Healthy Sweet Potato Muffins
These nourishing sweet potato muffins are made with almond flour or oat flour and come together quickly in just one bowl with canned or homemade sweet potato puree.
Equipment
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup melted refined coconut oil or any neutral flavored oil such as avocado or canola
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup sweet potato puree canned or homemade
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups almond flour or gluten free oat flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
Optional Pecan Topping
- ⅓ cup chopped pecans
- 2 tablespoons almond flour or gluten free oat flour
- 1 tablespoon melted refined coconut oil or any neutral flavored oil such as avocado or canola
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- Pinch of kosher salt
Instructions
Prepare the Muffins
- Heat the oven to 350F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the coconut oil, eggs, sweet potato puree, maple syrup, and vanilla extract.
- Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Stir until well incorporated.
Prepare the Optional Topping
- Make the topping my mixing together the pecans, coconut oil, maple syrup, and salt in a small bowl.
- Spoon 2-3 heaping tablespoons of the batter into a greased or silicone lined 12-cup muffin pan. Top each with a sprinkle of the pecan topping, if using.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the edges begin to pull away from the sides and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow to cool completely in the pan. They are very moist, especially if you use almond flour, and can fall apart if you try to remove them too early.
Notes
See blog post, above, for notes, substitutions, storage, and more.
Nutrition information calculated with pecan topping added.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 (of 12) | Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 151mg | Sodium: 196mg | Potassium: 206mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 4705IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 2mg
