Swirled Nutella Cheesecake Muffins

When you want a little sweet treat for breakfast, look no further than these yummy Nutella cheesecake muffins!

I tend to keep breakfast recipes on my meal plan and recycle them for months before I finally make them. I'm not sure why I do this when breakfast recipes rarely take long to make and I typically love them. This one was no different. The cheesecake swirl is so good and I loved the sugary topping too. They were such a nice sweet treat for breakfast!

Salted Caramel Muffins

Sweet dense little muffins with a salted dulce de leche swirl and caramel bits on top!

This is one of the breakfast recipes I had on my monthly meal plan for years. I know that sounds crazy but I really hate making breakfast recipes and so I stopped trying to do three a week. I tried 2 a week and it still wasn't working. Now I only plan one a week and most weeks, I don't make it *awkward shrug* I am not a morning person and sometimes I get too wrapped up in things to make a breakfast recipe for the next day. I like muffins because they are quick to throw together and if I manage to not make too much of a mess in the muffin tin, fairly easily clean up versus making pancakes or waffles or donuts. I loved the salty caramel in this SO much.

Better Than Bakery Blueberry Streusel Muffins

These streusel topped muffins are packed with blueberries - fresh blueberries AND a blueberry sauce swirl!

My husband, Nick, often says that the only muffins he'll eat are topped with streusel otherwise they are just a sad, unfrosted cupcake. I'm not that biased, but I do have to admit that I love a streusel-topped muffin so dang much. While I don't find these better than my favorite bakery muffin (that's basically a cupcake), I do enjoy these gorgeous muffins topped with streusel.

Blueberry Pancake Muffins

Pancakes on the go! These blueberry pancake muffins are the portable breakfast of your dreams - they even have maple syrup without the mess!

I'm going to be super upfront with y'all and tell you that I did not anticipate liking these. I'm weird when it comes to maple syrup. I like the fake kind and I like very very little of it. I'm not 100% sure why I don't love it, but I will tell you that I will only eat it on pancakes, waffles, and french toast in just enough amount to taste but not enough to where I will have any excess on the plate. I despise the smell of maple. But some breakfast foods are not the same without it! I kept my mind slightly open and figured if I didn't care for these muffins, someone in my family would eat them. But I was pleasantly surprised when they were the perfect amount of maple flavor and tasted like a delicious blueberry pancake all in one. It was great!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Muffins

A little sweetness for your morning meal!

I may have talked about this before, but my mom used to make the little pouch of muffins a lot when I was a kid. Every once in a while, I get those little "just add water" mixes when I get the craving. When I feel like making them homemade, I like to try new recipes. These little beauties were such a hit in my house. They weren't a copycat recipe, but definitely one of the better chocolate chip muffins recipes I've tried to date.

Caramel Apple Muffins

The perfect, indulgent fall breakfast packed into these sweet apple muffins topped with caramel!

I'm so happy it's finally September. I live for the time when fall comes around each year. It's my favorite season of the year - good weather, good food, my birthday, school starts (loved it as a kid, love it as a parent haha), and did I mention good food?! Bring on all the apples, pumpkin, and comfort food. It seems like fall is just comfort in general and I love that. These muffins are taken from a base muffin mix that Sally of Sally's Baking Addiction shared on her website. She shared tons of mix-in's and I knew I wanted to do the caramel apple version. I love the bits of fresh apple in it. I went the green apple route because I love the tartness!

Mimi's Cafe Carrot Cake Muffins

A spring dessert turned into muffins for breakfast - have your carrot cake and eat it too!

I adore carrot cake and I am not particular how it comes - it can have pineapple, coconut, raisins, walnuts, pecans, or whatever. I think it's fantastic. I love having dessert-like treats for breakfast and knew these carrot cake muffins would be awesome! They do have pineapple, raisins, and walnuts in them and they aren't as sweet as carrot cake, so they make for the perfect spring breakfast.

