Sweet potato brownies
These dreamy brownies sneak in great nutrition with ingredients like sweet potato, peanut butter and honey. The brownies are chocolatey goodness that you are sure to love and beg for more!
Servings: 12 brownies
Calories: 138kcal
Ingredients
- 1 medium sweet potato (or ½ cup sweet potato puree)
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ⅓ cup honey
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup chocolate chips
Equipment
- Cake mixer
- 8" x 8" baking tray
Instructions
- Wash and peel the sweet potato.
- Add to a small pot of boiling water on medium heat. Boil until soft (approx. 20 minutes).
- Drain, mash until smooth (it should be ½ cup).
- Set aside to cool.
- Preheat the oven at 350°F.
- To a large bowl, add the cooled mashed sweet potato, peanut butter, honey and eggs.
- Mix fully until smooth.
- To a separate bowl, add the all purpose flour, baking powder, cocoa powder and salt. Mix.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet batter.
- Combine fully.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Add the batter to an 8x8 inch baking dish lined with parchment paper or coated with butter.
- Press down gently to remove any air pockets.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Check for doneness with a toothpick (it should come out clean).
- Remove from the oven.
- Set aside to cool fully.
- Cut into 12 brownies.
- Serve warm or chilled. Store in the fridge for 3-4 days or months in the freezer.