These Eggless Sugar Donut Muffins are soft and fluffy, and moist! They’re super easy to make and bake up in no time. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, snack, or even dessert.
Easy Eggless Sugar Donut Muffins Recipe Highlights
These Eggless Sugar Donut Muffins are so darn tasty. Yes, you read right… donut muffins!
I made us donuts masquerading as muffins. Or muffins pretending they’re donuts. Either way, they are D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S.
These Eggless Sugar Donut Muffins are loaded with buttery flavors and a tenderness that melts in your mouth while coated with irresistible cinnamon sugar on the outside.
One of the best parts about these eggless sugar donut muffins is that they are super easy to make! And unlike donuts, they’re baked and not fried.
A cup of coffee + an eggless sugar donut muffin = HEAVEN!!
Ingredients You’ll Need
Please check the recipe card at the bottom of the post for exact quantities and detailed instructions (scroll down).
Ingredients Notes & Substitutions
- Flour: Standard all-purpose flour works best here, skip the cake flour, bread flour and wheat flour.
- Sugar: Regular white granulated sugar o caster sugar.
- Baking powder & Baking soda: Make sure they’re not expired or too old.
- Salt: I prefer kosher or sea salt. If you only have table salt handy, I recommend reducing the amount to half.
- Spices: For extra flavor! I added ground cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Buttermilk: You don’t have buttermilk? No problem!! Check out my recipe of Easy Homemade Buttermilk Substitute [Video].
- Oil: Vegetable or canola oil – or any light-tasting oil of your preference.
- Butter: I prefer to use unsalted butter, but if you only have salted butter handy, you can use it. In this case, skip the salt called in the recipe.
- Vinegar: You can use apple cider vinegar or white vinegar.
- Vanilla extract: For optimal flavor, reach for pure vanilla instead of imitation. Even better, try homemade vanilla extract!
Step By Step Recipe Photo Tutorial
Please check the recipe card at the bottom of the post for exact quantities and detailed instructions (scroll down).
- Preheat the oven to 350º F (180º C). Lightly grease a standard muffin tin.
- Mix dry ingredients. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg (if using).
- Combine wet ingredients. In a small bowl, add the buttermilk, oil, melted butter, apple cider vinegar, and vanilla extract and mix well to combine.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Please do not overmix.
- Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared muffin pan, filling the cups nearly full.
- Bake the muffins for 20 – 25 minutes, or until they’re a light golden brown and a cake tester inserted into the middle of one of the center muffins comes out clean. Allow muffins to cool for 2 – 3 minutes before removing them from the pan.
- Prepare the sugar coating. In a small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon. In another small bowl, melt the 3 tablespoons of butter. Dip the muffins into the butter, then roll in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Quick Baking Tips
Measure the ingredients correctly. I highly recommend using a kitchen scale.
Preheat the oven for at least 15 minutes before getting started to give it plenty of time to reach the ideal recipe temperature.
Don’t overmix the batter. Instead, mix just until you’ve evenly distributed the ingredients throughout the batter.
Bake the muffins as soon as the batter is ready.
Don’t open the oven door until the muffins have set. Leave the oven closed until the minimum time is stated in the recipe.
Every oven is different, so baking times always have to be taken with a grain of salt. Oven thermostats can be wildly off, affecting baking time, so keep an eye on yours. The muffins are done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, it’s possible. In the case, add 1/2 cup (120 ml) of oil. Please, keep in mind that the butter adds a surprising amount of flavor, so if possible use a combination of oil a butter as the recipe calls.
Yes, you can. To freeze them, first cool the muffins completely. Then individually wrap the muffins first in plastic wrap then foil before placing them in a freezer-safe bag. To thaw frozen muffins in the refrigerator and then bring to room temperature before enjoying!
Yes! Bake at 350°F for about 15 – 17 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Be sure to check at 15 minutes to make sure they don’t overcook.
Storing & Freezing Instructions
Store Eggless Sugar Donut Muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for three to four days, then transfer to the refrigerator for up to one week.
Freeze Eggless Sugar Donut Muffins for up to three months. To freeze them, first cool the muffins completely. Then individually wrap the muffins first in plastic wrap then foil before placing them in a freezer-safe bag. To thaw frozen muffins in the refrigerator and then bring to room temperature before enjoying!
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Eggless Sugar Donut Muffins
Equipment
Ingredients
FOR THE MUFFINS:
- 1 1/2 cups (210 g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup (240 ml) buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) vegetable oil
- 6 tablespoons (84 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
FOR THE TOPPING:
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
For the muffins:
- Preheat the oven to 350º F (180º C). Lightly grease a standard muffin tin. Or line with 12 paper or silicone muffin cups. Tip: lightly grease the liners with non-stick vegetable oil spray; this will ensure that they peel off the muffins nicely.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
- In a small bowl, add the buttermilk, oil, melted butter, apple cider vinegar, and vanilla extract and mix well to combine.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Please do not overmix.
- Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared muffin pan, filling the cups nearly full.
- Bake the muffins for 20 – 25 minutes, or until they're a light golden brown and a cake tester inserted into the middle of one of the center muffins comes out clean. Allow muffins to cool for 2 – 3 minutes before removing from pan.
For the topping:
- In a small bowl, mix together sugar and cinnamon.
- In another small bowl, melt the 3 tablespoons of butter.
- Dip the muffins into the butter, then roll in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Before You Get Started:
- Read and follow the recipe. Don’t sabotage your time, effort, and money! This might sound obvious, right? But following the recipe is the most important cake baking tip you’ll ever hear/read. I’m guilty of this, too! Sometimes I’m in a rush, and I don’t take the time to read the recipe carefully or substitute ingredients in recipes based on what I have. I do not recommend doing this unless the recipe suggests alternatives.
- Bring all your refrigerated ingredients to room temperature. This will ensure that the batter mixes correctly, and you’ll get a better rise and texture in your final baked good.
- Pre-measure all my ingredients before you get started. This way, you’ll have them ready to go, and don’t forget anything. To measure, I highly recommend using a scale. If you haven’t used a scale before, don’t be intimidated. It’s actually easier than using cups and more precise, which is key for eggless baking. You can get a good kitchen scale online or in any local kitchen equipment store.
- Measure the ingredients correctly. I highly recommend using a kitchen scale.
- Preheat the oven at least 15 minutes before getting started to give it plenty of time to reach the ideal recipe temperature.
- Don’t overmix the batter. Mix just until you’ve evenly distributed the ingredients throughout the batter.
- Bake the batter as soon as it is ready.
- Don’t open the oven door until your baked good has set. Leave the oven closed until the minimum time stated in the recipe.
- Every oven is different, so baking times always have to be taken with a grain of salt. Oven thermostats can be wildly off, and that will all affect baking time, so keep an eye on yours.
Nutrition
Eggless Baking Frequently Asked Questions
You’ve asked, and I’ve answered! Read on for a handful of answers to the most frequently asked questions about eggless baking.
This post has been sponsored by Folgers Coffee. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Originally posted in February 2018, the post content was edited to add more helpful information, no change to the recipe in July 2021.
