Vegan Date Sweet Potato Muffins
Description
Absolutely delicious vegan muffins are made with dates, sweet potato, spelt, oats, and bananas.
Ingredients
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1/2 sweet potato, peeled and diced
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1 1/2 cups spelt flour
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1 cup rolled oats
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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2 very ripe bananas, mashed
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1/2 cup sunflower seed oil
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1/3 cup chopped pitted dates
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
2
Place diced sweet potato into a small pan with enough water to cover, bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain sweet potato; set aside to cool.
3
Whisk together spelt flour, oats, baking soda, and cinnamon in a bowl. Stir together bananas, oil, and sugar in a separate bowl.
4
Stir banana mixture into spelt mixture just until dry ingredients are moistened; fold in dates and sweet potato. Divide mixture evenly into 12 muffin cups.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 18 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove to cool completely on a wire rack.