Description
Indulge in these moist and flavorful sweet potato muffins, perfect for breakfast or a snack. Their warm spices and natural sweetness will brighten your day!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup mashed roasted sweet potatoes
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour (or white whole wheat)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 0.25 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 large eggs
- 0.75 cup granulated sugar (or brown sugar)
- 0.5 cup milk (dairy or non-dairy)
- 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 0.5 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a muffin tin or line with paper liners.
- Roast sweet potatoes until tender (about 45 minutes). Cool, peel, and mash until smooth.
- In a large bowl, combine mashed sweet potatoes, eggs, sugar, milk, and vanilla; mix until smooth.
- In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined; avoid over-mixing.
- Stir in optional pecans and fill muffin tins about two-thirds full.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 170
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg