Blackberry Sweet Potato Muffins With Streusel Topping

These Blackberry Sweet Potato Muffins with Streusel Topping combine fresh blackberries with fluffy sweet potato for a bakery-style muffin that is perfect for spring!

If you’re looking for more brunch recipes, check out some of my other favorites like Sourdough Strawberry Pop Tarts, Homemade Sesame Bagels, Sourdough French Toast Sticks, Blueberry Cream Cheese Scones Without Eggs, or Eggless Banana Raspberry Muffins.

A Quick Look At The Recipe

• Recipe Name: Blackberry Sweet Potato Muffins with Streusel Topping
• Ready In: 40 minutes 
• Makes: 12 muffins
• Main Ingredients: butter, light brown sugar, sweet potato puree, blackberries
• Flavor Profile: lightly spiced with cinnamon, juicy blackberries, sweet glaze
• Dietary Info: no seed oils
• Difficulty: Easy!
• Why You’ll Love It: moist and fluffy sweet potato blackberry muffins with blackberry glaze

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Easy Muffins: This muffin recipe is quick and easy to make.
• Streusel Topping: It has a buttery crumb topping that melts in your mouth.
• Tall & Fluffy: The sweet potato creates a super tall and fluffy muffin that is incredibly soft and moist.
• Blackberry Glaze: I use organic blackberry powder for a naturally colorful glaze that provides so much blackberry flavor with ease!

I partnered with my friends at Farmer's Market to create an easy blackberry muffin recipe using their organic sweet potato puree. I've been using Farmer's Market since owning my bakery, and I love their products! This easy muffin recipe mixes up easily with just a hand mixer (you can also use your stand mixer if you prefer!).

I add in fresh blackberries, top them with a crumble topping, and finish them with a naturally colored blackberry glaze! These are perfect for afternoon tea, brunch, or Easter morning! They're so tasty with juicy berries, you're going to want to make a double batch as they are even delicious as leftovers.

Serve them alongside Fluffy Scrambled Eggs With Sour Cream, Everything Bagel Turkey Breakfast Sausages, Bone Broth Sausage Mushroom Frittata, and Iced Blueberry Latte for a spring brunch that will impress!

Ingredients

• Butter: I use organic salted butter, but you can use unsalted butter if you prefer. You may want to just add a pinch of salt into the recipe.  You'll need butter for the batter and for the crumb topping, using melted butter creates the best crisp crumbs for streusel topping!
• Light Brown Sugar: I use my Homemade Light Brown Sugar to give these a moist texture and rich flavor, but store bought also works.
• Sweet Potato Puree: I’m using Farmer’s Market Organic Sweet Potato Puree in these muffins. 
• Blackberry Powder: I use organic freeze dried blackberry powder to flavor and color the glaze naturally! If you don’t have this, you can just omit it and just do a plain glaze as there are fresh blackberries inside the muffins too!

*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.

Baker's Tips

• Always weigh ingredients for the best results.
• Make sure to use softened butter for the muffin batter. I like to leave it out a room temperature to soften naturally. But, if you need to microwave it, only do 10 second intervals to prevent it from melting little pockets.
• If you don't have cinnamon, you can use nutmeg, cloves, or cardamom in its place too if you prefer.
• I like to slice the blackberries so you get small pieces in each bite. This also helps keep the muffins from becoming soggy in one spot as fresh blackberries have a high water content. 
• If you want to swap out the blackberries for different berries, you can use raspberries, blueberries, or strawberries. And, you can complement that with the same freeze dried fruit powder to match for the glaze. 
• If you want to add in nuts, you can. Almonds, pecans, or walnuts would be a great addition. I recommend 85 grams of chopped nuts in the batter. If you are using a whole nut like almond, be sure to chop into fine pieces.
• I like to use muffin cups that are folded and tall (like the paper liners I use here) as opposed to standard cupcake liners whenever baking muffins with a streusel topping so it can easily hold it all in! 
• For storage, be sure to store leftover muffins under a cake dome or in an airtight container so they stay moist and don’t dry out. This will help keep the best texture.

How to Make Blackberry Sweet Potato Muffins With Streusel Topping

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a muffin pan with muffin liners. Melt the butter, you can do this in the microwave or in a small pot over the stovetop.

2. To make the topping: In a large mixing bowl add the cane sugar, light brown sugar, and flour. 

3. Add the melted butter.

4. Mix together until a paste like texture forms. Set aside. 

5. Slice the blackberries.

6. To make the batter: In a large mixing bowl add the butter, light brown sugar, and cane sugar.

7. Mix, using a hand mixer until the butter and sugars are completely combined with the butter. 

8. Add the sweet potato puree and eggs.

9. And mix to combine completely. 

10. Next, add in the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt and mix to combine into a smooth batter.

11. Fold in the blackberries. 

12. Scoop batter into the muffin pan and fill three-quarters full. You’ll get 12 muffins. Crumble the topping on top of the muffin batter.

13. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown and done.  

14. To make the glaze: In a large mixing bowl, add the powdered sugar, blackberry powder, and water. Whisk together until a smooth glaze forms. If you want a thicker glaze, use less water if you want a thinner glaze you can use more water.

15. Once the muffins cool, drizzle the glaze on top. 

Blackberry Sweet Potato Muffins with Streusel Topping FAQ’s

Serving Ideas

These homemade muffins are a delicious snack on their own, but also try them with these recipes too!

• Enjoy as a side to Maple Turkey Breakfast Sausages, Homemade Pork Breakfast Sausage Patties for breakfast.
• I love these as an afternoon snack with Creamy Vegan Chocolate Smoothie With Almond Butter, Lemon Blueberry Smoothie, or Berry Protein Smoothie Without Banana.
• Enjoy as a cozy afternoon treat with Chai Tea Hot Chocolate.
• Try it with a slab of Blueberry Butter Spread on top in place of regular butter.

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