Really Healthy Really Good Sweet Potato Muffins Food

HEALTHY SWEET POTATO MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Mix sweet potato, egg whites, sugar, water, applesauce, canola oil, vanilla extract, and orange zest together in a bowl.
• Whisk all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a separate bowl. Mix flour mixture into sweet potato mixture until just combined. Gently stir cranberry sauce into batter. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin tin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until muffins are browned and tops spring back when pressed lightly in the middle, about 30 minutes. Cool in the muffin tin for 5 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

REALLY HEALTHY REALLY GOOD SWEET POTATO MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Prick the sweet potatoes with a fork and place on a foil-lined cookie sheet.
• Roast for 1 hour or until they are tender when pierced with a fork and are caramelizing.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool, then peel and lightly mash with a fork. Set aside.
• Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees. Lightly spray the muffin tin with vegetable oil.
• Cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, whole-wheat flour, whole-grain pastry flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and allspice. In a separate bowl, whisk the buttermilk, yogurt, egg and vanilla together.
• Scrape down the sides of the butter bowl and alternately add the dry and wet ingredients; do not overmix. Gently fold in the sweet potatoes, then the dates.
• Using an ice cream scoop (about one-half cup capacity), scoop the batter into each of 10 prepared muffin cups, about 1 scoop per muffin.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. The muffins will be dark golden brown on the bottom.