Cinnamon Sweet Potato Bites
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Recipe type: Baked Good
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 24 bites
 
Flavor and nutrient packed kid-friendly snack or addition to any meal!
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup mashed sweet potato ( about 1 large sweet potato)
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ cup Greek or Skyr yogurt ( I used non-fat vanilla siggis yogurt)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • ½ cup quick oats
  • ½ cup whole wheat flour
  • ¼ cup flaxseed meal
  • mix ins: ½ cup dried fruit ( I used ¼ cup raisins, ¼ cup craisins) or ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl add mashed sweet potato, melted butter, egg, maple syrup, yogurt, vanilla. Mix to combine.
  3. Add in baking soda, cinnamon, oats, whole wheat flour, flaxseed meal and mix to combine.
  4. Add in dried fruit and fold into batter.
  5. Add about 2 tablespoons of batter into each of the 24 mini muffin cups.
  6. Bake for 12 minutes. Let cool in pan for at least 5 minutes. Remove bites and let cool.
  7. Store in fridge for up to 1 week or in the freezer for 3-4 months.
Recipe by Lauren Sharifi Nutrition at https://laurensharifi.com/cinnamon-sweet-potato-bites/