Description
Brownies are one of my favorite desserts. How could they not be: they’re chocolatey, creamy and simple to make. But are they healthy? Well, with these sweet potato brownies, you don’t have to worry anymore. And yes, they still taste amazing!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 avocado
- 1 cup cooked sweet potato purée
- ½ cup applesauce
- ¼–½ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
- ½ cup cacao powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Frosting
- ¼ cup honey (or maple syrup)
- ½ cup sprouted almond butter
- ¼ cup cacao powder
- ½ cup coconut milk
- sea salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Grease 8×8 pan with coconut oil and line it with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, combine avocado, sweet potato, applesauce, honey or maple syrup and vanilla. Once creamy, add in cacao powder.
- Add in eggs one at a time.
- In a separate bowl, combine coconut flour, arrowroot flour, salt and baking soda.
- Combine both mixtures until smooth.
- Transfer to greased pan and bake for 25–35 minutes.
- While baking, combine the last 5 ingredients listed in a separate bowl and mix until creamy and smooth.
- Once the brownies are done baking and have cooled, frost with this mixture.
Notes
Want something a little extra? Try topping the brownies with mini dark chocolate chips.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 222
- Sugar: 13.5g
- Sodium: 236mg
- Fat: 13.3g
- Saturated Fat: 4.3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7.9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24.9g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 55mg