Description
Tender, warmly spiced muffins made with sweet potatoes for a cozy and satisfying treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups mashed cooked sweet potato (about one medium-large)
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup canola or melted coconut oil
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup milk (or buttermilk)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line or grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
- In a bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients: mashed sweet potato, eggs, oil, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla.
- In another bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt.
- Fold the wet ingredients into the dry mix gently until just combined.
- Spoon the batter evenly into the muffin tin.
- Bake for 18–22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Great for batch baking and can be frozen for future use. Serve warm with butter or cream cheese.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg