I love these sweet potato muffins with pecans, they are so full of flavour and texture. With a soft nutty texture of pecans inside and a crisp and crunchy crumble topping, these are perfect for anytime or occasion.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe:
It is:
- An easy muffin recipe,
- A great make-ahead breakfast muffin or snack,
- Quick to make,
- Suitable for vegetarians,
- Freezes very well and
- Can be served as a dessert.
Sweet Potato Muffins With Pecans Hints and Tips
- Make the mashed sweet potato in advance. This can be done several hours in advance or the day before. The sweet potato can be steamed or oven-baked.
- Oven-baked sweet potatoes were used in this recipe.
- For best results have the eggs and sweet potato at room temperature before making the muffins.
- Use muffin liners and not cupcake cases. Muffin liners not only make it easy to remove the muffins from the tin, but they also guide the batter up and above the tin giving the muffins height.
Note: If you don’t have muffin liners, they are quick and easy to make. See my page how to make muffin liners for instructions.
More Recipes Made In Muffin Tins
- Savoury sweet potato muffins
- Blueberry banana muffins
- Apple and blackberry crumble filo pastry pies
- Mini bacon and cheese quiches in puff pastry
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Recipe
Sweet Potato Muffins With Pecans and Crumble Topping
Simple and quick to make these moist and soft sweet potato muffins with pecans are hard to put down. These are perfect as a snack or as a gift during the holidays.
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Prep Time : 20 minutes
Cook Time : 25 minutes
Total Time : 45 minutes
Course : Desserts, Snacks
Servings : 12 muffins
Calories : 419 : kcal
EQUIPMENT
- scales and or metric measuring cups and spoons
- Large mixing bowl
- sieve
- Mixing spoon
- 12 hole muffin tin
- muffin liner bought or make your own (there's a link at the end of the recipe for instructions to make them)
- Cake rack
INGREDIENTS
Dry Ingredients
- 225 grams (8 ounces) plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- ½ teaspoon ginger powder
- ⅛ teaspoon ground clove powder
- 90 grams (3.17 ounces) brown sugar
- 55 grams (1.94 ounces) sugar
- 90 grams (3.17 ounces) pecans roughly chopped
Wet Ingredients
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 420 grams (14.8 ounces) sweet potatoes cooked, mashed and cooled
Crumble Topping
- 75 grams (2.64 ounces) plain flour
- 55 grams (1.94 ounces) sugar
- 55 grams (1.94 ounces) brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 125 grams (4.4 ounces) butter melted
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper liners
- Mix the Dry IngredientsIn a large bowl combine all the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Mix the Wet IngredientsIn another large bowl add the wet ingredients and mix until smooth.
- CombineAdd the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, use a wooden spoon to mix until just combined.Note: Over mixing the batter will make the muffins dense and heavy.
- Filling The Muffin TinUse a spoon to divide the batter between the muffin cups.
- Crumble ToppingIn a small mixing bowl combine all the crumble ingredients and mix with a fork until crumbly.
- Spoon two heaped tablespoons of the crumble mixture over the muffin batter.
- BakePlace in the preheated oven and bake for 20-30 minutes, or until cooked.
- Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool completely before serving.
Notes
The preparation and cooking times don't include the making of mashed sweet potato. Cook this several hours or the day before making this recipe.
Cooking sweet potato can either be done by cutting into small pieces and steamed until soft or it can be baked.
About The Muffin Tin
The muffin tin I used is 6 cm diameter and 4 cm high, with a ½ cup (125 ml) water capacity per hole.
If your muffin tin hole capacity is larger you can either divide the batter evenly between the muffin holes to get 12 muffins that are not that tall. Or, fill the holes level to the top of the tin and make fewer but larger muffins.
You will also have to increase the baking time slightly. If your muffin tin is smaller, you will get more muffins that are smaller in size. Fill the muffin holes level to the top with batter and reduce the cooking time accordingly.
About The Muffin Liners
Use muffin liners rather than cupcake cases. Muffin liners are taller and will guide the batter up as it bakes, and it will also help keep the crumble topping in place when baking.
If you can’t buy muffin liners, you can make your own – it’s very easy to do. Click here for instructions for How to Make Muffin Liners. – https://recipepocket.com/parchment-paper-muffin-liners/
Nutrition Facts
Sweet Potato Muffins With Pecans and Crumble Topping
Serving Size
1 muffin
Amount per Serving
Calories
419
% Daily Value*
Fat
24
g
37
%
Saturated Fat
13
g
81
%
Cholesterol
50
mg
17
%
Sodium
328
mg
14
%
Potassium
202
mg
6
%
Carbohydrates
49
g
16
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
23
g
26
%
Protein
5
g
10
%
Vitamin A
5270
IU
105
%
Vitamin C
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
49
mg
5
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Benigna Berardi says
There s something about using veggies in baked goods that feels so smart. Zucchini bread and carrot cake are two classics, but if you like those, you should try making these sweet potato muffins. They re a great way to use up leftover sweet potatoes whether they be baked, mashed or casseroled. You can always eat leftovers the next day same way, but isn t it more fun to make something new?
Raquel says
So many sweet potato recipes! I love sweet potatoes and look forward to experimenting with them (: Thanks for sharing your creative ideas!
Harriet Britto says
Thank you.