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Easy and Healthy Sweet Potato Protein Muffins

Each of these Sweet Potato Protein Muffins is packed with nutrients, vitamins, minerals and 9 full grams of protein. They make a great nutritious breakfast or post-workout snack on the go. 

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 24
Calories 134 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups almonds (or almond flour)
  • 20 dates, soaked in hot water for 10 minutes
  • 2 cups baked sweet potato
  • 2 cups vanilla flavored protein powder
  • 6 organic eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • pinch of sea salt

Instructions

  1. Poke a sweet potato all over with a fork and bake at 425 degrees F for 40 minutes. 

  2. Remove from oven, cool, and remove the skin. Reduce oven temperature to 350.

  3. Pulse the almonds in a food processor until finely ground. Add the remaining ingredients to the food processor and pulse until fully combined.

  4. Generously grease a 12-muffin tin with coconut oil. Divide the batter between the 12 muffin tins and bake for 15-20 minutes.

  5. Nutritional Analysis: 134 calories, 6g fat, 107mg sodium, 10g carbs, 2.4g fiber, 9g protein