Sweet Potato and Teff muffins

Sweet Potato and Teff Muffins

Ingredients

Muffins

• 2 medium sweet potatoes, boiled and mashed.
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 TBS maple syrup
• 2 ea large eggs, beaten
• 5 TBS coconut oil, melted
• 1/2 cup whole grain teff
• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 1 TBS baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Kosher salt

Topping

• 1/2 cup crushed pecans 
• 2 TBS maple syrup

Steps 

1. Preheat oven to 350 F
2. Prepare your muffin tins by spraying them with vegetable oil. Set aside. 
3. In a medium bowl, mix mashed sweet potatoes, sugar, 1 TBS maple syrup, eggs, and melted coconut oil until well combined.
4. Add whole-grain teff and mix until uniform.
5. in a separate small bowl, whisk together almond flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and Kosher salt and add to the sweet potato mixture and mix until combined.
6. in another small bowl, add crushed pecans and 2 TBS maple syrup. mix until pecans are thoroughly coated.
7. Scoop muffin batter into the prepared muffin tins filling each muffin cup about 2/3 full.
8. Top each muffin with coated pecan mixture before placing them in the oven.
9. Bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
10. Allow muffins to cool.