(Vegan) Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Muffins

Fluffy Cinnamon Sugar Muffins pretending to be doughnuts! This easy, vegan recipe is perfect for breakfast, snack, or dessert.

(Vegan) Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Muffins

Ashley Manila

These Fluffy Vegan Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Muffins are perfect for breakfast or as an after-school treat!

4.85 from 13 votes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings 1 dozen

Ingredients

For the muffins:

1 cup all purpose flour
3/4 whole wheat flour
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
8 ounces applesauce (unsweetened)
4 ounces almond milk
4 ounces olive oil (you may use canola or coconut if you prefer)
2 tablespoons maple syrup

For the topping:

2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Glaze (optional):

1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons almond milk, more if needed

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 (F). Grease or line muffin tray, set aside.
In a large bowl stir together flours, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, whisk together applesauce, almond milk, oil, and maple syrup. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry, stirring until combined.
Fill the muffin cups 2/3 of the way full, sprinkle each with a little cinnamon sugar, and bake for 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool in the pan for at least 20 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Glaze:

In a small bowl, combine the ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over muffins.

Notes

I make these muffins often and updated the photos in this post 4/22/2016

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Recipe by Ashley Manila at Baker by Nature: https://flow-hatch.live/vegan-cinnamon-sugar-doughnut-muffins/%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-39142":{"type":"food","name":"(Vegan) Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Muffins","slug":"wprm-vegan-cinnamon-sugar-doughnut-muffins","image_url":"https:\/\/bakerbynature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/untitled-1-of-25.jpg","rating":{"count":13,"total":63,"average":4.85,"type":{"comment":13,"no_comment":0,"user":0},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","name":"all purpose flour","notes":"","id":901,"type":"ingredient","uid":1,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"3\/4","unit":"","name":"whole wheat flour","notes":"","id":2367,"type":"ingredient","uid":2,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"3\/4","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"3\/4","unit":"cup","name":"dark brown sugar","notes":"","id":2330,"type":"ingredient","uid":3,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"3\/4","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"tablespoon","name":"baking powder","notes":"","id":957,"type":"ingredient","uid":4,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"tablespoon","unitParsed":"tablespoon"}}},{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","name":"salt","notes":"","id":903,"type":"ingredient","uid":5,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","name":"ground cinnamon","notes":"","id":921,"type":"ingredient","uid":6,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"8","unit":"ounces","name":"applesauce (unsweetened)","notes":"","id":2951,"type":"ingredient","uid":7,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"8","unit":"ounces","unitParsed":"ounces"}}},{"amount":"4","unit":"ounces","name":"almond milk","notes":"","id":1361,"type":"ingredient","uid":8,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"4","unit":"ounces","unitParsed":"ounces"}}},{"amount":"4","unit":"ounces","name":"olive oil (you may use canola or coconut if you prefer)","notes":"","id":2952,"type":"ingredient","uid":9,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"4","unit":"ounces","unitParsed":"ounces"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"tablespoons","name":"maple syrup","notes":"","id":1710,"type":"ingredient","uid":10,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"tablespoons","unitParsed":"tablespoons"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"tablespoons","name":"sugar","notes":"","id":904,"type":"ingredient","uid":12,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"tablespoons","unitParsed":"tablespoons"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","name":"cinnamon","notes":"","id":1006,"type":"ingredient","uid":13,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","name":"confectioners' sugar","notes":"","id":1011,"type":"ingredient","uid":15,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"teaspoons","name":"almond milk, more if needed","notes":"","id":2953,"type":"ingredient","uid":16,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"teaspoons","unitParsed":"teaspoons"}}}],"originalServings":"1","originalServingsParsed":1,"currentServings":"1","currentServingsParsed":1,"currentServingsFormatted":"1","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0}}}