Sweet Potato Cinnamon Muffins
Quick answer
Steamed sweet potato is mashed smooth and folded into a quick-mix muffin batter scented with ground cinnamon.
What makes this special
- Sweet Potato Cinnamon Muffins use mashed tubers to create a moist crumb with natural sweetness.
- Mashed sweet potato provides natural sweetness that partially replaces added sugar
- Neutral oil instead of butter keeps the crumb light and moist alongside sweet potato liquid
Key ingredients
Core cooking flow
- 1 Preheat the oven fully to 180°C and line the muffin tray with paper liners.
- 2 Let the 180 g steamed sweet potato release excess steam, then mash it until no firm lumps remain.
- 3 In a bowl, whisk the egg, 80 g sugar, and 60 ml neutral oil until the sugar looks moistened.
Steamed sweet potato is mashed smooth and folded into a quick-mix muffin batter scented with ground cinnamon. The potato provides natural sweetness that reduces the need for refined sugar, while its moisture keeps the crumb soft and tender for days. Cinnamon amplifies the warm character of the sweet potato rather than competing with it, and a neutral oil base makes the muffins lighter than their butter-based counterparts. The mixing technique is critical: stirring beyond the point where dry flour disappears overdevelops gluten and produces a tough result. Because sweet potatoes vary in water content, the milk should be adjusted in ten-milliliter increments - wetter puree needs less liquid. Once baked, the muffins are best cooled on a wire rack so residual heat dries the surface into a faintly crisp shell that contrasts with the pillowy interior.
Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Prep
Preheat the oven fully to 180°C and line the muffin tray with paper liners.
Keep the prepared tray nearby so the batter can go straight into the oven once it is mixed.
- 2Step
Let the 180 g steamed sweet potato release excess steam, then mash it until no firm lumps remain.
Add part of the 90 ml milk and loosen it into a thick, smooth puree.
- 3Season
In a bowl, whisk the egg, 80 g sugar, and 60 ml neutral oil until the sugar looks moistened.
Add the sweet potato puree and mix until the batter base is evenly blended.
- 4Season
Sift in 170 g cake flour, 1.5 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1 g salt.
Fold gently only until dry flour disappears, stopping before the batter becomes elastic or heavy.
- 5Step
If the batter feels too stiff, add the remaining milk in 10 ml increments, stopping when it drops slowly from the spatula.
Fill each liner about 80 percent full and lightly level the tops.
- 6Heat
Bake at 180°C for 20-22 minutes, until the tops are domed and a skewer shows no wet batter.
Rest in the tray for 5 minutes, then move to a rack to cool.
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