Cinnamon Sugar Bread is better than eating a cinnamon & sugar cake donut. Easy & delicious, this bread is ready to devour in an hour.

This bread is simple, sweet, and super easy! It’s great for breakfast. This Costco-inspired recipe for Cinnamon Sugar Bread is bound to be a household favorite.

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I love making homemade bread, whether it be this Cinnamon Sugar Bread, my grandma’s famous Pumpkin Bread, Zucchini Bread, or my kid’s favorite, my mom’s Banana Bread.

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Ingredients

  • Butter
  • Sugar
  • Cinnamon
  • All-purpose flour
  • Baking powder
  • Salt
  • Egg (just one!)
  • Milk
  • Vanilla extract
  • Canola or vegetable oil
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Sunday morning, I always make an excellent breakfast, usually crepes, but when time is the limit, I go to this Cinnamon Sugar Bread.

I love easy recipes that are just as delicious and inspired by some of our favorite foods. This Cinnamon Sugar Bread is something that you can whip up in 10 minutes and then let the oven do the rest of the work.

Recipe Tips

  • Allow the bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing from the bread pan.
  • You can easily freeze; just allow the loaf to completely cool, then wrap in Saran or plastic wrap, then again with foil.
  • Typically, we eat this loaf in one sitting, but if you are to have leftovers, place them in an airtight container and then keep them in a cool, dry place. My kids actually love storing it in the fridge and then heating it up the next day.
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How do you make Cinnamon Sugar Bread?

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9x5x3” loaf pan and set aside.

In a small bowl, combine 1/3 cup sugar and one tablespoon cinnamon, stir together, and set aside.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and remaining 1 cup sugar. Sift together to combine.

In a small mixing bowl, whisk together egg, milk, oil, and vanilla extract. Stir by hand into the flour mixture until combined.

Pour half of the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle with half of the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Add the remaining batter, using a butter knife, and swirl the batter.

Then top with the remaining cinnamon and sugar mixture. Place in the preheated oven and bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cool the loaf pan on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. Serve immediately or let it completely cool before you slice and serve.

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Cinnamon Sugar Bread

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 45 minutes
Total: 55 minutes
Servings: 10
Calories: 2957 kcal
Cinnamon Sugar Bread is like eating a cinnamon & sugar cake donut but better. Easy & delicious this bread is ready to devour in an hour.
cinnamon sugar bread with cinnamon swirl

Ingredients
 

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 1/3 cups sugar
  • 4 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup canola oil

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 9x5x3'' loaf pan with 1 tbsp butter and set aside.
  • In a small bowl combine 1/3 cup sugar and 3 teaspoons cinnamon, stir together and set aside.
  • In a medium mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt, remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon and remaining 1 cup sugar. Sift together to combine.
  • In a small mixing bowl whisk together egg, milk, oil and vanilla extract. Stir by hand into flour mixture until combined.
  • Pour half of the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle with half of the cinnamon and sugar mixture.
  • Add the remaining batter, using a butter knife swirl batter. Then top with the remaining cinnamon and sugar mixture.
  • Place in the preheated oven and bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Cool loaf pan on cooling rack for 10 minutes. 
    Remove loaf from pan onto a large plate. The loose cinnamon and sugar will come off onto the plate. 
    Carefully press all the sides of the bread onto the cinnamon and sugar that comes off onto the plate. Slice and serve.

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Calories: 2957kcalCarbohydrates: 482gProtein: 39gFat: 100gSaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 218mgSodium: 2031mgPotassium: 1862mgFiber: 11gSugar: 279gVitamin A: 985IUCalcium: 938mgIron: 14mg

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187 Comments

    1. I have never tried muffins, but you totally could and I would stay start at 15-18 min and check on them every couple of minutes until they are cooked through. Let me know what you find.

    1. Hi Shri, you can definitely use vegetable oil in place of the canola oil in this recipe. I hope you enjoy!

  1. 1 star
    Did not turn out at all. This is the first big FAIL I have ever made. It turned out like a block of clay. I followed the instructions to a โ€œTโ€. It was embarassing cause I made it for company. The toothpick came out clean but after it rested for 10 minutes 2 divets appeared when I cut it the following day it was not cooked in the middle. Tried but wont be making it again

    1. I’m so sorry it didn’t turn out for you! We’ve never had this happen and haven’t heard of it happening before. I would double-check your oven temperature and test the middle a few times in different spots with the toothpick before removing it from the oven, you may have checked a spot with the cinnamon swirl. The top should be a dark golden-brown crust. I hope you give it another try!

    1. Hi Mike, I’ve never tried this with bread flour and am not sure how it would affect the finished recipe as bread flour has more protein than AP flour and could make it chewier or tougher than it should be.

  2. 5 stars
    Absolutely delicious (and addicting – Iโ€™ve made it twice in two days!). This loaf is the most delightful marriage of coffee cake and a quick bread. Itโ€™s easy to make and comes together so quickly. I use King Arthur Measure for Measure Gluten Free flour and it turns out perfectly. My loaf is done in 52 minutes. I skip the plating step and leave it in the loaf pan. Thank you for this wonderful recipe!

  3. It lists the calories as CALORIES: 2957 kcal. I presume this is for the whole loaf. What would the calories be for a slice? Thanks

  4. 5 stars
    Delicious and so easy! I used swerve instead of sugar, so if anyone is wondering if that works well, it does ๐Ÿ™‚ saving this recipe and making it again another day for sure!