Sweet Potato Brownies

Sweet Potato Brownies

Ingredients:

  • 1 medium sweet potato
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup almond butter
  • 1/2 tsp. pure organic vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup almond meal (finely ground almonds)
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 cup cacao nibs, mini chocolate chips or chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation:

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees, wrap the sweet potato n foil and roast until tender, about 30 minutes. Let cool.
  2. Peel and mash – you should have about 1 cup of mashed sweet potato. Reduce oven to 350 degrees.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs. Add sweet potato, almond butter and vanilla. Stir to combine.
  4. Add almond meal, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Stir until just combined.
  5. Coat an 8-by-8 baking pan with cooking spray.
  6. Dump batter into the pan; it will be thick, so use a spatula to spread it evenly.
  7. Sprinkle with cacao nibs, chocolate chips or nuts, if you like. Bake until set and starting to pull away from the edges, 20-25 minutes.
  8. Let cool at least 10 minutes before cutting into 16 pieces.