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coffee cake crumble muffins in red wrapper on red and white fabric
I’m super excited about this post for two reasons. One, because I love me some coffee cake, and these muffins are out. of. this. world delicious. And two, because C&H® Sugar (my favorite sugar brand) has just released two fabulous new products that you guys have got to try!

When I first started baking, I didn’t like how “precise” I thought it had to be. I really loathed measuring things, especially dry ingredients like flour and sugar, because of all the spooning and leveling that happens to get the exact amount. Along the way I’ve learned little shortcuts, but by far the best one I’ve seen is C&H’s newest: their Pourable Golden Brown Sugar in a handy flip-top canister!


photo of C&H sugar products on a kitchen counter with utensils

C&H’s Pourable Golden Brown Sugar is a free-flowing brown sugar that doesn’t harden or clump and makes measuring out brown sugar so much easier–there’s no need to pack it in, and it measures cup for cup with the ease of a sleek, pourable dispenser with a resealable flip-top lid. The brown sugar inside is granulated, which makes for easy finishes for oatmeal, fruit, or crumbles (like in these muffins!). photo of sugar being poured into a heart shaped measuring cup photo of C&H sugar product with heart shaped measuring cupThey’ve also released their Quick Dissolve Superfine Sugar, built in the same convenient and sleek dispenser, which virtually eliminates the need to refill your sugar bowl (another task I dislike!). The Quick Dissolve Superfine Sugar has finer sugar crystals, which are ideal for dissolving into beverages, like iced tea, hot coffee, lemonade, or smoothies, while rapidly sweetening them.

I just love how pretty the bottles are and how simple they are to use! No measuring out, no packing it in, no spooning & leveling–simply pour into your measuring cup and you’re done. Sign. Me. Up.

Plus, C&H is offering a super-fun sweepstakes to kick off the launch of their newest additions. Enter to win a $100 Visa gift card simply by answering me this: What’s your favorite way to use brown sugar? Answer in the comments below for a chance to win!

And in the meantime, save .75 cents off any canister with a special coupon! Simply click HERE to grab the C&H Sugar coupon, or HERE to grab a coupon from their sister brand, Domino Sugar, which is available in the eastern half of the US. You can also search for a grocery retailer near you to find the canisters in your area!

Now… who wants muffins? These Coffee Cake Crumble Muffins are so wonderful and are made with C&H Pourable Golden Brown Sugar for that rich, sweet, brown sugar flavor we all know and love in baked goods. These are impossible to resist and couldn’t be simpler to make with my new sugar shortcut. Let’s get baking! coffee cake crumble muffins arranged in muffin tin on red and white fabric

*recipe adapted from my blueberry muffins recipe

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Coffee Cake Crumble Muffins & a VISA Sweepstakes from C&H Sugar!

These Coffee Cake Crumble Muffins offer the best of both words: crumbly coffee cake in a convenient muffin form!
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 18
Author: Hayley Parker, The Domestic Rebel

Ingredients

  • FOR MUFFINS:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch salt
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • Pinch nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1 cup C&H Granulated Sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • FOR CRUMBLE:
  • 1 cup C&H Pourable Golden Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 cup C&H Quick Dissolve Superfine Sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 stick butter melted

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line 2 muffin cavities with about 18 paper liners; set aside. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Gently stir in the wet ingredients until batter just about comes together - batter will remain lumpy, and don't overmix! Overmixing leads to tough muffins. Set batter aside.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the crumble ingredients. Stir until thick, coarse crumbs form. Set aside.
  • Fill muffin cups about 2/3 full with the muffin batter. Top with a heaping Tablespoon or two of the crumble mixture. Bake for approx. 5 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 375 degrees F and continue to bake for approx. 15-20 minutes or until the tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean or with moist crumbs. Cool for about 10 minutes before serving.

split open coffee cake crumble muffins on red and white fabric

I mean, who can resist a muffin that’s bursting with brown sugary crumbles on top? Not I. Swoon. Be sure to connect with C&H Sugar on their website for recipes, news, and their .75 cent-off coupon! Have a sweet day!

xo, Hayley

In the interest of full disclosure, I am working on behalf of BlogHer for C&H Sugar. All opinions expressed are my own and I was compensated for this post and my unique recipe.

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  5. 5 stars
    I always use brown sugar in certain sweets, in ham glaze, and in glazed carrots!! Thank you!

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  13. Brown sugar is a must for keeping chocolate chip cookies chewy and for 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies!

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  17. This coffee cake looks amazing! My sweet tooth is dying for something. What a nice giveaway to host 🙂 thank you. Also, your recipes always look so good. I save a lot of them for future baking!

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  18. 5 stars
    I use brown sugar in my tea, on sweet potatoes, in cookies and brownies, over oatmeal, and in muffins!

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  24. 5 stars
    I love your Coffee Crumb Cake muffins and will have to try making these! love making my Brown Sugar Blondies! They are so delicious.

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  42. 5 stars
    I love to sprinkle brown sugar on Cream of Wheat. It was how my Grandmother made it when I was growing up. 🙂

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  44. 5 stars
    Those containers are genius! Brown sugar is a favorite of mine because it has so much more flavor than white sugar. My favorite way to use it is in oatmeal with maple syrup.

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  47. My birthday is this weekend and I would love to make these for breakfast! What an amazing way to start off my 24th year on earth. Coffee cake is my guilty pleasure. I like brown sugar in my chocolate chip cookies!! 🙂

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  54. I love muffins, but muffins with a crumble topping? Magnificent!!! Plus I’m a huge fan of these pourable sugars 🙂

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  59. 5 stars
    I love using brown sugar in the following recipe.
    Pecan-Pie Muffins
    Originally from Guideposts

    Ingredients
    1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
    1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    1/2 cup chopped pecans
    2 eggs, beaten
    2/3 cup butter, softened
    Instructions
    Preheat oven to 350.
    Spray mini-muffin tin with PAM.
    Stir together brown sugar, flour and pecans.
    In separate bowl beat eggs and butter together until smooth.
    Stir into dry ingredients until just combined.
    Spoon batter into muffin cups, about 2/3 full.
    Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
    Cool on wire racks when done.

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  75. MW a sweet potato just as you would a regular potato. Open the top and add butter and brown sugar. Sit back and enjoy., so much tastier than a regular baked potato and more fiber too.

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  76. Love the crumble top muffin recipe. Reminds me of my Mom’s
    coffee cake recipe of years standing. So yummy.

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  90. 5 stars
    those Muffins look so delicious ! Brown Sugar makes me thin of my Pineapple Up Side Down Cake i baked Yesterday.

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  95. It is difficult to limit it to only one favorite use, but I will choose using brown sugar in cookie baking from scratch, especially chocolate chip cookie baking…

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  100. I love using it in my homemade chocolate chip cookies.

    Thanks for the chance to win!

    wildorchid985 AT gmail DOT com

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  106. 5 stars
    I need to try this recipe! It looks amazing! I love to sprinkle a little extra brown sugar on fresh chocolate chip cookies right as they are coming out of the oven…YUM!

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  117. Brown sugar is my secret weapon when I need a sweet topping but don’t have any whipped cream on hand; I just mix brown sugar into sour cream, and I have a delicious topping for things like strawberry shortcake. The mixture even works as a fruit dip.

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  131. Quinlan726(at)aol(dot)com

    My favorite way to use brown sugar is to make gingerbread body scrub

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  155. 5 stars
    Actually, my mom and I use brown sugar on most things to add sweetness – a orange-brown-sugar glaze over salmon or chicken drumsticks? Yes.

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