If ever a muffin were meal-worthy and meaty, this is the one. It begins with a mashed sweet potato and ends with a team of ‘superfoods’ encased in the batter. This is the type of muffin that you throw in your backpack before a hike or grab on the way out the door to make up for breakfast. Or better yet, have it for breakfast, toasted and topped with peanut (or other nut/seed) butter, and you will face the day as a force to be reckoned with! The recipe below is a riff on a paleo inspired recipe for Morning Glory Muffins. My version includes dried blueberries, walnuts, flaxseed, and coconut. Did I mention that there is no butter, oil, or refined sugar in them; they really are super muffins.
Morning Superpowers Muffins
Ingredients:
1/2 cup mashed sweet potato (one small-medium sweet potato)
1/4 cup honey
2 eggs (slightly whisked)
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1/2 cup all purpose flour (3/4 cup almond flour for GF version)
1 t cinnamon
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t cardamom
1 t vanilla extract
1 t baking powder
1 t vanilla extract
1 t baking powder
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1/8 cup shredded carrot
1/2 cup shredded coconut (I used unsweetened)
1-2 T flaxseed
1/2 cup dried blueberries
1/2 cup raw walnuts
1/2 cup dried blueberries
1/2 cup raw walnuts
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Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
- Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl (in three steps) until fully blended.
- Coat muffin tin with cooking spray or papers and divide batter evenly.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely. Even better the next day. Makes 6 big ones!