Chai muffins, but make them sweet potato! Only one bowl needed and minimal ingredients. These muffins are full of chai flavor and make the perfect snack!
I do think if I could consider any food to be a “weakness” it would have to be cream cheese icing. I mean I could just bathe in the stuff, eat it by the spoonful, you get the idea. Unfortunately it’s not exactly socially acceptable to just make a big batch of icing with nothing to put it on. So that’s where these Sweet Potato Chai Muffins come into play. Not just any type of muffin could be worthy of deserving said cream cheese icing so you know these muffins have got to be winners! Sweet potato is such a tasty flavor in baked goods all on its own but add in a bunch of warming chai spices? Out of this world! Honestly they’re so yummy that they really don’t even need the icing, but it definitely doesn’t hurt 😜. Super easy, one bowl, minimal ingredients, all the things. Get to it!
To make these Sweet Potato Chai Muffins you will need:
- mashed sweet potato
- coconut oil
- maple syrup
- eggs
- vanilla
- one to one gluten free flour
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- cardamom
- nutmeg
- allspice
- pinch of salt
A few notes:
1. I didn’t “healthify” the cream cheese icing and it is 100% optional (the muffins are delicious without it), but who doesn’t love cream cheese icing??
2. I used one to one gluten free flour but you could also use regular all-purpose white flour. The key to this recipe is to keep an eye on it because if you over-bake it then it will be dry.
3. To prepare the sweet potatoes I recommend steaming them but baking would also work.
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Sweet Potato Chai Muffins
- January 21, 2020
- 12 Muffins
- 25 min
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Ingredients
- • 1 1/4 cup mashed sweet potato
- • 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
- • 1/2 cup maple syrup
- • 2 eggs
- • 2 tsp vanilla
- • 1 1/2 cup gluten free flour
- • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- • 1 tsp cinnamon
- • 1/4 tsp cardamom
- • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- • 1/4 tsp allspice
- • pinch of salt
Directions
- Step 1
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 12 muffin tins with paper liners or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- Step 2
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the mashed sweet potato, coconut oil, maple syrup, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
- Step 3
- Add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, allspice, and salt, mix until just combined.
- Step 4
- Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups. Transfer to the oven and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (Don’t overbake or they will be dry!)
- Step 5
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
Cream Cheese Icing
- January 21, 2020
- 10 min
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Ingredients
- • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- • 2 tbsp butter, softened
- • 1 tsp vanilla
- • 1 cup powdered sugar (or more depending on how sweet you like it)
Directions
- Step 1
- Beat together the cream cheese and butter until well blended.
- Step 2
- While the mixer is running, slowly add the powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until creamy.
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