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Sweet potato is the base you need in this recipe. Do you want to know how to make a sweet potato brownie with chocolate? Let’s get started!
Sweet Potato Brownie Ingredients
To make this sweet potato brownie you need quite a list of ingredients. However, all of the ingredients are available in most kitchen pantries.
You need the following ingredients:
- Baked sweet potatoes
- Spelt flour
- Apple sauce
- Agave syrup
- Medjool dates
- Vanilla extract
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- Cocoa
- Pecan nuts
- Chocolate
You can find all the ingredient amounts and instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
How To Make Sweet Potato Brownie
It may seem like a difficult recipe due to all the ingredients but it is very simple. You need an oven, a good blender, and an oven dish.
The blender will do all the work for you. To make these brownies start by wrapping the sweet potato in aluminum foil. Preheat the oven to 425℉ /200℃ and bake the sweet potatoes in the oven for about 45 minutes until soft.
You can also boil the sweet potato until soft this will take between 10-20 minutes. However, if you boil the sweet potato be careful it does not overcook and go soft.
You want a certain firmness to the potatoes. That is why I use the oven to let the potatoes go soft. It is slower but you have more control over the firmness of the potato.
Mash the potatoes into a soft puree. Then put the puree in a good blender and add all the ingredients one by one to the blender. Let it run and turn the ingredients into a smooth mixture.
As chocolate and nuts go together perfectly add pecan nuts and chunks of chocolate to make it extra yummy. Put this in a small baking dish and preheat the oven to 375 ℉/190℃. Line the oven dish with baking paper so it will not stick.
Then it only requires about 30 minutes of oven time.
Then you can take a bite of the most delicious gooey perfect sweet potato chocolate brownie you ever tasted.
Vegan Brownie Recipe
Sweet potato is a great ingredient as it adopts the flavors you combine it with, resulting in a great-tasting brownie. This brownie recipe is one of my favorites.
In case you are wondering this brownie will not taste like sweet potato. The main reason to use sweet potato is to give the brownies lots of texture and a moist base.
This recipe is completely vegan, dairy-free, eggless, and sugar-free. I have substituted all of these ingredients with alternatives like:
- Organic spelt flour
- Apple sauce
- Medjool dates
- Agave syrup
- Vanilla extract
How To Store Sweet Potato Brownies?
There are several ways you can store brownies.
- Room temperature – if you want to serve the brownies within a day or 2 you can serve it at room temperature. Store it in an airtight food container
- Refrigerator – you can also store the brownies in the fridge for up to 3 or 4 days. Wrap the brownies in aluminum foil or in an airtight container to prevent them from drying out and put them in the fridge
- Freezer – if you want to store them longer you can store them in the freezer. Put the brownies in an airtight container or wrap the brownies individually in foil and store them in the freezer
Can You Make Brownies With Other Vegetables?
Yes, you can! It is quite popular to cook with vegetables when baking cakes and sweets. Besides sweet potato you can also make brownies with:
- Zucchini
- Black beans
- Avocado
It might be a strange idea to make brownies with any of these vegetables. But believe me, none of these brownies will taste like vegetables.
They are all great substitutes for butter.
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Sweet potato chocolate brownie
Sweet potato is a great ingredient to use in sweet potato brownies with chocolate. This recipe is vegan, dairy-free, eggless, and sugar-free.
Ingredients
- 2 baked sweet potatoes
- 100 gram of spelt flour
- 100 gram apple sauce
- 4 tbsp of agave syrup
- 6 pitted medjool dates
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 pinch of salt
- ¼ cup cocoa
- pecan nuts
- ½ cup of chocolate
Instructions
- Heat the oven at 425℉ put the sweet potato in aluminium foil and bake for 45 minutes until soft
- Mash the sweet potatoes and put aside
- Put the sweet potato in the blender and add flour, apple sauce, agave syrup, pitted dates, vanilla extract, baking powder, baking soda, salt and the cacao
- Blend on low speed into a smooth mixture
- Put into baking dish and spread evenly
- Crunch the pecan nuts and chocolate
- Pre heat the oven at 375℉
- Decorate the brownie with pecan and chocolate. Bake for 25 minute check or until a toothpick comes out clean
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Nutrition facts
Calories: 188; Fat: 3.8g; Carbs: 38.1g; Protein: 3.4g;
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