#sweetpotatomuffins

These muffins made with sweet potatoes are soft, moist, and full of warm spices. They're great for any time of the day and make a great breakfast or snack.

Ingredients: 1 cup mashed sweet potato. 1/2 cup brown sugar. 1/4 cup melted butter. 1/4 cup milk. 1 egg. 1 cup all-purpose flour. 1 teaspoon baking powder. 1/2 teaspoon baking soda. 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg. 1/4 teaspoon salt. 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts optional.

Instructions: Warm the oven up to 190C 375F. Use cooking spray or paper liners to grease the muffin tin. Put mashed sweet potatoes, brown sugar, melted butter, milk, and egg in a bowl. Mix the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a different bowl using a whisk. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ones while stirring them together. If you want, fold in chopped nuts. Spread the batter out evenly in the muffin tins. Put it in the oven and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean. After baking, let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

These mini muffins are packed with the flavors of sweet potato, apple, and warm spices. They make for a perfect morning treat or a snack anytime during the day.

Ingredients: 1 cup grated sweet potato. 1 cup grated apple. 1/2 cup chopped walnuts. 1/2 cup raisins. 1/2 cup shredded coconut. 1/4 cup vegetable oil. 1/4 cup maple syrup. 2 eggs. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. 1 cup all-purpose flour. 1/2 cup whole wheat flour. 1/2 cup granulated sugar. 1 teaspoon baking powder. 1/2 teaspoon baking soda. 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon. 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg. 1/4 teaspoon salt.

Instructions: Warm your oven up to 350 F 175C and put paper liners in a muffin tin. Put grated apple, grated sweet potato, chopped walnuts, raisins, and shredded coconut in a large bowl. It's best to use a whisk to mix the vegetable oil, maple syrup, eggs, and vanilla extract well in a different bowl. Mix the dry and wet ingredients together until they are just mixed. All-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and salt should all be mixed together in a different bowl. Mix the dry ingredients in slowly with the wet ones, and stir the batter until it's well blended. Fill up each muffin tin cup about two thirds of the way to the top with batter. After the oven is hot, bake the muffins for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean. After taking the muffins out of the oven, let them cool for 5 minutes in the pan before moving them to a wire rack to cool all the way down. Have fun with your tasty Mini Apple and Sweet Potato Morning Glory Muffins!

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

These sweet potato muffins are sweet and savory. From the moist muffin to the crunchy crumbly topping. They are going to be a hit in your house. 

When I started putting together this recipe I had no idea at how tasty they would turn out. They are delicious as is but when you add the pepita crumbly topping you are in for a real treat. There are a few steps.  I can't say that they're quick and easy but if you know your way around a kitchen even a little, these will come together in about 45 minutes. This estimate does not include clean up time. Sorry. 

When I was thinking about a muffin recipe I know I've done pumpkin, blueberry, coconut, raisin and the list goes on. I've even done muffin tops. I had a few comments about that one. All in good fun. I came up with the title muffin top because I was thinking of the Seinfeld episode where the character Elaine has the idea to have a store with just muffin tops. She said that was the best part of the muffin.

However the comments that I got were based on a person having a muffin top so go figure. I guess not as many people saw the episode I was thinking of. Generational thing. 

I'm pretty sure these will not give you a muffin top but if you just want to eat the top of the muffin enjoy. 

Makes about 12-15

INGREDIENTS

2 cups ground oats

2 cups all-purpose flour

4 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup steamed and mashed sweet potatoes with 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup water to thin sweet potatoes

1/2 cup honey

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup Plain Greek Yogurt

1/2 cup milk

2 eggs

INGREDIENTS for Pepita Crumble Topping

1/2 cup pepitas

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons softened butter

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. 

To a large bowl add ground oats, all-purpose flour, and baking powder. Stir to combine and set aside. 

In a separate bowl mix together mashed sweet potatoes, honey, brown sugar, yogurt, milk, and eggs. 

Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix, (do not over mix or the muffins will be too hard)

Line a muffin tin and spray the muffin cups with canola spray.

Gently pour batter into muffin cups. Mix together ingredients for Pepita Crumble Topping. Place on top of each muffin. Tap down lightly.