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Sweet Potato Muffins w/ a Surprise inside-Meatless Monday

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I got the idea for these muffins while thinking about fall holiday staples like Sweet Potato casserole with marshmallow on top. These little babies have all of the yum of a casserole in a healthy portion controlled muffin. They came out better than I expected. Hope you enjoy!

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Sweet Potato Muffins with a surprise inside-Meatless Monday
Recipe Type: muffin
Author: Confessions of A Mother Runner
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Serves: 12
Delicious sweet potato muffins with a surprise marshmallow inside. All of the goodness of sweet potato casserole in healthy yummy muffin
Ingredients
  • 3 Tbl butter softened
  • 1 3/4 C flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 heaping tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp allspice
  • 1/4 tsp cloves
  • 1/2 C Splenda for baking blend (you can use real sugar equiv is 1 C)
  • 1/4 C vegetable oil
  • 1 C mashed cooked sweet potato (about 1 large-no skin)
  • optional: add 1 scoop of your favorite vanilla protein powder
  • 2 extra large eggs
  • 2/3 C of water
  • 12 marshmallows
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
  2. line muffin pans with paper liners
  3. Whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg allspice, cloves, protein powder
  4. In a mixer combine: butter, sugar of choice, oil on high speed about 1 minute
  5. Add Sweet Potato and combine
  6. Add eggs combine
  7. On low slowly add flour mixture and 2/3 C water and mix until combined-do not overmix
  8. Divide evenly into 12 muffins and add 1 marshmallow into the center of each
  9. Bake for 19-21 minutes until toothpick come out clean and marshmallow has puffed up and browned

All the yum of Sweet Potato Casserole in a healthy muffin #MeatlessMonday

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Hope you give them a try-you won’t be sorry!



About Deborah Brooks

Hi I'm Deborah! I spend my days successfully raising a husband & 2 teens in the VA/DC area. I am a lover of all things running & fitness. As a life long vegetarian, I've always been passionate about healthy living & exercise. Looking for partners in crime, I started my own chapter of Moms Run This Town (MRTT) which has grown to over 700 members. I've met so many amazing women who inspire me daily to keep moving forward. You can usually find me running with my crew and training for the next crazy adventure they talked me into. I love to keep up to date on new running & fitness trends. I definitely choose my running gear based on color and love to express my fashion sense while exercising.

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  4. Tina muir says

    MARSHMALLOW INSIDE! Oh yes! That sounds like my kind of muffin! What a great idea! YUM! I love that they browned a little on top too! mmmm

  16. MCM Mama says

    Hmm, may have to give these a try. Wonder if I can get away with reducing the amount of sugar (I don’t use fake sugars…) I know one of my kids would love these.

  18. Sarah says

    These look delicious! I will have to make these for the girls this week, or next when I pick up my jumbo bag of sweet potatoes!

  24. Leigha @ The Yooper Girl says

    This is such a good idea! I only just started eating sweet potato casserole not a long while ago, and I can’t believe I’ve been missing out on it for so long! Love the idea of portion control since that is my big problem, haha!

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