Sweet Potato Chocolate Fudge Brownies

Recipe characteristics

• Quick and easy to make
• Delicious, rich, fudge-like texture
• Loaded with flavor
• Refined sugar free
• High in fiber
• Whole-food plant-based recipe
• Dietary requirements: vegan (dairy-free, egg-free), gluten-free, and soy-free.

Notes on ingredients

• Sweet potato puree: Sweet potatoes need to be baked and made into a puree in advance.  Check How to make sweet potato puree for instructions.
• Peanut butter: You can add smooth or chunky peanut butter (my favorite). For a peanut-free recipe, swap it for almond or cashew butter.
• Oat flour: Oat flour is naturally gluten-free but if you have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, stick to certified gluten-free oat flour to avoid possible cross-contamination.
• Raw cacao powder: I used raw cacao powder for this recipe as it provides more nutrition but regular cocoa powder works just as well.
• Date syrup: You can substitute it with maple syrup. I prefer date syrup because it contains more than twice the potassium, calcium, and magnesium levels of maple syrup. Plus, date syrup has a sweeter taste and lower glycemic index.
• Rice milk: Substitute it with cashew milk, soy milk, oat milk or almond milk. If you are not vegan, you can use regular milk.

Sweet potatoes all year round

5 reasons to love sweet potatoes:

• Sweet potatoes are inexpensive and available year-round.
• They make an excellent addition to a healthy diet and provide a number of health benefits.
• The orange fleshed varieties are the most common. Other common varieties are white, yellow, and purple (my personal favorite).
• Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of beta carotene, vitamin C, potassium, and fiber.
• This versatile ingredient can be prepared in both sweet and savory dishes.

How to make it

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180° C. Line the square pan (22 x 22 cm) with baking paper.

Step 2

In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients: oat flour, cacao powder, baking powder, and a pinch of baking soda.

Note: If you have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, always make sure to buy certified gluten-free oat flour and white rice flour to avoid possible cross-contamination.

Step 3

Add sweet potato puree (check How to make sweet potato puree for instructions), peanut butter, date syrup, and rice milk, and mix everything together with a hand mixer until combined. Adjust sweetness if needed.

Step 4

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for approx. 40-45 minutes ( or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out almost clean).

Step 5

Remove from the oven and let it cool fully before serving. Slice and serve.

Tips and how-tos

Sweet Potato Chocolate Fudge Brownies

Nensi Beram

Sweet Potato Chocolate Fudge Brownies will satisfy your sweet tooth instantly! They have a rich and fudge-like texture, they are high in fiber, refined sugar-free, vegan, and gluten-free.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Cuisine Gluten-free, Vegan

Servings 9

Calories 219 kcal

Equipment

• Square cake pan
• Electric hand mixer
• Silicone spatula
• Mixing bowl

Ingredients

  

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• 400 g sweet potato puree made from orange-flashed sweet potatoes
• 120 g peanut butter
• 60 g raw cacao powder
• 70 g oat flour
• 140 ml date syrup
• 70-80 ml rice milk
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• a pinch of baking soda

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 180° C. Line the square pan (22 x 22 cm) with baking paper.
• In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients: oat flour, cacao powder, baking powder, and a pinch of baking soda.

  Note: If you have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, always make sure to buy certified gluten-free oat flour and white rice flour to avoid possible cross-contamination.
• Add sweet potato puree (check How to make sweet potato puree for instructions), peanut butter, date syrup, and rice milk, and mix everything together with a hand mixer until properly combined. Adjust sweetness if needed.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for approx. 40-45 minutes ( or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out almost clean).
• Remove from the oven and let it cool fully before serving. Slice and serve.

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Nutrition facts

Nutrition Facts

Sweet Potato Chocolate Fudge Brownies

Serving Size

 

9

Amount per Serving

Calories

219

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

9

g

14

%

Sodium

 

174

mg

8

%

Carbohydrates

 

34

g

11

%

Fiber

 

5

g

21

%

Sugar

 

15

g

17

%

Protein

 

6

g

12

%

* The nutritional information provided is calculated automatically and should be used as an estimate.

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