Healthy Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Muffins

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Total Time

1 hour and 15 minutes

Prep Time

45 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Rating

(35)

Ingredients

12 servings

Wet ingredients
1 ½ cups mashed sweet potato (from 2-3 large sweet potatoes)
2 eggs
¼ cup pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons avocado oil, olive oil or melted coconut oil (butter will also work!)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
1/3 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (or lite coconut milk)
Dry ingredients
1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour (or white whole wheat flour)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup dark chocolate chips
For topping:
2 tablespoons dark chocolate chips

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Preparation

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Step 1

To roast the sweet potatoes: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Poke holes in sweet potatoes with a fork and place sweet potatoes on baking sheet. Roast in the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until fork tender, depending on the size of your potatoes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes then remove skin and mash out exactly 1 ½ cups of the sweet potato. Do not use more than that.

Step 2

Reduce heat in oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with liners and spray the inside of them with nonstick cooking spray -- DO NOT SKIP THIS.

Step 3

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.

Step 4

In a separate large bowl mix together mashed sweet potato, eggs, maple syrup, oil, vanilla, greek yogurt and almond milk until well combined, smooth and creamy.

Step 5

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Gently fold in ½ cup chocolate chips.

Step 6

Divide batter evenly into muffin liners, top each with a few chocolate chips, and bake for 25-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean or with just a few crumbs attached.

Step 7

Cool muffins for 5 minutes then remove and transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. Muffins are best served warm and even better the next day. I like serving mine with a little nut butter on top.