Healthier Cinnamon Crunch Sweet Potato Muffins

Ingredients

• •2 teaspoons baking powder
• •1 teaspoon cinnamon
• •3 eggs
• •¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• •½ teaspoon orange zest
• •¾ cup pecans
• •½ teaspoon salt
• •3 tablespoons sugar
• •½ cup applesauce
• •1¾ cups flour
• •2 yams

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Method

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1. 1Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease 12 standard muffin cups with butter or butter-flavored nonstick spray. In a bowl, stir together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, applesauce, milk and orange zest.
2. 2Whisk vigorously for 1 minute.
3. 3Add the mashed sweet potatoes and stir until completely blended.
4. 4Add the flour mixture and stir just until evenly moistened. Don't over stir, the batter will be slightly lumpy. Fold in pecans if desired. Spoon the batter into each muffin cup, filling it 3/4 full.
5. 5Sprinkle each muffin with cinnamon-sugar topping.
6. 6Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and passes the toothpick test. Lightly dust with more cinnamon-sugar topping.
7. 7Let cool for about 5 minutes before serving.
8. 8Serve warm.