Please keep in mind when I say a brownie is healthy, at the end of the day it is still a brownie, so don't think you can eat them all the time. They are still looked at as a dessert but a much better alternative to the sugar and fat loaded desserts :-)
This post is dedicated to showcasing some of the delicious brownies I have seen all over instagram. I do not have a recipe of my own, but I am sure one of these will surely knock your socks off and crave the inner chocoholic...or outer...we all know we love our chocolate :-)
Sweet Potato Brownies brought to you by TheLeanGreenBean
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Vegetables in a brownie? You bet! But these tasty sweets will be gone before you have time to tell anyone.
Author: Lindsay L
Ingredients
- (8×8 pan)
- 1¼ c chopped, pitted dates
- ½ c cooked sweet potato, mashed
- ¾ c nut butter
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ c unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ c applesauce
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ⅔ c dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Put the dates, sweet potato and nut butter in a food processor and process until smooth.
- Add the eggs and applesauce and process until mixed.
- Sift in the cocoa powder and baking soda and pulse until combined.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Spoon into a greased 8×8 pan and bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in comes out clean.
- Optional frosting: When cooled, top with nut butter, or melt nut butter and more chocolate chips in the microwave, stir to combine and spread over brownies.
This brownie is brought to you by a favorite among the Paleo Kiddos, Miss PaleOMG
Ingredients
- 1 sweet potato
- 3 eggs, whisked
- ¼ cup Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil, melted
- ⅓ cup raw honey
- ½ cup Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips
- 3 tablespoons Coconut Flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Time to bake that sweet potato. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees, use a fork to puncture holes all around it, then throw in the oven for 25-30 minutes. (I’m sure you could microwave it, but I like the ole fashioned way. I’m just so ole fashioned)
- Once your sweet potato is soft and cooked through, peel off the skin and mash it up in a bowl. And turn your oven down to 350 degrees.
- Now add your wet ingredients: coconut oil, honey, vanilla, and whisked eggs to the bowl and mix together.
- Then add your dry ingredients: coconut flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and chocolate chips.
- Mix well to incorporate all that goodness.
- Pour into an 8×8 glass baking dish
- Bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Let rest to cool a bit.
- Eat those b*tches. Try not to eat them all in one sitting. Like what may have happened in my kitchen….oops.
Sweet Potato Brownie with a kick
Ingredients
- 1 Tbs. ground flaxseed + 3 Tbs. water
- ¾ cup sorghum flour
- ¾ cup almonds, ground in a coffee grinder or food processor
- ⅓ cup cacao powder
- 2 Tbs. coconut flour
- 2 Tbs. tapioca flour
- ½ Tbs. baking powder
- ½ tsp. chipotle chili powder (optional–for a kick)
- ½ tsp. sea salt
- ¼ tsp. cinnamon
- dash of cayenne (optional–for a kick)
- 1 cup sweet potato puree*
- ⅔ cup liquid sweetener (maple syrup, coconut nectar, or honey)
- ¼ cup applesauce
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts (optional)
- ¼ cup chocolate chips or cacao nibs (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Stir together the flaxseed and water and set aside to thicken.
- Grease the bottom and sides of an 8 x 8-inch baking dish or pan.
- In a mixing bowl, stir together the dry ingredients. In a larger mixing bowl, stir together the wet ingredients, including the flaxseed/water mixture. Slowly pour the dry ingredients into the wet and mix until fully combined. Fold in the walnuts and chocolate chips.
- Transfer the batter to the greased baking dish/pan and smooth out evenly.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the brownies to cool to room temperature. Drizzle with icing **(see notes for recipe) and serve immediately. Store in the fridge in a sealed container for up to 5 days.
Notes
*To make homemade sweet potato puree, simply steam, boil, or bake a small–medium sweet potato and process in a food processor. Add a small amount of water or almond milk until completely smooth.
**Icing recipe: stir together warmed coconut butter, almond milk, vanilla extract, and stevia (I don’t have exact measurements for this as I usually just stir ingredients together until I reach a consistency and flavor I like).
**Icing recipe: stir together warmed coconut butter, almond milk, vanilla extract, and stevia (I don’t have exact measurements for this as I usually just stir ingredients together until I reach a consistency and flavor I like).
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