Sweet Potato Muffins

Here’s a healthy muffin sweetened with natural sugar from fruit.  The sweet potatoes also add a sweetness to these muffins.

Ingredients:

• 2 small sweet potatoes, baked
• 1.5 cups oats
• 3/4 cup millet
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• pinch of nutmeg
• 3 bananas
• 10 medjool dates
• 1 apple, chopped

Directions:

• Bake the sweet potatoes in the oven at 425 for about 45 minutes, or until soft. Allow to cool.
• Combine the oats and millet in a high-speed blender and blend until broken down into a flour. Pour this into a large bowl.
• Add baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg and mix together.
• In a high-speed blender, combine cooled sweet potatoes, bananas, and dates and blend until smooth.
• Pour wet mixture into the bowl and stir to combine.
• Gently fold in the chopped apple.
• Pour batter into a muffin pan and bake at 350 for 30 minutes or when a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for at least 15 to 20 minutes before removing.