Healthy Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake Muffins are fun for weekend breakfasts and make a lovely addition to a holiday brunch. These real food muffins are Paleo friendly and naturally sweetened with a delectable crumbly streusel topping and a sweet maple glaze.
It’s all about the cinnamon streusel and the maple glaze!
Heck yes these toppings are so delicious!
I mean really, who doesn’t love the toppings on coffee cake? They’re the best part!
I have always been a huge fan of the crumbly streusel topping on coffee cake.
I grew up with the kind of coffee cake that you get at mainstream grocery stores in a box (you know the kind I’m talking about).
My mom also used to take me to her favorite local coffee shop and I’d often get their coffee cake or carrot cake (yes, my mom, bless her heart, was cool like that and let me have carrot cake for breakfast).
I miss my mom like crazy, always, every day. She was the best mom.
The holidays remind me of her because she LOVED the holiday season. Christmas was SO important to her and she loved everything about it. We always had Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers’ Once Upon a Christmas album or George Winston’s December album on.
Decorating our Christmas tree was everything to her. She would tell me how the magic of Christmas was stripped away when she was a kid – that they only got to have the tree up for one day (because other family members didn’t like Christmas) and then it was taken down.
It really bothered her as a child and she told me that she would always make Christmas extra special for us. And she did.
Food-wise, the holiday season makes me think of homemade holiday cookies like chocolate crinkles and gingerbread, hot chocolate with marshmallows, the yellow Sherry cake my mom used to make and lots of cinnamon maple-y goodness.
And treats for breakfast of course!
Coffee cake, pies, crisps, seasonal cakes, and muffins galore! Yes, it is that time of the year.
My fond love for these things probably comes from my mom since she loved them too.
That being said, I am not a fan of cane sugar (and don’t consume any) so I’m always looking for ways to recreate my favorites.
These healthy cinnamon streusel coffee cake muffins are naturally sweetened and made with wholesome, real food ingredients!
These delicious muffins are super easy to make and much healthier than sugar-laden versions.
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I only recommend using quality grass-fed collagen for these healthy cinnamon streusel coffee cake muffins. Knowing the source and where it comes from is very important to me.
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Healthy Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake Muffins
Healthy Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake Muffins
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Healthy Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake Muffins are fun for weekend breakfasts and make a lovely addition to a holiday brunch. These real food muffins are Paleo friendly and naturally sweetened with a delectable crumbly streusel topping and a sweet maple glaze.
Ingredients
Muffin Batter
- 1 1/4 cup Otto's cassava flour {or find it here}
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp Celtic sea salt or Himalayan salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon {this is my favorite sustainable cinnamon}
- 1/4 cup grass-fed collagen
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 pastured or organic eggs
- 1/4 cup avocado oil, grass-fed butter or ghee - melted
- 1 1/4 cup dairy free milk of choice or grass-fed/organic milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Streusel Topping
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar or maple sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3 tbsp Otto's cassava flour
- 1/4 cup avocado oil, grass-fed butter or ghee - melted
Optional Maple Glaze
- 1/2 cup powdered maple sugar {pulse maple sugar in blender/food processor until powdered}
- 1 tbsp avocado oil, grass-fed butter or ghee - melted
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1-2 tsp filtered water, dairy free milk or grass-fed/organic milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with muffins wrappers and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the cassava flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and collagen. Stir to combine. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the maple syrup, eggs, melted fat of choice, milk of choice and vanilla, gently whisking until the eggs are fully incorporated. Pour this mixture into the dry mix, using a wooden spoon or spatula to mix, just until combined.
- Evenly distribute the batter into lined muffin pan. Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, add all of the streusel topping ingredients and using clean hands, mix until fully combined and crumbly. Evenly distribute this streusel topping over the tops of each muffin.
- Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with only a few moist cake crumbs. Allow the muffins to cool in the muffin pan for 15 minutes before carefully moving them to a cooling rack.
For the Optional Maple Glaze
- Add all of the glaze ingredients except for the water/milk, to a blender or small food processor. Pulse to combine until smooth and shiny - adding a small amount of water/milk only as needed (start with 1 tsp and only add ore if needed). When the muffins are fully cooled, you can drizzle the maple glaze over the tops of all of the muffins.
Notes
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Cuisine American
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That crumbly streusel top is everything! These look so dreamy.
Right?! It’s all about the topping!
First, you made me cry. Second, you were one cute baby. Third I love your mom’s expression as she’s looking at you. Fourth and final, amazing delicious recipe!
And that made me cry. xo 🙂 Thank you Linda, so much! That means a lot to me.
You always manage to catch my eye with you recipes!! I agree…it’s all about the struesal!!
Thanks so much! 🙂 Gotta love that streusel! 🙂
Made these today and everyone enjoyed them!! We did the dairy free version, and i mixed some of the streusel into the middle first. Tasty!
That maple glaze though!!! Wow! I love those sweet memories with your precious momma – warms my heart. Your girls will remember all that you do for them so special during this season!
Thanks Renee. xo Some days I miss her so much. I wish she was here, but I’m glad I can carry on some of those traditions with my girls.
That topping looks SO good, Emily. And I’m sure they have such a yummy, tender crumb. YUMMY!!! 🙂 Love that they make you think of your mom, too. <3
🙂 thanks Megan! xo
I love using collagen in baked goods! It makes me feel like I’ve added something to really make it extra nourishing. And that crumb topping is perfect.
Yes!!! I feel the same way. 🙂
That glaze makes these look irresistible! And anything with a streusel topping is going in my belly. Looks delicious!
🙂 so yummy!
I love that these have collagen in them- so perfect!
Thanks Shelby 🙂 A little added nutrition never hurts.
Christmas breakfasts are some of my favorite memories! Always sooooo delicious. 🙂 It’s so sweet that you share these memories with your mom, Emily. Thank you for sharing them with us!
Thanks Raia xo I love that Christmas breakfasts are some of your favorite memories! 🙂
You had me at cinnamon streusel 🙂 Toppings on a cake are super important to me, I love the different textures! These look beautiful. And your mom sounds like she made Christmas (and every day) so awesome for you!
Yes! I feel the same way. 🙂 Thank you xo
Never used collagen in baked goods before, sounds very interesting.
I hope you get to try it. I love using it in baked goods. 🙂
LOVE everything about this recipe! Will print, share and pin..
Then will hopefully make it asap! Thanks for sharing your precious Christmas memories too.
Sending love and hugs xo
Thank you so much Carol! xo
Another gorgeous (and delicious!) creation Emily! I can’t wait to make it!
You’re so sweet, thank you! xo
Wow, these are making me hungry, Emily!!! Looks great. Happy holidays!
Thanks Carrie! Happy holidays to you too! 🙂
Nothing speaks to my heart more than crumbly toppingon coffee cakes. This looks perfect – you’ve truly mastered it!
Right?! That crumbly topping is so yummy. 🙂
Dang! That looks like the perfect breakfast 🙂 I know I would hog all of the streusel, lol.
LOL thanks Kelly! xo (me too!)
Christmas is such a wonderful time, isn’t it? Thanks for sharing your memories about your mom.
Thanks so much Tina! It really is a magical time. 🙂
I’m all about cinnamon streusel and a glaze, these look like the ultimate weekend treat!
Love that! 🙂
Yum! I have been getting excited about baking with collagen and can’t wait to try these!
Collagen is so nice in baked goods 🙂 I love how soft it helps make things.
These streusel coffee muffins are absolutely perfect ! I want it every morning !
Thank you! 🙂 So fun for morning treats.
These are so delicious and decadent! Great holiday treat!
Thank you Cristina! 🙂
Oh wow, do these ever look yummy! Love the ingredients!
Thank you Stacey! 🙂
I LOVE LOVE coffee cake. And these little muffins are the BEST! I made them over the weekend, and they were a total hit with the fam. 🙂
Oh yay!!! I’m so happy to hear that! 🙂 I’m so glad everyone liked them. xo
Hi, I loved reading your story about your mom so warming and heart felt. I don’t know what went wrong but when I baked these they turned out like glue. They also bubbled over and dripped butter everywhere in my oven. I followed the recipe to a t. I noticed the batter was soupy as well when I put it in the muffin tin. Did anyone else have this happen?
Sincerely, crumbled and glue coffeee cake muffins
Hi Elana, I wish I knew what happened with yours but I’ve never had that problem with the batches I’ve baked. I’ve made these muffins many times and they’ve never turned out like glue or overflowed. The texture should be soft and tender. Did you use Otto’s cassava flour or a different brand? Otto’s is the only brand I recommend as other brands will produce different results. Did you add the collagen? What brand did you use?
Hi! I wanted to like these sooo much but they were sooo oily ( I used the avocado oil). Just touching them made my hands very very greasy! I’m guessing they would be fluffier and less “heavy” if I had used the butter? Or maybe I did something wrong? Thanks!
Hi Pilar, they should not be oily like you explained at all. I usually make these with avocado oil and I’ve never had them be oily. Did you use Otto’s cassava flour – I don’t recommend any other brand. Did you use Perfect Supplements collagen – again, I don’t recommend any other brand. What brands did you use? These muffins should not be a super soft “moist” muffin like others are, these are more in the middle of that and a denser texture.
Thank you so much! I love your blog and am excited to keep trying your recipes! I’m thinking the collagen must have done it. I used Ottos cassava flour and I used the Vital Protein collagen. I definitely will try again!
Thanks for the kind words 🙂 I hope you come back and try something else.