Back to recipes
Healthier Sweet Potato Brownies
25m
Serves 16
instagram.com
Healthier Sweet Potato Brownies
instagram.com
25m
Serves 16
Save
Share
Export
Edit
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 180ºC fan.
2
Line an 8in (or 20cm) square tin with parchment paper.
3
Peel and chop the sweet potato into 1.5 inch cubes.
4
Steam or boil the sweet potato in a pot of water until fork tender.
5
Strain and cool the sweet potato for about 20 minutes.
6
Mash or blend the sweet potato to a puree.
7
Add the 3 eggs, honey, vanilla, and melted butter to the sweet potato puree and blend well again.
8
Pour the wet mix into a large bowl.
9
Sieve in the plain flour, baking powder, and cocoa powder into the wet mix.
10
Stir with a rubber spatula, being careful not to overmix.
11
Add the chocolate chips and mix.
12
Pour the batter into the prepared tin.
13
Bake for approximately 25 minutes.
14
Check if it's cooked with a cocktail stick; it should come out clean.
15
Serve with vanilla yogurt and chia jam.
Ingredients
350 g raw sweet potato
250 g cooked sweet potato puree
3 eggs
0.75 cup honey/ agave syrup/ maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
40 g fine dark cocoa powder
130 g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
50 g butter, melted
100 g chocolate chips of choice
vanilla yogurt
chia seed jam
Equipment
8in (or 20cm) square tin
parchment paper
pot
large bowl
rubber spatula
cocktail stick
Tips
Don't overmix the batter.
A little underbaked is good for the brownies.
Store in an airtight container for 3 days.
Freeze for up to 3 months and defrost for 1 hour on the counter.
Warm in the microwave for a few seconds before serving.
Serve with yoghurt, fresh cream, ice cream, or homemade chia berry jam.
Related recipes
More American recipes →
More Dessert recipes →
Lattice Pie Crust
American · Dessert
Ina Garten's Crinkle Cut Chocolate Chip Cookies
American · Dessert
Coconut Custard Pie
American · Dessert
Boxed cake hack
American · Dessert
Salty Honey and Browned Butter Bars
American · Dessert
1h 20m
Milk bread maple bar donut twists
American · Dessert
Hot Milk Sponge Cake
American · Dessert
Bananas Foster
American · Dessert
Whipped Cream Cake
American · Dessert
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Pudding Pies
American · Dessert
2h 26m
Salty Honey and Brown Butter Bars
American · Dessert
Peach Cobbler Butter Swim Biscuits
American · Dessert