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Pecan Coffee Cake Muffins

Pecan Coffee Cake Muffins are much quicker to make than coffee cake! These pecan-packed muffins have the flavour of a coffee cake, but in handheld form – and in far less time.

pecan coffee cake muffins on a plate


These coffee cake muffins are easy to make and perfect to eat when you are craving a sweet treat.

I had a hard time deciding on a pecan recipe to make this week. At first, I was thinking of making pecan butter tarts, but then I changed my mind and made pecan cake. However, my frosting did not turn out at all so that’s why I’m not including the recipe here today.

It tasted good, but it looked terrible. Then I figured I’d make some Pecan Coffee Cake Muffins since it’s not as easy to screw these up!

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    Thankfully, they turned out beautifully. I might have given up on making a recipe this week for pecans since I wasn’t having much luck!

    Why You’ll Love These Delicious Coffee Cake Muffins

    • Quicker to make than coffee cake
    • Perfect to satisfy sweet tooth
    • A treat for any occasion
    • Easy to customize
    • Ready in 35 minutes
    pecan coffee cake muffins on a plate

    Ingredients

    Muffin Ingredients

    • All-purpose flour
    • Baking powder
    • Salt
    • Butter
    • Sugar
    • Egg
    • Milk
    • Vanilla extract
    • Chopped pecans

    Spice Mix Ingredients

    • Brown sugar
    • All-purpose flour
    • Cinnamon

    How to Make Pecan Coffee Cake Muffins

    • Step One: Preheat the oven to 400F. In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in the center.
    • Step Two: In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter, sugar, and egg and beat on medium speed until blended. Add in the milk and vanilla and beat on medium until blended together.
    • Step Three: Pour wet mixture into the well of the dry mixture. Add in pecans. Stir until just moistened.
    • Step Four: To make spice mix, mix ingredients together in a bowl.
    • Step Five: Grease a muffin pan and add about a tsp of the batter to each muffin cup. Sprinkle a little of the spice mix on top. Then spoon the rest of the batter evenly over top of the muffins and top with the remainder of the spice mix.
    • Step Six: Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of a muffin.
    pecan coffee cake muffins on a white plate

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    What to Serve with Best Coffee Cake Muffins

    Variations

    • Instead of pecans, substitute another type of nut such as walnuts.
    • Add in chocolate chips if you would like to make them sweeter.
    • Add cinnamon if you want to add extra spice flavor to the muffins.

    Storage Instructions

    Best Way to Store Leftover Pecan Coffee Cake Muffins

    Store your Pecan Coffee Cake Muffins in an airtight container at room temperature or in the fridge for up to 3 days.

    Can I Freeze?

    Yes, you can freeze these coffee cake muffins for up to 3 months in a freezer bag.

    When you are ready to eat them, thaw the muffins at room temperature for about 12 hours.

    You can also microwave the muffins on high for 30 seconds or until defrosted if you don’t want to wait.

    Sliced pecan coffee cake muffins a plate

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    5 from 5 votes

    Pecan Coffee Cake Muffins

    Created by Stacie Vaughan
    Servings 12
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Total Time 35 minutes
    Much quicker to make than coffee cake! These pecan-packed muffins have the flavour of a coffee cake, but in handheld form – and in far less time.

    Ingredients
     
     

    • cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 tsp baking powder
    • ½ tsp salt
    • ¼ cup unsalted butter softened
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 1 large egg
    • ¾ cup milk
    • ½ tsp vanilla extract
    • ½ cup pecans chopped

    Spice Mix

    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
    • 1 tsp cinnamon

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 400°F. In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the centre.
    • In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter, sugar and egg and beat on medium speed until blended. Add in the milk and vanilla and beat on medium until blended together.
    • Pour wet mixture into the well of the dry mixture. Add in pecans. Stir until just moistened.
    • To make spice mix, mix ingredients together in a bowl.
    • Grease a muffin pan and add about a tsp of the batter to each muffin cup. Sprinkle a little of the spice mix on top. Then spoon the rest of the batter evenly over top of the muffins and top with the remainder of the spice mix.
    • Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the centre of a muffin.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 202kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 225mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g

    The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

    Course Desserts
    Cuisine American
    Keyword Pecan Coffee Cake Muffins

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    159 Comments

    1. I’ve been making a lot more muffins lately. These look delicious! All I need to do is grab a bag of pecans on our next Costco trip. Thanks!

    2. Joni Caraway (trippygrandmaof3) says:

      Oh I pinned this recipe and can’t wait to try it out with our coffee, it looks so good. Thank you so much for sharing it with your readers.

    3. Priscilla S. says:

      A great muffin and a cup of coffee may be a simple breakfast but it’s a breakfast I love. These look fabulous and a type I’ve never made before.

    4. ellen chevarie says:

      I love muffins and or pastry things in the morning.ill eat this before anything else.going to pick up a few things I need this week,so can make.looks easy and yummy.

    5. Oh my! These look yummy!

    6. amy lovell says:

      yumm! These look super dilicious

    7. I never knew how easy it is to make things so delicious

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    8. Joyce Ackley says:

      I would love to try this recipe. I like nuts of any kind in recipes. I’m sure these muffins would be delicious with coffee.

    9. These muffins look delicious, I can’t wait to try them. Thank you for sharing this recipe.

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