Let’s get right into it shall we. This recipe will make you only crave this type of brownie and never look back. I honestly don’t look at brownies the same anymore. What started off as a desert for a friends birthday, to a reoccurring holiday treat, treat for any gathering, to just baking for myself on a cold night. Not only do I love making these, you will too with these easy steps. Three steps can’t get better than that.
The most important part, INGREDIENTS! For you pros who know the drill, dive into those measurements and get started. These are easy to find and affordable too. Just two sweet potatoes leave you with an extra 2-3 cups for snacking on later. Can’t get better than that.
Ingredients:
1 cup of Sweet potatoes
1/2 of vegan butter ( Country crock plant based avocado oil )
1/2 of cocoa butter ( unsweetened )
2/3 organic coconut palm sugar ( 1 cup for sweeter )
Pinch of salt
Splash of vanilla extract ( optional )
1 tsp baking powder
1/3 Red Mill gluten free flour
Your choice of how many Mini semi sweet chocolate/ dark chocolate chips in/sprinkled on top
Mini diced hazelnuts on top ( normally I don’t like nuts on brownies, but this hit different )
PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES // COOK FOR 30-35 MINUTES
Step One :
Bring your water to a boil on the stove. Medium- high
Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them up in cube sized pieces.
Let them boil with lid on for 15-20 minutes
Step Two :
Mash the potatoes and add the ingredients.
I start with the liquids first.
Slightly heat the butter to me for easy stirring.
Step Three :
Butter up a small squared metal pan.
Evenly Shape the batter to the pan .
Sprinkle chocolate chips and nut of choice on top
COOK FOR 30-35 MINUTES
( Although I love the flavoring of coconut flour I do not recommend for this dish, it will leave a not so satisfying texture. )
HEALTH BENEFITS
Sweet potatoes are not only beneficial for your health, it also makes for a great base to avoid using flour. It’s the carb itself, BUT the healthier carb choice if you ask any health fanatic.
It’s important to be healthy for you mind, body, and soul I swear by that. You can still eat yummy treats without feeling guilty after. These leave me full and satisfied. I can eat three when I’m really feeling them and I don’t heal heavy after.
Think of this dish as a step up from your sweet potato pie or mashed sweet potato marshmallows on the holidays.
Calories:
1 cup of sweet potatoes = 114
1/2 cup of butter = 1,000 ( oh no what are you going to do )
1/2 unsweetened cocoa powder = 98
2/3 Coconut sugar = 100
Remember you can indulge in literally anything you please as long as it is in moderation. In my experience, if you try to substitute what you really want, your body will over eat the other foods to make up for what it is missing. Thus making it not as satisfying. The beautiful thing about food is you do not have to have the same thing every day, so don’t. Mix it up! Remember that it is a treat and you are not eating this everyday for a month. You make this to have for over a course of a few days. Realistically you are sharing with friends and family so you are not the only one indulging in it.
So make some memories with this! Make this while bumping your favorite tunes, with a glass of wine, with your favorite person, or a group of friends. The way to go about this is endless.
Also let’s be honest practice makes perfect, so sure the first batch with be amazing, but with more time they get better and better. And feel free to play around with the recipe to spice it up to your liking.
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