If you love muffins from coffee shops, youโll fall for this homemade version of cinnamon streusel muffins. Each bite has a soft, moist crumb with a buttery cinnamon streusel mixture baked until golden brown on top. This is the kind of easy breakfast or snack that makes a whole batch of muffins disappear fast. Itโs a lighter take on a classic muffin, but youโd never know it from the taste.
Why Youโll Love This Recipe
- A lightened version of a classic cinnamon muffins recipe with a soft, fluffy texture and a sweet brown sugar crumble on top.
- These cinnamon oat muffins are made with simple ingredients you already have in your pantry.
- The streusel mixture bakes on top of the muffin for little bursts of cinnamon sweetness. Looking for another recipe with cinnamon streusel? Try our easy peach crumble recipe with fresh peaches.
- Not overly sweetโjust the right balance of cozy spice and tender crumb.
- Perfect to serve warm for an easy breakfast, with coffee, or as a snack.
- An easy recipe that tastes like your favorite coffee shop muffins.
- A versatile baseโmake them as cinnamon crumble muffins, crumb cake muffins, or even cinnamon coffee cake muffins depending on how much topping you like.
If you love muffins, give some of our other delicious muffins a try!
Ingredient Notes
- Brown sugar - light brown sugar or dark brown sugar will both work for the cinnamon crumb topping.
- Butter - you can use salted butter or unsalted butter for the crumble.
- Oil - coconut oil, olive oil, or avocado oil would all work for this recipe.
- Greek yogurt - can swap with sour cream if that is what you have on hand.
- Milk - you can use regular milk or a non-dairy milk.
- Oat flour - make your own oat flour by blending oats in a blender or processing in a food processor until fine. Try our oatmeal banana peanut butter bars with chocolate chips for another recipe with oat flour.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of ingredients and measurements for these healthy cinnamon muffins.
Recipe Tips & Variations
- Line your muffin pan with paper liners or cupcake liners and spray them with non-stick spray to prevent sticking and make cleanup easy.
- For more texture and sweetness, add the cinnamon crumb topping into the middle of each muffin as well as on the top of each muffin.
- Be careful not to add too much flourโitโs the most common cause of dense muffins. Spoon and level your flour for the best results.
- Stir in chopped nuts, raisins, or a swirl of applesauce for extra flavor. Or add some pecans to the crumble to make a pecan streusel.
- Try pumpkin pie spice instead of ground cinnamon for a seasonal twist.
- Use a large mixing bowl for the batter and a small mixing bowl for the sugar mixture that makes the crumble topping.
How to Make Easy Cinnamon Streusel Muffins
For the full recipe instructions, scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of the page.
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350ยฐF. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with a muffin liner and spray them with non-stick spray.
Begin by making the streusel. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, oats, and cinnamon. Add the cold cubed butter to the flour mixture and use a fork or your fingers to work the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture forms coarse crumbs. Set aside.
Step 2: In a large bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients: oil, eggs, Greek yogurt, milk, maple syrup, and vanilla until smooth.
Step 3: Add the oat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon to the bowl.
Step 4: Mix until just combined. Do not over mix!
Step 5: Add the muffin batter to the prepared muffin tins until each is about ยพ full (we like to use a cookie scoop to do this).
Step 6: Sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over each muffin.ย
Step 7: Bake for 17-21 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins With Streusel FAQs
Let the muffins cool to room temperature and then store them in an airtight container or freezer-safe bag. We prefer to store them in the freezer to maintain freshness.
Yes! Once your muffins have cooled completely, wrap them individually in plastic wrap or place them in a freezer-safe bag, separating layers with parchment paper if stacking. Store them in the freezer for up to three months. To enjoy later, simply unwrap a muffin and warm it in a 350ยฐF oven for 8โ10 minutes, or microwave it for 20โ30 seconds, until the moist crumbs are soft again. For best results, freeze muffins soon after baking to maintain their flavor and texture.
These moist muffins are not gluten free, dairy free, or vegan. They are vegetarian. If you are looking for a gluten free and dairy free muffin try our banana chocolate chip muffins that are great with gluten free one to one flour and dairy free chocolate chips.
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Easy Cinnamon Streusel Muffins
Ingredients
Oat Streusel Topping:
- ยผ cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons old-fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons cold butter, cubed
Muffin Batter:
- โ cup oil (avocado, olive, or coconut)
- 2 large eggs
- ยพ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ยผ cup milk (regular or plant-based)
- ยฝ cup maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ยพ cup oat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ยฝ teaspoons baking powder
- ยฝ teaspoon baking soda
- ยฝ teaspoon Kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ยฐF. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners and spray them with non-stick spray.
- Begin by making the streusel. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, oats, and cinnamon. Add the cold cubed butter to the flour mixture and use a fork or your fingers to work the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture forms coarse crumbs. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together oil, eggs, Greek yogurt, milk, maple syrup, and vanilla until smooth.
- Add the oat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon to the bowl. Mix until just combined. Do not over mix!
- Add the muffin batter to the prepared muffin tins until each is about ยพ full. Sprinkle the streusel topping over each muffin depending on your preference for amount (you may have some leftover streusel).
- Bake for 17-21 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Notes
- Save time/prep ahead:
- Mix the streusel mixture a day ahead and store it in the fridge so you can just sprinkle and bake muffins in the morning.
- Freeze a cooled batch of muffins in a freezer-safe bag for up to 2 monthsโreheat quickly in the microwave or in the oven for fresh-from-the-bakery flavor.
- Make a double batchโthese delicious muffins disappear quickly, and youโll be glad to have extras next time. See our FAQs section for freezer instructions.ย
- Make your oat flour ahead of time. Simply add oats to a blender or food processor and blend or process until fine. Store in an airtight container in your pantry for 2โ3 months, in your fridge for up to 6 months, or in your freezer for up to 1 year.ย
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