Sweet Potato Muffins

These Sweet Potato Muffins are easy to make with grated raw sweet potatoes. They’re super soft, fluffy, and tender, with a mild sweetness and little specks of sweet potato throughout.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword grated sweet potato muffins, sweet potato muffins

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 25

Total Time 1 5

Servings muffins

Calories 222kcal

Author Maria Doss

Equipment

Ingredients

1 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup plain yogurt (or sour cream)
½ cup packed light brown sugar
½ cup vegetable oil
3 cups coarsely grated sweet potato (about 2 small or 1 medium to large)

For the topping

½ cup pecans, finely chopped
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Prep. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a standard 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
Mix dry ingredients. In a bowl, mix 1 ½ cups flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, and ¼ teaspoon salt.
Finish batter. In a large bowl, whisk 2 eggs, 1 cup yogurt, ½ cup packed brown sugar, and ½ cup oil for about one minute. Stir in the flour mixture until mostly incorporated, then fold in the grated sweet potatoes, until evenly combined.
👉 To grate the sweet potatoes, peel the skin and grate them using the coarse side of a box grater. Measure 3 cups for the recipe.
Bake. Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups, then sprinkle the pecan-sugar topping evenly over the tops. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool.
👉 To make the topping, stir together ½ cup finely chopped pecans, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and ½ teaspoon cinnamon.

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Notes

👉 The original recipe included a buttery pecan streusel, but I later swapped it for a super simple brown sugar pecan topping. It’s not only easier to make, but also keeps these muffins simple enough for an easy breakfast. The muffin recipe itself remains unchanged.

Sweet potato – You’ll need about 2 small or 1 medium-to-large sweet potato to get 3 cups of grated sweet potato.

How to grate sweet potato – Wash and peel the sweet potato, then grate it using the coarse side of a box grater. There’s no need to cook it first.

Yogurt – Use plain yogurt or sour cream. If using Greek yogurt, mix ¾ cup Greek yogurt with ¼ cup water.

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