1. Preheat oven to 375F. Line a 12-count muffin tin with homemade muffin liners, cupcake liners, or spray with nonstick spray. (to make your own muffin liners, cut 5 inch x 5 inch parchment paper squares. Place the center of the square on bottom of glass, and using hands, firmly press parchment paper against sides of glass. Place the muffin liners in muffin tin. If they don’t stick down into the wells, don’t worry, the muffin batter will hold them down into the tin.)

2. In a large mixing bowl, add sugar, butter, molasses, eggs, yogurt and milk. Whisk to combine, then add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices, and whisk ingredients together just until combined. It’s okay if it is a little lumpy.

3. Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin tin. Fill the batter all the way to the top of the muffin liners.

4. Sprinkle coarse sugar over top of the muffins. (if you don’t have coarse sugar, you can use granulated sugar. However, you may need to sprinkle more granulated sugar on the muffins before serving for the added crunch, as the granulated sugar tends to melt into the muffins.)

5. Bake in preheated oven for 15-19 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Enjoy!