Happy Muffin Monday, ya'll! How about we have our pie and eat it too. For breakfast. Guilt and Gluten-Free!
I kid you not! These Gluten-Free Sweet Potato & Cinnamon Muffins are all that... and a bag of chips slice of pie! A healthier, but just as tasty version of Sweet Potato pie, made in a fraction of the time with the help of a packaged muffin mix from ONEearth® Functional Foods.
Quick, look out your window! Are there pigs flying? Well, there ought to be, because this is a first I thought I'd never see on I Sugar Coat It! If you have been following my blog, then you are well aware that I pride myself on baking from scratch. That's just my preference and I will continue to do so...with this being the first of just a very few exceptions.
About eighty-six weeks ago, I shared these very muffins on my Instagram feed. K is not a baker, but when he bakes it's usually with assistance from a pre-made mix of the healthy variety. We found the ONEearth Sweet Potato & Cinnamon Muffin Mix at HomeSense on one of our too frequent visits.
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| Made 86 weeks ago by the Mister. |
He made it and, yes, I enjoyed it, thoroughly (see above photo). Back then, he kept it simple and substituted apple sauce for the eggs and oil, as suggested on ONEearth's website. I added my own little twist this time around and topped the muffins with little cubes of roasted sweet potato and maple pecans with an extra dusting of cinnamon.
With an ingredient list that doesn't require a PhD. to decipher, I think you will find these Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Cinnamon Muffins a sweet, healthy addition to your breakfast line-up.
They are gluten-free, low fat, high fibre and a great source of potassium, magnesium, manganese, phosphorous, chromium and iron. Hey, didn't I say you would have your pie and eat it too!!
ONEearth was kind enough to send me a package with a few of their products after we sent them a note to let them know how much we enjoyed the products we had already tried. They didn't ask me to do a post, but I really wanted to show my support for a small Canadian company that takes pride in growing and sourcing locally, the ingredients used in their products.
I encourage you to visit their site via the link above and try a few of their products.
More Muffin Monday:
Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Cinnamon Muffins
(yield 12 muffins)
Ingredients
Topping:
1 small sweet potato, diced
113g (¾ cup) roasted pecans, chopped
87g (¼ cup) pure maple syrup
7.5g (1 tablespoon) ground cinnamon
Muffins:
1 package ONEearth Sweet Potato & Cinnamon Muffin Mix
155g (1 cup) unsweetened apple sauce
Directions
Preheat the oven to 325ºF and grease the wells of a muffin pan, or line with cupcake liners.
To make the topping: Clean and peel the sweet potato and cut into small cubes. Spray a small cookie tray with a little vegetable oil. I broiled them in the toaster oven on the little tray that's included.
Once cooked, transfer to a bowl and add the pecans and toss with the maple syrup. Set aside.
To make the muffins: Place the muffin mix in a bowl and stir in the apple sauce until just combined. Use an ice-cream scoop to fill the muffin wells.
Top the batter with the sweet potato-pecan topping and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Bake for 18-20 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan for about five minutes. Enjoy warm!
See you back here in a couple days for more Valentine's goodies!!
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