5.0 from 18 votes
Sweet Potato Muffins
These healthy sweet potato muffins are made with simple, wholesome ingredients and have a delicious cinnamon sugar topping. They're moist, fluffy and super easy to make!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 186 kcal
Course:
Breakfast , Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups whole wheat pastry flour or all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup sweet potato puree or mashed sweet potato
- 2 large eggs
- ⅔ cup coconut sugar
- ½ cup full fat Greek yogurt
- 3 Tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Topping
- 1 Tablespoon coconut sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a muffin tin with silicone or paper liners.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ground ginger and salt in a medium mixing bowl.
- Whisk together the sweet potato puree, eggs, coconut sugar, greek yogurt, oil and vanilla in a large bowl.
- Add the dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. There may be a few lumps, that’s totally fine. Just don’t over mix!
- In a small bowl mix coconut sugar and cinnamon for the topping.
- Divide the batter evenly between muffin cups and top with coconut sugar cinnamon topping. Bake muffins for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.
- Place the muffin tin on a cooling rack to cool. Once cool enough to handle, remove from the muffin tin and to cool completely on a wire rack.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1muffin
Calories
186kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
32mg
(11%)
Sodium
226mg
(9%)
Potassium
264mg
(8%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 186
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1muffin | |
| Calories | 186kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 32mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 226mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 264mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.