Sweet Potato & Orange Breakfast Muffins

Getting up and preparing yourself for the day ahead is a struggle alone never mind having to make breakfast for everyone else and ensuring they get the perfect start. Those extra 5 minutes in bed can be vital, plus knowing you have breakfast sorted can make falling asleep that little bit easier. I have taken ingredients that are inexpensive and found in almost every shop to ensure this is a stress free recipe!

Serves 8 muffins

Cooks in Minutes

Ingredients

  • 200g oats
  • 1 small sweet potato- PEELED AND STEAMED
  • 30g pecans or other nut of preference
  • 1 orange โ€“ the zest and juice
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 2 eggs
  • tsp vanilla extract
  • Optional โ€“ Top with extra pecans and a sprinkling of coconut sugar


Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180ยบc
  2. First divide the oats evenly, so 100g and 100g. Place 100g into a food processor or nutribullet and blend into fine flour, Remove and place to one side.
  3. Place the steamed sweet potato into a food processor or nutribullet and blend until smooth, alternatively mash vigorously until pureed.
  4. Place the oat flakes and oat flour into a bowl, stir in the pureed sweet potato, orange juice, honey, eggs and vanilla until smooth.
  5. Stir in the zest, and pecans.
    use bun cases or grease the bun tins using coconut oil. Spoon roughly 2 tbsp of mixture into each.
  6. Bake for 35 minutes, until golden brown on to and firm, let sit to one side and cool fully (fully people we donโ€™t want soggy buns) before storing in a container for up to 5 days.