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Churro Muffins with cinnamon sugar

Churro Muffins

BY: Michele
PUBLISHED: Aug 19, 2016
UPDATED: May 23, 2025
34 Reviews / 4.3 Average
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Churro Muffins

“This post first appeared over at Real Housemoms where I’m a contributor.”

CHURRO MUFFINS transform a sweet cinnamon Mexican dessert into bite-sized mini muffins that are baked instead of fried!

Churro Muffins with cinnamon sugar

Have you ever been to a Mexican restaurant and ordered Churros for dessert? You know the fluted fried pastry dough covered in cinnamon sugar? They are to die for. The buttery sweet cinnamon pastry is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside and just melts in your mouth.

Churro Muffins with cinnamon sugar

While I love the taste of the Churros, sometimes I just want a couple of bites.  I also wanted to see if I could bake them instead of fry them to somewhat ease my guilt. Guess what? You can! These Churro Muffins have all the flavor of your favorite Mexican dessert in little baked, bite-sized muffins; and they are so easy to make!

Where you have these for a sweet Breakfast Recipe, like my Vanilla Frosted Baked Donuts, or as a dessert after a Mexican Dinner, along side my Churro Cheesecake, you will absolutely love these bite-sized cinnamon treats!

Churro Muffins with cinnamon sugar

The first thing to do is just to make the dough for 24 mini muffins and bake them for 15 to 20 minutes. Then while they are baking, make the buttery cinnamon sugar coating by melting butter in one bowl and combining cinnamon and sugar in another bowl. Once the churro muffins have finished baking, then you dip each muffin in the melted butter and then in the cinnamon sugar, and that’s it! Enjoy!

Churro Muffins with cinnamon sugar

Now you can enjoy the taste of Mexican churros at home in these little bite-sized Churro Muffins. Dip them in melted chocolate or caramel or have them with some coffee or hot cocoa. They are fantastic for either breakfast or as a dessert. The hardest part is to stop popping these little muffins in my mouth! It is impossible to eat only one.

Now you give it a try and let me know how you like them! They are so easy to make, and you won’t regret it. Just have some people over to share them with!

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Churro Muffins

CHURRO MUFFINS transform a sweet cinnamon Mexican dessert into bite-sized mini muffins that are baked instead of fried!
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword Churro Muffins
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
Total Time 35 minutes minutes
Servings 24
Calories 89kcal
Author Michele F

Ingredients

Muffins:

  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Churro Cinnamon Sugar Topping:

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
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Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a 24 mini-muffin pan with cooking spray.
  • Mix 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 cup butter in a large bowl. Stir in the milk and vanilla, then mix in the flour, baking powder, and salt until just combined. Fill the prepared mini muffin cups about half full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the top of the muffins are lightly golden, 15 to 20 minutes.
  • While muffins are baking, place 1/4 cup of melted butter in a small bowl. In a separate bowl, combine 1/2 cup of sugar and cinnamon.
  • Turn the muffin tin pan over to release the muffins on a plate or cooling rack.
  • Dip each muffin in the melted butter, and roll in the sugar-cinnamon mixture. Let the Churro Muffins cool and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 89kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 61mg | Potassium: 29mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 126IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg

 

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Filed Under: American, Bake, Breakfast / Brunch, Budget-friendly, Cinco De Mayo, Comfort Food, Fall Recipes, Mexican Dessert Recipes, Mexican Recipes, Mini Desserts, Mother's Day, Muffins, Popular Cinco De Mayo Recipes, Pot Luck, Quick and Easy Tagged With: breakfast, butter, cinnamon, dessert, muffins, sugar

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Comments

  1. Julie says

    July 16, 2017 at 4:40 pm

    I’m looking for something that I can make in bulk for a Mexican themed rehearsal dinner. Do you think the churro muffins would freeze well? If so, should I save the butter and cinnamon for after I defrost?

    Reply
    • Michele says

      July 16, 2017 at 4:46 pm

      Hi Julie, I think these would be great for a Mexican themed rehearsal dinner. The muffins should freeze well. Yes. I would freeze the muffins without the topping and shortly before serving, make the cinnamon sugar topping, and dip the thawed muffins in the cinnamon sugar topping.

      Reply
  2. Phyllis says

    May 3, 2018 at 12:52 pm

    I was wondering that too if i could make ahead and them still be good. Just do the butter and cinnamon before serving??

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    • Michele says

      May 3, 2018 at 10:24 pm

      Yes, you can make them ahead and they will be good. As mentioned above make the cinnamon sugar mixture shortly before serving and dip the thawed muffins in that mixture just before serving.

      Reply
  3. Estela says

    November 3, 2018 at 2:23 am

    Churros are not just Mexican all the Latin Countries make them.

    Reply
    • Michele says

      November 3, 2018 at 5:56 am

      That is good to know. Thanks, Estela.

      Reply
  4. Denise says

    July 18, 2019 at 10:16 pm

    Looks yummy! I have been looking for a recipe like this! In my search, I found another website that has the exact same post. Not sure who had it first.
    https://realhousemoms.com/churros-muffins/

    Reply
    • Michele says

      July 21, 2019 at 8:16 am

      Hi Denise, That is my recipe on both sites. As I mention at the top of the blog post, this recipe was first published on Real Housemoms, where I was a contributor. I created the recipe originally for Real Housemoms, and then created a syndicated post on this site.

      Reply
  5. Ronda says

    January 14, 2023 at 9:27 pm

    I made these for a small dinner party last night. Served after Chicken Verde enchiladas, cilantro lime rice and a Mexican Caesar salad with Mexican brownies and they were a huge hit. And so easy. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Michele says

      January 14, 2023 at 10:26 pm

      Hi Ronda,

      I’m so glad everyone liked the churro muffins. Thanks for letting us know.

      Michele

      Reply
  6. Betsy says

    February 18, 2024 at 2:13 pm

    Super easy to make. My convection oven only took 10 minutes to cook the mini muffins. But after putting them in the butter and cinnamon sugar mix, they were just perfect. I brought these to visit my friend who was in town since we were having a Mexican themed dinner. They were a huge hit. I will be making these again for sure!

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    • Michele says

      February 18, 2024 at 5:08 pm

      Hi Betsy,

      I’m so happy that you and your friends loved the recipe! That’s good to know about the convection oven. Thanks for the tip. Since you loved it, would you be willing to share the recipe on social media?

      Thanks,

      Michele

      Reply
  7. Mimi says

    April 19, 2024 at 7:22 am

    Can these be made in regular sized muffins? I don’t have mini muffin pans and I’m tired of buying new equipment to make new recipes. What adjustments would need to be made?

    Reply
    • Michele says

      April 19, 2024 at 2:51 pm

      H Mimi,

      Yes, you can make these in a regular muffin pan. You may need to add about 10 minutes to the bake time.

      Thanks,

      Michele

      Reply
  8. Rita says

    May 25, 2024 at 6:57 pm

    Hi can you give me the conversion values in grams and ml please!!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      May 25, 2024 at 7:26 pm

      Hi Rita,

      I have enabled the metric measurements. To access them, jump to the Recipe card near the bottom of the post (above the comments), click on “Metric” Under the Ingredient List and Above the Directions. Then it should change it to metric.

      Thanks,

      Michele

      Reply
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