One-Bowl Sweet Potato Peanut Butter Muffins {gluten free, dairy-free}
One-Bowl Sweet Potato Peanut Butter Muffins are easy peasy to whip up and a delicious way to get vitamin-rich sweet potato into your family’s bellies. Paired with delicious peanut butter and made with just 8 real food ingredients, these muffins make the perfect addition to any breakfast or as a healthy snack.
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Muffins are kind of my love language and totally a breakfast staple in the TNN house. I’m not totally sure when I feel head-over-heels for all things baked in a muffin tin, but I DO know that I love that muffins are quick to bake, perfectly portioned out and can be amazing vessels for all kinds of healthy goodness….especially veggies.
If you are new around these parts, I am kind of obsessed with veggie-loading things….especially muffins! They are a great way to get veggies in at breakfast and kids (and adults) usually are pretty jazzed to see them served up in morning! Plus, they are portable! And delicious and veggie-loaded on the go? Yes please!
Some of my other infamous veggie-loaded muffin recipes that people go gaga for are….
Oatmeal Green Smoothie Muffins
Almond Butter Blueberry Zucchini Muffins
Nut-Free Paleo Chocolate Butternut Squash Muffins
Why I think you should put sweet potatoes in your muffins…
Someone once asked me why I like to veggie-loaded recipes and the food my family eats. To that I say….”Why wouldn’t I?” I mean, if I am going to eat something, I want it to serve my body as much as possible. Food is our fuel, after all! And veggies are an amazing way to load you body up with vitamins, minerals and nutrients in the most natural vessel there is!
Take sweet potatoes for example. They not only help to naturally sweeten these muffins up, but they contain a good amount of fiber along with a healthy dose of iron, calcium, and selenium. Sweet potatoes are also a good source of most of our B vitamins and vitamin C. And let us not forget that lovely antioxidant known as beta-carotene!
Veggie-Loaded hack
You know what I like to keep on hand to make veggie-loading food extra easy? No matter how tired, unprepared or low on produce I might be? Canned pureed veggies! You can find pureed pumpkin, sweet potatoes and/or butternut squash in most grocery stores (here in the US, at least) where they keeped canned veggies or beans! Look for purees that are JUST the veggies without any added sweetener or spice. And I always suggest buying organic if possible in a can that is BPA-free.
Suggested Adaptations
Make them Paleo! Sub the peanut butter with almond butter and a delicious and easy Paleo muffin is your’s!
Sub the sweet potato with pumpkin or butternut squash! Still veggie-loaded. Still delicious!
Love veggie-loaded recipes as much as I do? Check out my ebook, Veggie-Loaded Love, for oodles of veggie-packed recipes...including Flourless Chocolate Protein Muffins (with hidden greens) that will change your breakfast game....even with those picky eaters!
One-Bowl Sweet Potato Peanut Butter Muffins {gluten free, dairy-free}
One-Bowl Sweet Potato Peanut Butter Muffins are easy peasy to whip up and a delicious way to get vitamin-rich sweet potato into your family’s bellies. Paired with delicious peanut butter and made with just 8 real food ingredients, these muffins make the perfect addition to any breakfast or as a healthy snack.
ingredients:
1 cup organic smooth peanut butter (I suggest a natural option with no added sugar or salt)
1/2 cup cooked and mashed sweet potato
3 eggs
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup maple syrup or honey
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F and line a muffin tin.
- Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor and run until smooth. You may need to scrape down the sides a few time to insure that all ingredients gets blended in.
- Using a 1/4 cup measuring cup, portion batter out between lined muffin tin holes.
- Bake for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Let cool for 15-20 minutes and then enjoy! Store leftovers in fridge for up to a week or in freezer!
NOTES:
Suggested Adaptations Make them Paleo! Sub the peanut butter with almond butter and a delicious and easy Paleo muffin is your’s! Sub the sweet potato with pumpkin or butternut squash! Still veggie-loaded. Still delicious!