Ingredients
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- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 cup mashed sweet potato (from about 1 large baked sweet potato; see notes)
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1 egg or 1 chia or flax egg (see notes)
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup rolled oats (use gluten-free oats for gluten-free diets)
- 1 cup gluten-free baking flour (you can use all-purpose flour if you aren’t on a gluten-free diet)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400F. Spray a 12-well muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the mashed sweet potato, coconut oil, egg or flax or chia egg, maple syrup, milk, and vanilla, and stir to combine.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, walnuts, and chocolate chips. Stir to combine.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and stir to combine.
- Divide the batter between the muffin wells and bake for 30 minutes or until the tops of the muffins start to turn a golden brown. Let the muffins cool for 10 minutes before removing them from the muffin tin.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- To make the mashed sweet potato, bake one large sweet potato at 400F for 60 minutes. Let the potato cool and then peel it and transfer the flesh to a small bowl. Mash the flesh with a fork.
- Store any leftover muffins in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days and in the freezer for up to 2 months.
- To make this recipe nut-free, use oat milk instead of almond milk and leave out the walnuts.
- To make a chia or flax egg, combine one tablespoon of ground flax seeds or whole chia seeds in a small bowl with three tablespoons of water. Stir and let the mixture sit for about 5 minutes to gel before using.
- If you aren’t on a vegan diet, you can use a regular egg instead of the chia or flax egg.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Healthy
- Diet: Gluten Free
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 226
- Sugar: 14.1 g
- Sodium: 174 mg
- Fat: 9.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 5.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 31.6 g
- Fiber: 2.4 g
- Protein: 3.9 g
- Cholesterol: 15.5 mg