Description
Sweet Potato Muffins with Cinnamon Pecan Streusel delight your taste buds!
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar (packed)
- 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 cup Mashed Roasted Sweet Potatoes (about 1 medium sweet potato)
- 1/4 cup Unsalted Butter (melted)
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1/2 cup Buttermilk (or whole milk)
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 cup Chopped Pecans
- 1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour (for streusel)
- 1/4 cup Brown Sugar (packed, for streusel)
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon (for streusel)
- 2 tbsp Unsalted Butter (cold and cubed, for streusel)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Line a muffin tin with paper liners or lightly grease it with cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, combine the chopped pecans, flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon for the streusel topping.
- Cut the cold butter into small cubes and work it into the dry ingredients with a fork or pastry cutter until the mixture becomes crumbly. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, combine the mashed sweet potatoes, melted butter, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir gently until just combined.
- Spoon the batter into the muffin tin, filling each cup about 3/4 full.
- Sprinkle the cinnamon-pecan streusel topping evenly over the muffin batter.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Allow the muffins to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- These muffins are perfect for breakfast, an afternoon snack, or as a treat with a cup of tea.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Category: Baked Goods
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg