Sweet Potato Muffins with Pecan Streusel

Prep time: 15 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

Delicious, fragrant muffins packed with the wholesome goodness of sweet potatoes and pecans.

Ingredients

PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
1 medium sweet potato
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar, divided
1/2 cup chopped pecans
5 tablespoons Pure Wesson® Vegetable Oil, divided
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup almond milk
1 egg

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray 12-cup regular muffin pan with cooking spray; set aside. Pierce sweet potato with a fork 6 to 8 times; microwave on HIGH 5 minutes or until tender.
2 Meanwhile, stir together 1/4 cup brown sugar, pecans and 1 tablespoon oil in small bowl until just moistened but still crumbly; set aside. In another small bowl stir together flour, remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; set aside.
3 Carefully scoop flesh of sweet potato in blender container; discard skin. Add almond milk, egg and remaining 4 tablespoons oil; blend until smooth. Add dry ingredients to blender and blend just until moistened, scraping down sides as needed.
4 Divide batter evenly between prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle with pecan mixture. Bake 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove and serve warm or cool completely on wire rack.