Sweet Potato Cornmeal Muffins

I love cornmeal in baked goods. These raspberry lemon cornmeal loaves were one of my first recipes on the blog, but they are still one of my favorites. When I realized I hadn’t included a baked good with cornmeal in it since then, I knew it was time to bring you something else. Cornmeal adds such a great texture and flavor to these sweet potato cornmeal muffins. I also love how they toe the line between sweet and savory. They belong at your summer BBQ just as much as they belong on your breakfast table with a drizzle of honey.

These muffins are perfection hot out of the oven slathered with butter and sprinkled with some flakey sea salt. The sweet potato adds an extra touch of sweetness, not to mention the gorgeous orange color, and pairs so well with the cornmeal. These will be your new favorite cornbread muffins!

As a huge bonus, the kids loved these as well. The boys love fruit, but sometimes turn their nose up at vegetables. I know that’s normal with kids at this age and continue to offer a variety of vegetables to them, but it doesn’t mean that I won’t try to sneak extra veggies in their diet! These muffins are a great way to get sweet potato in their diets and these muffins disappeared in no time.

Just look at the texture of those muffins! The sweet potato replaces some of the oil in this recipe too, making them just a little bit healthier. I think these muffins would be great on your Thanksgiving table too! I’m sure the holidays will be here before we know it and since we will have a newborn at Thanksgiving this year, I’m definitely planning easy and delicious recipes like this.