A delicious recipe for sweet potato muffins with pecan streusel

Looking for a quick breakfast muffin that's full of vitamins and minerals? Try this delicious sweet potato muffin that's sure to impress your entire family.

• Preparation: 20 minutes.
• Cooking time: 20 minutes.
• Makes 12 muffins.

Ingredients:

Streusel

• 55 g (1⁄4 c) packed brown sugar
• 32 g (1⁄4 c) all-purpose flour
• 2 ml (1⁄2 tsp) cinnamon
• A pinch of salt
• 30 ml (2 tbsp) butter, cut up
• 75 ml (1⁄3 c) chopped pecans

Muffins

• 224 g (1 3⁄4 c) all-purpose flour
• 5 ml (1 tsp) baking powder
• 5 ml (1 tsp) baking soda
• 5 ml (1 tsp) cinnamon
• 3 ml (3⁄4 tsp) ground ginger
• 2 ml (1⁄2 tsp) salt
• 250 ml (1 c) cooked, mashed orange sweet potato
• 73 g (1⁄3 c) packed brown sugar
• 50 ml (1⁄4 c) honey
• 50 ml (1⁄4 c) canola oil
• 5 ml (1 tsp) finely grated orange zest
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 125 ml (1⁄2 c) low-fat buttermilk

Instructions:

1. For the streusel, combine sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl. Cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly. Using your fingertips, rub mixture briefly to blend the butter. Stir in pecans. Refrigerate the streusel mixture.
2. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Coat a 12-hole muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt in a small bowl.
3. Combine the sweet potato, sugar, honey, oil and zest in a medium bowl. Add eggs and buttermilk; beat until well blended. Add flour mixture, stirring until just moistened. Spoon into muffin cups, filling each two-thirds full. Sprinkle with streusel.
4. Bake until tops of muffins are springy to the touch, or about 20 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack before turning out.

• Nuts, such as the pecans in this recipe, can provide a good supply of protein in any diet.

Each muffin contains: 

• 253 calories
• 4 g protein
• 10 g fat (including 2 g saturated fat)
• 41 mg cholesterol
• 38 g carbohydrates
• 2 g fibre
• 286 mg sodium

Muffin batter can be prepared, spooned into muffin pans and refrigerated overnight.

• All you need do in the morning is pop the pan into a preheated oven to have delicious fresh muffins to eat for breakfast.

Muffins can be a delicious source of protein and fibre. Start your day with this tasty recipe that's surprisingly nutritious.