Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Muffins - #MuffinMonday

Recently I found a can of sweet potato in my cupboard that was dangerously close to its expiration date. I can't remember where I got it as it isn't readily available here. But it was perfect timing though as I had no idea what to make for this month's Muffin Monday. I wasn't sure that I'd like the addition of chocolate chips to a spiced muffin but I was pleasantly surprised. It made an already moist and delicious muffin even more tasty. 

Be sure to scroll down for the other tasty muffins this month!

Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Muffins 

Yield: 16-18 muffins 

Ingredients 

1 3/4 cup sweet potato puree 

1/2 cup oil

3 eggs 

1 1/3 cup sugar

1 tablespoon grated ginger

2 1/4 cups flour 

1/2 tablespoon cinnamon

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 

3/4 cup chocolate chips

Directions 

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line muffin pan with liners or grease well. 

Beat together sweet potato, oil, eggs, sugar and grated ginger. Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg.

Gently fold the flour mixture into the sweet potato mixture until just moistened. Reserve some chocolate chips to place on the tops of each muffin and then fold the rest into the batter. Don't over mix. 

Divide among the muffin wells filling almost to the top. Top each with reserved chocolate chips. 

Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean. 

Notes

Adapted from Smitten Kitchen's Pumpkin Bread recipe. 

 

The final link list:

• Banana Nut Muffins from Making Miracles
• Cherry Almond Muffins from Zesty South Indian Kitchen
• Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Muffins from Passion Kneaded
• Cinnamon Sweet Potato Muffins from Palatable Pastime
• Dark Chocolate Coffee Muffins from Food Lust People Love
• Lemon Lavender Muffins from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Small Batch Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Spiced 'Tree Pumpkin' (Persimmon) Muffins from Culinary Adventures with Camilla

#MuffinMonday is a group of muffin loving bakers who get together once a month to bake muffins. You can see all of our lovely muffins by following our Pinterest board. Updated links for all of our past events and more information about Muffin Monday can be found on our home page.
#MuffinMonday is a group of muffin loving bakers who get together once a month to bake muffins. You can see all of our lovely muffins by following our Pinterest board. Updated links for all of our past events and more information about Muffin Monday can be found on our home page.