Don’t like sweet potatoes? Then might I suggest you try these Sweet Potato Streusel Muffins?
Sweet Potato Streusel Muffins
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup raisins (optional)
1 egg
1 cup mashed sweet potato*
1/2 cup milk
3 Tablespoons melted butter
Topping:
3 Tablespoons sucanat (dehydrated cane sugar juice) or brown sugar
1 Tablespoon butter, softened
2 Tablespoons chopped nuts (optional)
Combine flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg in a bowl. Add honey, raisins, eggs, sweet potato, milk and butter. Stir until just mixed. Scoop into 15 paper lined muffin cups.
In a small bowl, combine topping ingredients. Sprinkle evenly over each muffin. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes.
*To make mashed sweet potatoes:
Scrub two medium sweet potatoes. Stab them each with a knife, then place them in a glass baking dish. Cover and bake for 1 hour or until the potato is very tender. Allow potatoes to cool a few minutes, then carefully peel them. Mash the potatoes with a fork or potato masher.
You’ve gotta love a recipe that makes your house smell like everything your house is supposed to smell like in the fall! And, a recipe that helps you get sweet potatoes into your kids. And, a recipe that makes something simple that tastes so good!!
