Marshmallow Swirl Sweet Potato Muffins

Swirled with marshmallow and filled with your favorite fall spices, this recipe for Sweet Potato Muffins is meant for early autumn. Great for breakfast, midday snacking and also making ahead, these flavorful muffins bake up perfectly and stay soft for days.

Let’s talk muffin tops.

Two words that used to be associated with the tastiest part of a muffin are now slang for squeezing into a pair of too-tight, hip-hugging pants. The paradox of skinny jeans is they make all the fat in a woman’s belly bulge over the top of her waistband like a baked muffin over the top of its wrapper.

Obviously it’s a confectionery metaphor we could do without.

Arguably crummier than a muffin top is a stud muffin top, when the same, belly-busting affliction is suffered by a hot guy. Then there’s the worst-of-the-worst: the English muffin top, a euphemism for visible nooks and crannies in the fat overflow. I’m still deciding who should be more offended by that, the British or the Thomas’ English muffin makers.

Regardless, protruding midriffs have given muffin tops a bad name. If you’re wiggling and jiggling into jeans that are three sizes too small, don’t be surprised when your stomach looks like a mushroom cloud after an atomic bomb detonation. I’m not preaching, I literally had to be cut out of a pair of pants that squeezed me tighter than a boa constrictor.

We’re all guilty of paying the price for fashion, but the buck stops here. Today’s the day we say no to skinny jean muffin tops and yes to the tops on Sweet Potato Muffins. I mean, have you seen the sweet, gooey goodness topping these muffins? Marshmallow fluff is the main reason I need elastic waist pants. Literally, I got marshmallow all over my zippered pants when making this recipe and had to change LOL.

So, put on your stretchy pants, your fancy pants or go sans pants (I promise I won’t judge your bare legs), and raise a muffin-filled hand to the only muffin top that matters: sweet potato and marshmallow. Enjoy!

Before sharing the recipe for Sweet Potato Muffins, here are a few tips and tricks to help you out:

Ingredient Tips

To bake your sweet potato before mashing, pierce a sweet potato all over with a fork then bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes or until tender. After the potato cools, scoop out the flesh, mash and measure 1 cup before adding to muffin batter.

Eggs need to be at room temperature before use. If you’ve forgotten to take your eggs out ahead of time, speed up the process by placing them in a bowl of warm water. Don’t use hot water; we want to warm the eggs, not hatch them.

Always use the spoon and level method to measure flour. Scooping flour is a no-no because it overpacks flour into the measuring cup which will result in dry, dense muffins.

Preparation Tips

This Sweet Potato Muffin recipe is so simple that you only need two bowls, a whisk and a spoon.

How to Store Sweet Potato Muffins

Cover muffins with plastic wrap then store at room temperature up to 3 days.

Can you freeze muffins? Yes! To freeze sweet potato muffins simple place them in a single layer in an airtight container and store up to 2 months.

I hope you enjoy this recipe for Sweet Potato Muffins. Please leave a comment and rating at the bottom of this blog when you try it for yourself. And, while you’re at it, sign up for my weekly Recipe Newsletter so you never miss a tempting recipe!

Finally, if you love transforming root vegetables into desserts check out my recipe for Carrot Cake with Bourbon Cream Cheese. Super moist and flavorful, the subtly spiced layers are slathered with bourbon cream cheese icing for the most scrumptious carrot cake you’ve ever tasted.

Marshmallow Swirl Sweet Potato Muffins

Heather Wolf

Filled with sweet potato and your favorite fall spices these tender, marshmallow swirl muffins are meant for early autumn. Great for breakfast, snacking and making ahead these flavorful muffins bake up perfectly and stay soft for days.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Muffins

Cuisine American

Servings 12

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup mashed sweet potato cooled
• 1/2 cup olive oil extra virgin
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
• 2 large eggs room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla pure
• 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour unbleached
• 1 tsp baking powder fresh
• 1 tsp baking soda fresh
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp sea salt fine
• 1/2 cup marshmallow fluff

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with 12 cupcake liners and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together sweet potato, olive oil, sugars, eggs and vanilla until well combined. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt. Whisk to combine.
• Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, then stir with a spoon until just combined. Do not overmix.
• Distribute sweet potato batter evenly among 12 muffin cups.
• Top each muffin cup with 2 teaspoons of marshmallow fluff then swirl with a toothpick.
• Bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out with a few moist crumbs.
• Cool muffins in pan for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Cover and store leftovers at room temperature up to 3 days.

Keyword marshmallow, muffins, sweet potato, swirl