Guys. When I say this next dessert is one of the best things I’ve ever tasted, I am not joking around! If you know me well, you know that although I am a baker and love it, I do NOT have a sweet tooth. I never crave chocolate, I don’t go crazy over birthday cake, and you’ll hardly ever see me order dessert after dinner. That being said, it is a rare occasion to hear me say that a dessert is one of the best things I’ve ever tasted. Like, really rare. But these muffins are SO delish. I don’t know if it’s the brown sugar topping, the nuttiness from the pecans, or the sweetness from the icing on top, but do yourself a solid and go make them immediately! Well, do me a solid and finish reading this post and THEN go make them immediately! Haha.
When I was coming up with this recipe, I wanted something reminiscent of cinnamon rolls, but easier. Side note: my mom (I call her Debs) doesn’t bake. Not from scratch, not from a box; she has other qualities. 🙂 But every Christmas morning, she makes cinnamon rolls and every year I groan about having to eat one. (Rewind to me not liking sweets) However, the older I’ve gotten, the more I look forward to those cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning and it’s now something that has become a tradition for our family. I can honestly say that her cinnamon rolls are the only ones I eat all year.
I think, like most people, a lot of my stories about food and desserts have to do with my family. I am very close with them and they mean the world to me. I grew up with a group of very strong women cooks and this won’t be the first time they are mentioned in a post, stay tuned 🙂 What are some of your family traditions involving food? I’d love to hear your answers!
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Prep time: 15 minutes
Bake time: 18-20 minutes
Yield: 14-16 muffins
1T baking powder
1 egg
1 1/4 cup whole milk
Topping:
1 cup brown sugar
1T cinnamon
2 cups chopped pecans
3T melted butter
Icing:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1T whole milk
dash of vanilla
Steps:
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees
-Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a large bowl and mix together
-Add melted butter, egg, and whole milk to dry ingredients and mix together
-Mix all topping ingredients together in a separate bowl and add half of this mixture to the muffin mix; mixing until just combined
-Scoop muffin mix into muffin/cupcake pan and use remaining topping to add a generous amount to the top of each muffin
-Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a test stick comes out clean
-While muffins are baking, combine all icing ingredients in a small bowl; set aside
-Once muffins are completely cool, remove from pan and drizzle icing on top of each muffin
-Enjoy warm or room temp!
Mmmmm — sounds delish. Brady loves cinnamon rolls, too. I’m going to show the recipe to Grandma and we’ll bake then together. I’ll keep you posted on how they turn out. Xoxo
Awesome! Yes, let me know!!