Sweet Potato Stuffed Cornbread Muffins

I created this recipe by stuffing Brown Sugar Sweet Potatoes in the center of Jiffy Cornbread Muffins.     A surprisingly delicious combo!

Serve this dessert for special occasions or anytime.  Pairs well with Smoky Collard Greens.

Enjoy!

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Sweet Potato Stuffed Cornbread Muffins

Sweet cornbread muffins stuffed with brown sugar sweet potatoes are surprisingly delicious. Serve this dessert for special occasions or anytime. Recipe and photography by Beverly Davis for CornbreadMillionaire.com.

Course

Side Dish

Cuisine

southern

Prep Time

1 hour

Cook Time

1 hour

Servings

stuffed muffins

Ingredients

Jiffy Cornbread Muffins

• 1 cup self-rising white cornmeal mx, sifted
• 1/2 cup self-rising flour, sifted See recipe notes for all-purpose flour.
• 1/4 cup corn muffin mix
• 2 tablespoons sugar (optional) I suggest using sugar for this recipe.
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup buttermilk
• vegetable oil cooking spray Or use vegetable oil to grease muffin tin.

Brown Sugar Sweet Potatoes

• 3 orange-fleshed sweet potatoes
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Course Side Dish Cuisine southern Prep Time 1 hour Cook Time 1 hour Servings stuffed muffins Ingredients Jiffy Cornbread Muffins 1 cup self-rising white cornmeal mx, sifted 1/2 cup self-rising flour, sifted See recipe notes for all-purpose flour. 1/4 cup corn muffin mix 2 tablespoons sugar (optional) I suggest using sugar for this recipe. 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup buttermilk vegetable oil cooking spray Or use vegetable oil to grease muffin tin. Brown Sugar Sweet Potatoes 3 orange-fleshed sweet potatoes 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions

Cornbread Muffins

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In medium-sized mixing bowl, combine cornmeal mix, flour, sugar, beaten eggs, and buttermilk. Stir until batter is smooth. Set aside 10 minutes so muffins will form a round top while baking.
3. Thoroughly grease bottom and sides of a 6-cup muffin tin with vegetable oil cooking spray or grease each cup with 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil.
4. Reduce oven temp to 375. Bake 20-25 minutes or until muffins are golden brown and a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
5. While muffins are baking, prepare sweet potato filling.

Brown Sugar Sweet Potatoes

1. Wash and pat dry sweet potatoes. Peeling is optional. If not peeling, simply cut off dark spots.
2. Slice whole sweet potatoes into circles (or wedges if preferred). Should be at least 1/4" thick. Arrange slices in a single layer on bottom of un-greased baking dish. Set aside.
3. Drizzle 1/4 of melted butter over slices. Flip over to coat both sides. Cover with foil.
4. After baking cornbread muffins, reduce oven temp to 350. Bake sweet potatoes for 15 minutes.
5. In a small bowl, combine remaining melted butter, brown sugar and nutmeg. Stir until brown sugar is dissolved.
6. Remove sweet potatoes from oven. Drizzle with butter and brown sugar mixture. Flip over sweet potatoes to coat both sides.
7. For soft texture, cover with foil. For firm texture, remove foil. Continue baking 15 minutes OR until tender.

Stuff Cornbread Muffins

1. Allow muffins and sweet potatoes to cool.
2. Flip muffins over. Use a teaspoon to carefully remove center without touching top. Save center and bottom crust.

   
3. Place a teaspoon of mashed sweet potatoes in center. Plug hole with piece of bottom crust.

   
4. Flip and serve muffins with a portion of remaining sweet potatoes.