Oh, what can I say about these little drops of heaven that doesn’t sound like some inappropriate love poem? They are probably some of the best things I’ve ever baked, and I’ve baked a lot of great things (who needs modesty, right?). Unfortunately I can’t claim the credit for this recipe, it’s from the wonderful Sally’s Baking Addiction. The only changes I made was I made them in mini form and used plain flour! 
These nutella stuffed cinnamon sugar mini muffins are more of a cross between a muffin and a donut than just a donut, a muffnut if you will. Actually, that’s a terrible name. Let’s just call them ” donut-like muffins”. They melt in your mouth and it’s like eating a little cinnamon donut with the added delight of Nutella.
You absolutely have to try these! They’re so amazing, I guarantee you will love them! They were all gone with a day of making them and my friends have been bugging me to make them again already. And the best part? They’re super easy and cheap to make, you only need a few ingredients. The recipe is easily doubled too. I like them in mini form too, because you can eat 5 in 5 minutes and not even feel that bad.
Sally’s recipe used whole wheat flour, I only had plain flour in the pantry so I used that and it worked great. You can, of course, use whole wheat flour if you choose or a mix of both. Just substitute like for like. 
I will be bring these little drops of heaven to this week’s Fiesta Friday. Hosted by the always wonderful Angie, and co hosted this week by Hilda and Julianna. I missed last weeks FF due to some technical issues with my blog! I’ve been transferring my blog from wordpress to self hosted and it’s been a bit of nightmare. I have finally almost got it all sorted, so please excuse the look of my blog right now while I get everything back to normal. If you previously followed my blog I have no idea if you still will be, I’m still trying to figure out transitioning everything over so please feel free to follow again if need be (can you follow on self hosted? I’m still figuring this out), I really do appreciate all of your likes and comments and would be very sad to see them go! Now onto the important part, the recipe
- 5tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup caster sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1.5 cups plain flour
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Nutella, warmed
- 1/4 cup caster sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
- Preheat oven to 425F/220C . Grease mini muffin pan and set aside.
- In a bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Set aside.
- Using an electric or stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar on low-medium speed.
- Add the egg, vanilla and milk and beat until combined
- Gradually add the flour mix and gently mix until just combined
- Pipe or spoon the batter into the muffin cavity until just under half full. Add a dollop of nutella (sit the jar of nutella in a bowl of hot water to make it nice and runny and easy to work with) in the centre and top with more batter, filling up the cavity. Repeat until all batter is used. If you have any empty muffin holes, fill them half way with water to get even baking.
- Bake at 425F/220C for 5 minutes. Keep the muffins in the oven and reduce the temperate to 350F/180C and bake for a further 10 minutes, until the better is set. Place pan on wire rack to cool for 5 minutes
- While the muffins are cooling, make the cinnamon sugar topping. Melt the butter in the microwave in 15 second bursts. In a separate bowl, mix together the cinnamon and sugar.
- Remove the muffins from the pan, dip the top of each muffin into the melted butter then into the cinnamon-sugar mixture, swirling around to get a nice thick coating. Set on a cooling rack. Enjoy!
- I’m told they last for a week in an airtight container, but they didn’t stick around long enough for me to test that!
Sally!!! I mean, Michelle! 😀 Sally’s recipes are really amazing that I wanted to bookmark all of them. These look gorgeous and oohhhh! That Nutella filling!! Glad to see you here, Michelle! 🙂 Happy FF to you and enjoy the weekend! <3
Right?! I love her recipes, I have so many bookmarked to try. I’ve been wanting to try this one for ages, so glad I finally did! Happy FF to you too!!
Did someone say Nutella? I’m in! Good call on making them mini, it always makes everything look so much more appetizing. 🙂
Thanks! These would be wonderful even without the Nutella, but why would you ever choose no Nutella!
You know what I really enjoy about FF is that I find so many useful and timely recipes. I just took a break from reading this week’s contributions to look for a recipe I could make in small muffin tins to have on hand when I have a lot of guests drop by next week. Found nothing, and when I returned to the party lo and behold the next post is yours. These fit the bill perfectly. So having wasted time on google, now I can get busy and make these. Thanks so much for bringing them and sharing with us.
Aww I’m glad my post came in handy for you! I can promise you your guest will love these too!
Thank you for stopping by and have a great weekend
OMG! look at that chocolate spread oozing out, it’s like food porn to me – yum
Me too! Every time I look at them I want to make them again… which I will be doing soon!
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a great weekend!
I have made these before, minus the Nutella. They are wonderful and do melt in your mouth. I think the Nutella is a nice addition. 🙂
They really do! I am sure they are amazing without the Nutella, but I would definitely recommend trying them with it, it adds an extra yummyness!
Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend
omg…nutella filling….i love all your reicpes with these butters and spreads…am just droooooling by the look of it….
Haha thank you Chitra!
I love this! I have bookmarked it to try out soon. Have a lovely weekend, Michelle! 🙂
I hope you like it! Have a great weekend xx
Oh my goodness, these look sinfully delicious!! Nutella is one of those foods I rarely allow myself to buy, because either my boyfriend or I will end up eating it from the jar, plain, with a spoon. But seeing as I can’t make these muffins without buying Nutella, I *guess* that means I’ll have to buy a jar 😉
Haha I’m the same with Nutella, it goes so very well with a spoon! But yes, this is definitely a great excuse to buy Nutella
These look so good!
Thank you Claudia! I hope you’re having a great weekend 🙂
Holy blank blank, these are freaking awesome! That is one nice hefty pocket of nutella deliciousness there! Thanks for bringing!
haha thank you sue! xx 🙂
These look scrumptious!
Thank you!
Cinnamon muffins and mini as well are always a hit but adding Nutella has to make them extra special. Thanks for the idea and the recipe 🙂
Thank you Judith, I hope you like them if you try them out!
Michelle, these look awesome 🙂
Thank you!
Are you kidding me!!! Nutella & cinnamon sugar!! These look ridiculously good Michelle!
They taste pretty good too,hehe! Thank you!
Oh yum! This has gluten free conversion written all over it. We make our own Nutella but after 48 hours, I always find the glass jar sparkling even more than the dishwasher can do!
Mac + Rachel
Sounds like me with nutella, I should definitely try making my own sometime, do you have a recipe?
ooh yes, do let me know if you make them gluten free and how they turned out!
Omg! These look so tempting – my kids would love this since they love nutella so much! I am going to try these soon! 🙂
You definitely should, they’ll love them! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Mini means there’s more Nutella per muffin, yes? This is the best recipe ever!!
Haha of course! Thanks 🙂
these look seriously amazing.. i am SO craving one right now. love it! thanks for sharing the idea and recipe!
Thank you!
I discovered nutella very late in life…it’s addicting!! These look so yummy, Michelle!
Thank you Michelle! Ooh you have a lot of time to make up for then, which means you can totally just sit and eat it with a spoon! I have a jar in the kitchen right now, have to stop myself from digging in because I want to bake with it!