Sweeten up your muffins naturally with these Sweet Potato Muffins topped with a deliciously nutty walnut streusel. No one will guess they are gluten-free and vegan!
One of the main reasons I love blogging is for this incredible community I get to be a part of. You guys may not see it, but behind the scenes we bloggers are always chatting, encouraging and supporting each other whenever we can. I would be nowhere without my fellow bloggers.
So when my good friend Kelly from Nosh and Nourish asked if I would check out her new cookbook (!!!!) I was overwhelmingly excited to say YES! I know how much heart and soul she put into the book, which was all the more apparent when I got it into my hands.
This recipe for Sweet Potato Muffins with Walnut Streusel is straight from her cookbook Superfoods at Every Meal. Kelly did the impossible and found a way to incorporate 10 incredible superfoods in some shape or form into every single recipe in her cookbook. From breakfast, to dinner, to snacks to desserts, every recipe is nourishing in its own superfood way.
FYI “superfoods” are nutrient-packed foods that are suggested to be particularly impactful on your health. It’s up for debate what qualifies as a superfood and how many there actually are, but the 10 Kelly highlighted are the following:
Quinoa
Chickpeas
Kale
Sweet Potatoes
Eggs
Honey
Coconut Oil
Greek Yogurt
Walnuts
So basically my entire diet.
It was nearly impossible to pick just one recipe to recreate for THM readers since all of them looked fab! In the end, the sweet potatoes stole my heart and I knew I had to make these Sweet Potato Muffins with Walnut Streusel.
The recipe sounds delicious just as is, but I ended up making a few tweaks to make it a bit more maven friendly. I swapped out the all-purpose flour for my gluten-free flour blend and used coconut oil in the streusel instead of butter. If you aren’t gluten and dairy-free, then no need to make these swaps!
This was one of the main things I loved about Superfoods at Every Meal, just how adaptable every recipe is. Though some recipes aren’t gluten and dairy-free, they can easily be made so and with a focus on superfoods you know that with each recipe you’re getting a nutrient-packed dish.
A huge congrats to Kelly on her amazing cookbook!
PrintSweet Potato Muffins with Walnut Streusel
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 muffins 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Bake
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato, cooked and mashed*
- 3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 2 cups gluten-free flour**
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1/2 tsp ginger
For the Streusel Topping:
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar
- 2 tbsp coconut oil, room temp
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a large bowl combine cooked sweet potato, almond milk, coconut oil and sugar.
- In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and ginger.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir to combine.
- Pour the batter into muffin cups or a well-greased muffin tray.
- In a small bowl combine streusel toppings and press a small spoonful of streusel onto each muffin.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Will keep for several days in an airtight container.
Adapted from: Superfoods at Every Meal (shared with permission from Fair Winds Press)
Notes
*to cook sweet potato either bake in oven and scoop out flesh or cook on high in microwave for about 4 minutes and scoop out flesh. **I used the flour blend from my Healthy Breakfast eCookbook
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72 Comments
Cindy
December 27, 2017 at 8:41 pmI LOVE sweet potatoes, quinoa, blueberries, use coconut oil all the time, etc, etc. I am a “superfoodie”. I would love this cookbook cuz I love the THM lifestyle and never want to go back to junk. Just found your blog tonight. Can’t wait to ‘follow’ you! Blessings!
Xena
February 23, 2016 at 12:34 pmI have jumped on the superfood bandwagon rather late – but better late than never 🙂
This cookbook sounds perfect to get me started on the road to healthy eating. I get so much out of reading your blog and your recipes look deelishus – thanks for doing the amazing job that you do!
Annamarie V
February 22, 2016 at 9:11 pmMy favorite super food from the list is coconut oil, I am using it in tonights dinner. I would love to win this book because I am trying to cook healthier this year and this would really help me
Jacky
January 12, 2016 at 9:27 pmI love all nuts, seeds, and berries! Too hard to pick favorites!
candace coup
February 25, 2015 at 4:28 pmI would love to win as I’m trying to reincorporate grains back into my diet and everyone recommends quinoa but I just can’t find a way to cook it that I like
rANA DURHAM
February 24, 2015 at 8:25 pmkale is my fave superfood
Leah M @ love me, feed me
February 24, 2015 at 12:02 pmYUM! These look amazinggggg! I’m having a heard time choosing between sweet potato and chickpeas, both are things I eat at least once a day.
Stella
February 24, 2015 at 8:09 amSo sad to see this giveaway is only open to North Americans 🙁
itzia
February 23, 2015 at 6:44 pmmy favorite super food is sweet potato
Mackenzie
February 23, 2015 at 1:02 pmSWEET POTATO!! Only in savoury dishes though. Otherwise it’s too sweet for me 🙂
Antonia
February 23, 2015 at 8:07 ameggs! Eggs all the way!
kristen b
February 22, 2015 at 10:28 pmi love all of these foods! A copy of the cookbook would inspire me to try new recipes That may be out of my comfort zone. It is one of my New Years resolutions!!