SUBSCRIBE BY EMAILCinnamon-Sugar Apple & Sweet Potato Muffins are made for the fall! They’re tasty, tall, and filled with the flavors of the season. Dig into these muffins while they’re slightly warm for a cozy treat.
The fall season is upon us and I’m so excited! It’s “sweater-weather” and time to brush off your boots, too. Today, I’m bringing back a recipe that I’ve loved: Cinnamon-Sugar Apple & Sweet Potato Muffins!
These muffins are filled with good ingredients, they bake up tall, and they’re easy to make. I love how the cinnamon-sugar sprinkled on top gets crispy and crackly while the muffins bake.
If you’re into seasonal treats, you’ll also love these Cinnamon-Sugar Coated Chocolate Donut Holes!
I loooove sweet potatoes (Sweet Potato Nachos with Avocado Crema, anyone?), and I was thrilled that our weekend farmer’s market box was loaded with sweet potatoes.
There are all kinds of things I love to make with sweet potatoes, like these Sausage, Sweet Potato & Spinach Quinoa Bowls with Egg and this pretty Sweet Potato and Spinach Galette.
Our box had a bunch of apples in it, too. Of course my mind was thinking about how I could combine apples and sweet potatoes.
Cinnamon-Sugar Apple & Sweet Potato Muffins
As I stared at the sweet potatoes on my counter, I couldn’t think anything new and exciting to do with them. I thought about quick bread, salads, and hash, but I finally focused my thoughts on a sweet potato muffin recipe.
This recipe is slightly adapted from one I found on the William Sonoma site. I’m so glad I came across it, and I know I’ll be making these tasty muffins all season long!
What you need to know about Cinnamon-Sugar Apple & Sweet Potato Muffins:
- Make these muffins when you have some leftover mashed sweet potatoes.
- If you can’t wait for leftovers, make sure you first mash your sweet potatoes so they’re nice and creamy. Add a touch of milk or even orange juice to the mix if you’d like.
- For the recipe, add in your favorite nuts, pumpkin seeds, or dried cranberries to the muffin batter for more interest.
- Enjoy these muffins with morning tea (coffee), serve them for brunch, or enjoy them as an afternoon snack.
Are you looking to get into the spirit of the season? Make a batch of Cinnamon-Sugar Apple & Sweet Potato Muffins. You’ll love them!
Calories
Fat
Carbs
Protein
Patricia Conte/Grab a Plate
Yields Makes 12 muffins
You'll love these soft muffins for their fabulous flavors!
Save Recipe5 based on 6 review(s)
Ingredients
- 1-2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/4 cups cooked and mashed sweet potato
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup peeled and diced apple
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Use a pastry brush to coat the wells of a 12-count muffin tin with the melted butter. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, baking powder, and salt. Whisk to combine and set aside.
- In a large bowl, Add the sugar, eggs, oil, milk, and vanilla extract. Use a hand mixer to blend until combined.
- Add the sweet potato and mix for a few minutes to combine.
- A little at a time, add the flour mixture to the sweet potato mixture. Blend until combine, but don’t over mix the batter.
- Fold the diced apple into the batter and stir to combine.
- Fill the wells of the muffin tin 3/4 of the way full with the batter.
- In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon for the topping.
- Evenly spoon over each of the filled muffin wells.
- Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and let stand for a few minutes before removing each muffin from the tin and transfer to a cooling rack.
Notes
These muffins were slightly adapted from a recipe on the Williams Sonoma site.
Kim says
Patricia says
Cassie says
Patricia says
Mimi says
Patricia says
Marta says
Patricia says
Bella says
Patricia says
Kerri says
Patricia says
Dorothy Reinhold says
Patricia says
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says
Patricia says
Mae says
Patricia says
Toni Dash says
Patricia says
Cathy says
Patricia says
Kevin says
Patricia says
Cindy G says
Patricia says