Sweet Potato Anti-Inflammatory Muffins with Ginger, Coconut, Turmeric, Cinnamon and Maple Syrup – these are healthy AND Delicious!
Sweet Potato Anti-Inflammatory Muffins
These Muffins are packed full of anti-inflammatory ingredients such as sweet potato, coconut, turmeric, ginger, and cinnamon. These also taste absolutely delicious!
Symptoms of chronic inflammation present in a different way. These can include:
- fatigue
- mouth sores
- chest pain
- abdominal pain
- fever
- rash
- joint pain
Adding anti-inflammatory ingredients to your diet can really help control inflammation and possible reduce or eliminate the use of medication.
Sweet potatoes are great for an anti-inflammatory diet because they are high in vitamins C and E. They also contain carotenoids alpha and beta carotene, which both reduce inflammation
Turmeric contains curcumin, a substance with powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Curcumin is the main active ingredient in turmeric.
Ginger has powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. It is high in gingerol, a substance with powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
Coconut milk is full of healthy fats and contains lauric acid, antimicrobial lipids and capric acid, which have antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties.
Cinnamon is the most well loved spice in baking. Studies have shown that the spice has anti-inflammatory properties, which can ease swelling.
Ingredients You Will Need:
- sweet potato, cooked
- egg
- coconut milk
- coconut oil
- pure maple syrup
- almond flour (or coconut flour)
- baking powder
- salt
- Ground cinnamon
- ginger
- turmeric
- cloves
- nutmeg
Sweet Potato Anti-Inflammatory Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup sweet potato puree
- 3 eggs
- 2 Tbsp coconut oil melted
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cup almond flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2-4 Tbsp coconut milk (or almond milk)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F. Grease or line a muffin pan.
- Allow potato to cool, and then cut it in half and scoop out the insides into a large bowl. Add sweet potato puree, egg, coconut milk, coconut oil, and maple syrup. Combine until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, mix all of the dry ingredients, then add these to the sweet potato mixture and stir until fully combined.
- Grease your muffin pan, then pour the batter evenly into the pan so that each one is approximately 2/3 full.
- Cook for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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11 comments on “Sweet Potato Anti-Inflammatory Muffins”
Absolutely delicious!! Added honey instead of vanilla extract and it turned out great!
Delicious! I added chocolate chips … couldn’t help myself. Entire family enjoyed these but the win was my picky son who never wants to try anything new thought they were yummy!
Just made this in a bar form rather than muffins. They were FANTASTIC!!
Can I use Whole wheat flour and canned pumpkin?
Karena, did you try this? I’m curious as well.
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I would add a little pepper as this increases the nutritional value of the turmeric!
Trying these using the first recipe. The printable version is different….1 cup coconut flour or 1 cup brown rice flour?
any idea calories, fat and fibre ?
Hello!
I entered the ingredients into My Fitness Pal and came up with:
160 calories
2g Protein
9g Sugar
2g Fibre
Total fat 6g (3g saturated)
Total carbs 24g
59% vitamin A
9% calcium
5% iron
5% vitamin C
Thank you for this!!