Mini Monkey Bread Muffins Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How do you know when mini muffins are done? ›

With an oven temperature at 350º F or 375º F, most mini muffins need from 10 to 13 minutes to bake. Check mini muffins for doneness with a toothpick or by gently pressing the top of the muffin to see if it springs back, just as you would for a larger baked good.

If you have cupcake liners or parchment paper on hand, you're in luck. Simply line a regular baking sheet with the cupcake liners and fill them with your muffin batter. The liners will help maintain the shape of the muffins as they bake, and you'll have perfectly shaped muffins without a traditional muffin tray.

There's no question that the standard oven temperature of 350°F gets the job done for baking up muffins and quick breads. But you don't want baked goods that just “get the job done.” No, you deserve better — and for that, you need two temperatures.

Liners are not required. As a completely optional step, they're easy to forget to pick up at the store. You can simply grease the pan well and avoid them. Liners add to the cost of baking.

If muffins are left exposed, the moisture starts to leak from them and they dry out. To store muffins up to 4 days, line an airtight container or zip-lock bag with paper towel and store the muffins in a single layer. Place another layer of paper towel on top of the muffins as well.

When your muffin stick just a little bit, these are not dropping right out of the pan, despite being sprayed. So when that happens, I actually just take. Instead of taking something metal, I generally take something like a toothpick. and just go up and down and loosen it, basically.

The best test to determine a muffin's doneness is to insert a wooden pick into the center of one of the center muffins before removing the pan from the oven. If it comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs clinging to the pick, the muffins are done. Sometimes outer muffins bake faster than center muffins.

Because they are smaller, mini cupcakes take less time to bake than full-sized ones. Typically, the baking time is somewhere between nine and fifteen minutes. Test for doneness at nine minutes by inserting a toothpick or cake tester into a cupcake, then remove it.

Use a silicone muffin pan. No paper is needed, and the muffins slip out of the pan perfectly. If you use a metal pan, use paper liners that are made of parchment paper. More expensive than regular paper, but muffins don't stick to parchment.

Why are my mini muffins dry? ›

Oven temperature directly affects a muffin's texture and how well it rises. Muffins baked at too high of a temperature will produce an overly cooked outer crust and an undercooked filling. Muffins cooked at low temperatures for too long may dry out, creating an unpleasant texture and taste.