Healthy Sweet Potato Muffins
These Sweet Potato Muffins are sweet, moist, and filled with comforting spices. They are a delicious treat with a cup or coffee or tea, and make a healthy option for snacks.
Equipment
- 12-cup muffin pan
- 2 Large mixing bowls
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Whisk
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 1 Cup mashed sweet potato
- 1/2 Cup Turbinado sugar
- 1/4 cup Coconut oil melted and cooled slightly
- 1/2 Cup Unsweetened almond milk
- 1 Large Egg
- 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ Cup Whole wheat flour flour
- 1/2 Cup All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp Pumpkin pie spice
- 1 ½ Teaspoons Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1/4 tsp Fine sea salt
Cinnamon Topping
- 1 Tbsp Turbinado sugar
- ¾ tsp Ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Prepare a 12-cup muffin pan with non-stick baking spray, or fill with paper liners.
- Whisk together sweet potato, sugar, oil, milk, egg, and vanilla in a large bowl.
- In another large bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and soda, and salt. Whisk until combined.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix with a spatula until smooth.
- In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon for the topping. Top each muffin with a generous sprinkle of the mixture.
- Bake for 14-16 minutes, or until the toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and let the muffins cool for 5 minutes, then remove them from the pan to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Notes
- Prep the sweet potato ahead of time, by peeling and chopping one sweet potato and boiling until soft throughout. Then mash it with a fork until it’s almost a purée. Put in the fridge until you’re ready to make the muffins or use it right away.
- Store the muffins in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or refrigerated for up to 5 days.
- The muffins can be frozen! Place in two ziplock freezer bags and place them in the freezer for up to 3 months. Defrost at room temperature or in the fridge, individually or all of them at once.
