Best Really Healthy Really Good Sweet Potato Muffins Recipes

HEALTHY SWEET POTATO MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Mix sweet potato, egg whites, sugar, water, applesauce, canola oil, vanilla extract, and orange zest together in a bowl.
• Whisk all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a separate bowl. Mix flour mixture into sweet potato mixture until just combined. Gently stir cranberry sauce into batter. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin tin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until muffins are browned and tops spring back when pressed lightly in the middle, about 30 minutes. Cool in the muffin tin for 5 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

DELICIOUS SWEET POTATO MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin pan or line with paper liners.
• Combine sugar, sweet potato, olive oil, water, and eggs in a bowl. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a second bowl. Add flour mixture and pecans to the sweet potato mixture. Fold gently until just moistened, being careful not to overmix. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Do not overbake. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.

REALLY HEALTHY REALLY GOOD SWEET POTATO MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Prick the sweet potatoes with a fork and place on a foil-lined cookie sheet.
• Roast for 1 hour or until they are tender when pierced with a fork and are caramelizing.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool, then peel and lightly mash with a fork. Set aside.
• Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees. Lightly spray the muffin tin with vegetable oil.
• Cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, whole-wheat flour, whole-grain pastry flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and allspice. In a separate bowl, whisk the buttermilk, yogurt, egg and vanilla together.
• Scrape down the sides of the butter bowl and alternately add the dry and wet ingredients; do not overmix. Gently fold in the sweet potatoes, then the dates.
• Using an ice cream scoop (about one-half cup capacity), scoop the batter into each of 10 prepared muffin cups, about 1 scoop per muffin.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. The muffins will be dark golden brown on the bottom.