Middle of the Cinnamon Roll Muffins

The best part of the best breakfast in muffin form...you're welcome!

I have made these muffins a few times and still cannot get over how good they are. The first time, I completely forgot to do the glaze and by the time I remembered, the muffins were gone. The second time, I did remember the glaze, but the pictures I took were in that batch that I lost due to hard drive failure back in the summer. Third times a charm, right? These muffins are pretty standard in recipe, but the way you layer the batter really makes all the difference. Plus the glaze is the perfect touch to really make these muffins taste like the center of a cinnamon roll.

Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Muffins

These big, delicious chocolate chip muffins are just like the kind you get at the bakery!

My mom made muffins all the time when I was a kid. I have always been quite partial to blueberry muffins but I also really loved the chocolate chip muffins from the pouch mix. I have been chasing down trying to find a homemade version. The pouch mix only makes 6 muffins and they go much too quickly. This recipe is not identical but it has been the closest yet to my nostalgic childhood muffins. These are big hearty muffins and I love that the mini chocolate chips distribute chocolatey goodness across more surface area than the big chocolate chips. Or at least that's the way I see it haha :)

Coffeehouse Coffeecake Muffins

Coffeecake in muffin form - these buttery little "cakes" are perfect with a cup of coffee in the morning! Or afternoon!

I currently have a super picky 3 year old who is surviving solely on cheese and freeze-dried fruits. Occasionally, he will eat a cheese quesadilla or chicken or ham. If I'm really lucky, he'll eat pancakes or muffins. Mason LOVES these muffins and he ate most of the batch by himself this go-around. This recipe is not necessarily complicated, but you do move around some mixtures a little bit, so it's best to read the directions a couple times through before you start making it. The batter is also very thick, but don't worry, it's supposed to be that way. These muffins are buttery and full of lots of cinnamon sugar goodness with pecans all throughout them.

Double Blueberry Muffins

These muffins are such a treat with DOUBLE the blueberries and a yummy sugar topping!

I feel like the only time I eat blueberries is if I make muffins or pancakes, even though I love them. I  adore these blueberry muffins because there is double the amount of blueberries and a delicious sugary topping. If you are in the mood for a delicious breakfast, I highly suggest making these muffins!

Banana Chocolate Chip Granola Muffins

Granola topping and a teensy bit inside the batter adds great texture to this breakfast muffin recipe!

I'm not particularly fond of bananas by themselves, but I love bananas in bready type foods like bread (LOL) and muffins. I love banana pancakes. I also love banana pudding. But anyways, banana muffins are definitely an acceptable way for me to eat bananas and I had saved this recipe from one of my Secret Recipe Club assignment blogs to make at some point (not for reveal day). I loved the idea of using granola as a topping and I loved having chocolate in the muffins even more!

Sugar-Crusted Chocolate Chip Muffins

These muffins are sure to bring a little sweetness to your morning!

I love breakfast foods, but I'd be lying if I didn't say that I looked forward to eating sweets for breakfast. My mom used to make chocolate chip muffins from the pouch mix all the time, so they are pretty much my favorite kind of muffin to eat. I am picky on recipes though because I expect them to taste like the pouch ones, which to be fair are super sweet all the way through. I think what I appreciated about these muffins is that the sugar-crusted topping brought all the sweetness together.

Biscoff Muffins

These muffins have a Biscoff swirl and a crumb topping with a hint of Biscoff!

These muffins are simply fantastic. I hate that I waited so long to make them. I have this really bad habit of putting breakfast recipes on my meal plan and I never get around to making them. In 2018, I'm going to attempt to make 2 breakfast recipes a week and see how that goes. Once I finally got around to making these muffins, I wanted to make them over and over again. There is regular batter that gets swirled with a Biscoff batter topped with Biscoff crumb topping. It's one of my favorite recipes for muffins and I cannot wait to have them again. They are perfect with a cup of coffee...almost reminiscent of coffee cake, in fact!

Cranberry Cream Cheese Muffins

These sweet muffins have a burst of tart cranberry - the perfect winter breakfast!

Hello, December! The end of the year is upon us and once again, I can't believe it. For some reason, cranberries don't really hit my radar until after Thanksgiving. I don't like cranberry sauce, but I love cranberries in baked goods. These muffins are the fluffiest, moistest, creamiest, loveliest, and all the other -ests. The bite of cranberry is just the right amount of tart to offset the sweetness of the muffins and it's the best. I could not stop eating them.

Puffins

Pancakes meet muffins in this wonderful breakfast that you can customize in so many ways!

This is one of the most genius recipes I've ever found and made. It literally can be turned into whatever flavor combinations you want it to have. It could be savory or sweet. For our puffins, I made mini chocolate chip, cranberry and white chocolate, and bacon and caramel. All three combinations were fantastic, but my favorite was the chocolate chip for sure. The possibilities are endless and if you do make these with your own combination, please leave me a comment. We make these often and keep making the same three flavors because we love them so much, but I would love to try new combinations too!

Double Chocolate Chip Muffins

When in doubt, double the chocolate and serve it for breakfast!

As a kid, my mom made the pouch muffins all the time. I'm not going to lie...those pouch chocolate chip muffins are still, to this day, one of my very favorite breakfasts. However, I'm always worried about any packaged goodies being discontinued and finding copycat recipes that would take the place of them is pretty important to me. This is not a copycat recipe, but I do like to try plenty of muffin recipes so I can have a good little treasure trove of wonderful muffin recipes to make. Instead of a vanilla based muffin with chocolate chips, this recipe is double the chocolate. And there is nothing wrong with double the chocolate! The chocolate muffin with chocolate chips is just fabulous.

Strawberry Cheesecake Streusel Muffins

These strawberry muffins are layered with smooth cream cheese and cinnamon streusel.

Tennessee has been giving some crazy whiplash with the weather lately. Last weekend, we got snow and it was bitterly cold. Today is supposed to be like 57 and tomorrow 63. What season is it? My sinuses are killing me. I actually don't mind for it to be cold as long as it just stays that way when it should and then warms up as it should. So I don't feel too guilty for posting a very summery breakfast recipe.

Last week, Cami made breakfast and she needed strawberries for it. I was pleasantly surprised to find very decent (albeit, a little on the small side) strawberries at the grocery store. So even though it is wintertime, be sure to check your local grocery store and see if they have some good quality (not too expensive because they are out of season) strawberries. This recipe is worth it. The cheesecake filling is delicious along with the streusel. Fabulous muffins all around!

Banana Nutella Muffins

Sweet banana muffins with a rich swirl of Nutella

Banana bread is one of my all-time favorite things and I do occasionally enjoy a lovely banana nut muffin. I thought the idea of Nutella and banana together in a muffin was such a great idea and the recipe itself looked quite simple. And all those things were so true. The muffins were very easy to make and they were so delicious. The richness of the Nutella really truly is the perfect addition to a sweet banana muffin.

Apple Cider Donut Muffins

Forget pumpkin, these apple cider donut muffins are where it's at!

Please forgive me, Pumpkin. I didn't mean it! But seriously, I think apple can get a little overshadowed and that makes me feel bad. I definitely go pumpkin crazy as soon as September 1st hits, but I had to share this little recipe because it makes me reminisce autumn in upstate New York. Cider donuts are definitely a must up there and I haven't found any like it anywhere else I've lived. These definitely helped me cope with that missing part of autumn.

They are super simple to make. I was unable to make them with the apple cake mix, so I subbed in spice cake mix. The apple cider adds so much flavor and moisture to these muffins, plus they are so light and fluffy with the cake mix as a base. The sugar cinnamon is just icing on the cake -- or in this case, topping on the muffin! :)