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a cinnamon streusel muffin with creamy drizzle of condensed milk

Cinnamon Streusel Caramel Muffins

Melinda | Missouri Girl
These cinnamon streusel caramel muffins have a delicious caramel like center with a warm cinnamon streusel topping.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
cooling time 10 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American, French
Servings 12 muffins

Ingredients
  

Muffin batter:

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • cup light brown sugar firmly packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 6 tablespoon butter melted

Caramel filling:

  • 4 tablespoon butter melted
  • ½ cup + 2 tbsp light brown sugar firmly packed
  • teaspoon salt
  • pinch of cinnamon

Streusel topping:

  • cup all purpose flour
  • ½ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 4 tablespoon butter softened

Drizzle:

  • cup condensed milk (or make a glaze by combining 1 cup confectioner sugar mixed with 4-6 teaspoons milk)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease 12 regular sized muffin tins.

Make the muffin batter:

  • Add all ingredients to a medium bowl and stir until just combined. Set aside.

Make the caramel filling:

  • Combine the melted butter, brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Stir well.

Assemble the muffins:

  • Add two tablespoons of muffin batter to each muffin tin.Add a heaping teaspoon of the caramel filling on top of the batter (making sure it stays in the center and doesn’t touch the sides). then add additional batter on top until the muffin tins are 80-90% full.

Make the struesel topping:

  • Combine the flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon to a small bowl. Stir well.
  • Add the softened butter and work the butter into the flour mixture until coarse pea sized crumbs form.
  • Sprinkle a generous amount of the topping on the muffin batter.

Bake the muffins and final touches:

  • Bake at 350 degrees for 17-20 minutes, or until the middle of the muffin is just set.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to sit for about 10 minutes.
  • Drizzle with condensed milk or glaze.
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