Sweet Potato Muffin Recipe

This is a very tasty sweet potato muffin recipe. These sweet potato muffins come out very moist.

A plus is that you can easily turn these muffins into cupcakes by adding a cream cheese frosting - see below for the recipe.

Sweet potatoes are large, starchy, sweet tasting tuberous roots that are a distant cousin of our common potatoes. Yams are a form of sweet potato but they are not used in this recipe instead you will use the firmer white sweet potato.

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Sweet Potato Muffin Recipe: Ingredients

2 cups of all-purpose flour

2 tsp. of baking powder

1/2 tsp. of baking soda

1/2 tsp. of salt

1 cup of butter - softened

1 1/2 cups of sugar

3 eggs

1 tsp. of vanilla extract

2 cups of sweet potato puree - 1 sweet potato

Sweet Potato Muffin Recipe: Method

To make the sweet potato puree:

Peel and cut the sweet potato into chunks. Place in a medium saucepan and put enough water to cover the sweet potato chunks plus one 1 inch.

Cook on medium to high heat until the sweet potato is tender.

Drain the sweet potato pieces but keep the water!

In a blender, puree the sweet potato chunks adding some of the cooking water as necessary. Do not pour too much water but rather just enough to make a thick puree. Set aside.

To make the muffins:

In a medium size bowl - or a stand mixer - beat the butter and the sugar. Add the eggs one at a time and beat some more until the mixture is light and fluffy and light in color. Add the vanilla and the potato puree, blend well.

In another bowl, add all the dry ingredients and mix with a whisk. Add to the butter/potato mixture and blend until well combined. Your batter will be thick.

Fill some greased muffin cups - or some muffin cups lined with muffin paper cups - to 2/3. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 15 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Cool before eating. Makes about 2 dozen muffins.

For a cream cheese frosting recipe see below.

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Cream Cheese Frosting

1 package of cream cheese - at room temperature

1/2 cup of butter - softened

2 TBs of milk

1/2 tsp. of rum extract

6 to 8 cups of powdered sugar - depending on the sweetness and the consistency you desire

In a bowl with hand held mixer - or in a stand mixer - cream the cream cheese and the butter. Add the rum and the milk and blend well. Then add the sugar 1/2 cup at a time until your frosting has the desired consistency. Frost the muffins when they are completely cool.

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