    1. I would cut back on the milk, maybe do 1/2c milk & 1/2c pumpkin. OR, you can check out my Quick Breads page and follow the pumpkin bread recipe and just add cinnamon chips to that. Good luck & thanks for visiting!

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    2. Fantastic! Thank you. I made this version last week, and they were the best muffins I've ever made. Wanted to experiment with the pumpkin for a bake sale at my son's school. I really appreciate your input, and delicious recipes!

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  10. When you intended on making cinnamon chip scones but you don't have buttermilk on hand or any ingredients to substitute buttermilk, you make Cinnamon Chip Muffins instead :) I had plenty of streusel topping left over so I put it in an airtight container and will use it on something else. I baked the muffins for 20 minutes and they were perfect! These are delish- a must try!! Thanks for a great recipe!

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  11. Trying these this morning for first time, there was so much batter, I filled 16 muffin wrappers. However, I probably could have made 18! So full and high in the oven. I used chips in streusel too.

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