"Sweet Potato Pie" Oatmeal Muffins
These Sweet Potato Oatmeal Muffins are incredibly moist and delicately sweet, with a flavor reminiscent of sweet potato pie.
Servings 12
Calories 177kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup oatmeal Old Fashioned
- ⅓ cup flour
- ⅓ cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ tsp. Kosher salt
- ½ tsp. ground ginger
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup oil I used canola
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ⅔ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup evaporated milk I used fat free
- 1 cup grated raw sweet potato
Topping
- 2 tbs. oatmeal
- 2 tbs pecans chopped
- 2 tbs light brown sugar
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Put oatmeal in food processor and pulse until a flour-like consistency.
- Add flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger & cinnamon. Pulse to mix.
- In another bowl, beat egg. Then add vanilla, oil, brown sugar and evaporated milk, whisk to blend.
- Add the flour mixture, and mix well.
- Add the sweet potato and stir in, until evenly distributed.
- Spoon batter into baking cups, nearly full.
- In a small bowl mix the topping ingredients. Sprinkle generously on the muffins, you should have the right amount for about a dozen standard size muffins.
- Bake for 23-25 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 215mg | Potassium: 168mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 1620IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 0.8mg