Sweet Potato Cinnamon Muffins
PIN IT!My husband and I are knee-deep in the moving process. Like, we move next week and my entire life is now being thrown into large boxes with the word “fragile” written on them. All of my clothes are on the floor, organized (I say that word loosely) in seasonal piles. My dishes are packed, my kitchen a wreck, my living room now bare with holes where my art once hung. Even though we’ll miss this little place, we’re looking forward to our new place right in the hustle and bustle of the city (well, small city) and can’t wait to save to buy our own house! Even if my life is packed, I’m still cooking and baking. Whipping up these sweet potato cinnamon muffins this morning gave me a glimpse of normal, and when I’m living out of suitcases and boxes, normal is such an incredible feeling.
Vegetables in muffins, it’s a strange thought, I know. But, I did put a salad in a cupcake so you can’t be too surprised by this. I really have no idea where/when/why I got this idea, but by golly gee whiz am I glad I did. One of these spicy, sweet, earthy muffins right out of the oven with a slab of butter is literally orgasmic. I stood over the oven with a hot, HOT muffin in my hands, butter dripping onto the floor, taking slow bites, savoring each bit. It was a rare moment of peace in an ever so hectic life.
Not only is moving stressful, but our landlord has decided it would be fun to come show the house whenever he feels like it. As in, he doesn’t call. He just shows up. Which is more to his detriment than mine because the house is a complete mess, the kitchen is piled high with dishes and oscar is growling and yelping at everyone. If I walked into a house wishing to rent it and it looked like mine does right now, I’d bolt the hell right out of there. Even if it did smell like cinnamon sugar muffins.
Speaking of, I hope the randoms who come by to see the house today don’t think the muffins are for them. Because I’ll fight them to the death if they try to touch them. Once you have one, you’ll see why.
Sweet Potato Cinnamon Muffins
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Yields 12 muffins. Slightly adapted from Taste of Home.
Prep time: >10 minutes
Cook time: About 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup cold mashed sweet potato (no milk or butter added)
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 1/3 teaspoons baking powder
- Dash of salt
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons egg beaters (or 1/2 egg)
- 1/3 cup cinnamon applesauce
- 2 1/2 tablespoons butter, soft
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Cinnamon roll icing for the glaze
- 1/4 cup chopped nuts
Directions:
- Beat the butter, applesauce, egg beaters, vanilla and sweet potatoes together. Add sugar gradually, beating after each addition. In another bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon together. Gradually add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, beating after each addition, until batter is moistened.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners. Fill each liner about 2/3 the way full with batter. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until golden and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out dry. Let cool slightly on a wire cooling rack.
- Once cooled, top with icing and nuts. Enjoy immediately.
Nutritional information per muffin (with one tablespoon icing & sprinkle of nuts)
Calories: 141.67
Fat: 4.1 grams
Carbohydrates: 7.4 grams
Fiber: 0.5 grams
Protein: 1.16 grams
Weight Watchers Points: 2
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