All the yummy of cinnamon rolls in muffin form! These yeast-free gluten-free cinnamon roll muffins are a sweet breakfast treat that is ready much quicker than cinnamon rolls would be. What do you get when you combine the flavors of a cinnamon roll with the cake-like texture of a muffin? These gluten-free cinnamon roll muffins! My youngest son called them gluten-free cinnamon roll cupcakes which totally works too! Here’s a look at the texture on these muffins: These might just be the best gluten-free muffins you’ll ever make in your muffin tin! Let’s talk about what you need for making this gluten-free cinnamon muffin recipe. Here’s a look at these muffins just out of the oven: As you can see that brown sugar topping spreads and out. It will get on your pan, but most of it you can peel right off and munch on (it’s yummy) and the rest you can wash off no problem. I suggest letting them cool in the pan for about 5 minutes. Then loosen the muffins slightly with a thin plastic spreader or a plastic knife. I’ve used plastic spreaders like this one for years and think they’re perfect for this purpose! (I love using them to slice brownies, cakes, and quick breads too!) After you’ve loosened them, remove each muffin from the baking pan and place on a cooling rack. This will prevent them from getting soggy from cooling in the pan, and will also make it easier to frost them and eat them once frosted! Now make the cream cheese frosting: You’ll mix all the ingredients together until smooth. You’ll need to decide how you would like to frost your cinnamon roll muffins. Do you want to just drizzle the frosting all over them? Then add more milk to make it easy to drizzle. Do you want to spoon the frosting onto each and spread (like I did)? Then use less of the milk so you have a thicker frosting. I made mine just the right consistency to scoop with a small 1 Tbsp. scoop, spread a bit with the back of a spoon, and not have any of it run down the sides. Now you’re ready to serve! At my house, we’d all just grab them right off the cooling rack to enjoy! But I figured I’d take some pretty photos for you so here they are on a nice wooden platter that conveniently fits 12 muffins perfectly! If I was bringing them to a friend’s house, I would definitely plate them nicely like this. These gluten-free muffins are just as good on day two as the day you bake them. You can even warm them up in the microwave for 10 seconds or so if you’d like – I did that today and mmmm good! Last year, I made these the day before Easter and then we enjoyed them with our traditional overnight gluten-free breakfast casserole for brunch. These would also be perfect as a sweet treat alongside my friend Jeanine’s sheet pan eggs. If you like this recipe, be sure to try my gluten-free apple fritter muffins! Or try my gluten-free apple bread! If you make these and love them, please come back and give this recipe a 5 star rating in the recipe card! Feel free to comment with tips or to share any successful substitutions you made. Cinnamon roll recipe is adapted from Some the Wiser’s Cinnamon Roll Muffins and the cream cheese frosting is my own. If you make these and enjoy them too, please come back and give them a 5 star rating! These yeast-free gluten-free cinnamon roll muffins are a sweet breakfast treat that is ready much quicker than cinnamon rolls would be. *If the gluten-free flour blend you use already has xanthan gum or guar gum in it, then omit the xanthan gum called for in this recipe. See blog post for recommendations on products and tips! Tested with King Arthur Measure for Measure Flour and Gluten-free Mama's Almond Blend. . As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases. I hope you and your family enjoy these as much as mine did!Notes on ingredients for these gluten-free cinnamon muffins:
How to make cinnamon muffins:
For the cream cheese frosting, you’ll need:
Gluten-free Cinnamon Roll Muffin Recipe:
Gluten-free Cinnamon Roll Muffins
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Frosting:
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Yield: 12 muffins
Prep Time
25 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Additional Time
5 minutes
Total Time
45 minutes
Rumford Baking Powder, 8.1 Ounce, 2 Count
Kirkland Saigon Cinnamon 10.7 Oz Bottles( Pack of 2) - 21.4 Oz Total
Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract, 4 oz.
OXO Large Cookie Scoop #20
Wilton Perfect Results Muffin and Cupcake Pan, 12 Cavities
Hamilton Beach Power Deluxe 6-Speed Electric Hand Mixer White
OXO Good Grips Cookie Scoop, Small, Stainless Steel
Best Nylon Spreader - 7-Inch
Karen
Friday 23rd of October 2020
THESE ARE AWESOME!!! I'm cooking them again since my family and I ate them all last night
holly
Sunday 20th of September 2020
Have you tried making like a coffee cake instead of muffin form?
Michelle Palin ~ My Gluten-free Kitchen
Wednesday 23rd of September 2020
I have not yet! Feel free to try that and please do come back and let me know how it goes and any tips you have!
Tammie
Monday 8th of June 2020
I can't stress how much I love cinnamon. I've tried twice unsuccessfully to make GF cinnamon rolls. Then I came across your recipe.
Here's what I'm thinking: if I make extra filling and layer the batter (without any filling) then a layer of filling, then batter and filling again twice, it would almost be like a cinnamon roll!
As yummy as the icing sounds, I think I'll make them plain the fist time. Do you think my idea will work? Also, do you think doubling the cinnamon woul be too much? Most recipes don't have enough for my taste.
Thanks!
Michelle Palin ~ My Gluten-free Kitchen
Thursday 11th of June 2020
Hi Tammie - sounds like you've got all kinds of ideas! I always recommend making a recipe as is the first time so you can see the results exactly as it's been developed to be successful. Then you can go from there with your experimenting! Like if you feel it isn't cinnamony enough, then go ahead and add more the next time, or layer/swirl it differently as you want to try. If you miss cinnamon rolls, then I think you'll want the icing since that's about the best part! If you'd prefer a different icing, like one without cream cheese, feel free to swap with your favorite icing.