Recipe characteristics
- Easy to make
- Packed with healthy ingredients you can feel good about
- Delicious, rich, and chocolatey
- Refined sugar free
- 8 grams of protein per brownie
- High in fiber
- Great as a post-workout snack
- Whole-food plant-based
- Dietary requirements: plant-based (dairy-free, egg-free), gluten-free, and soy-free.
Notes on ingredients
- Almond flour: Almond flour is made from blanched (peeled) almonds and it is not the same as almond meal. Compared to almond meal, almond flour has a finer texture and lighter color. It adds texture and a subtle nutty flavor.
- Chickpea flour: Chickpea flour (also known as garbanzo bean flour) is an amazing ingredient that can transform your recipes. It is high in protein (1 cup contains more than 20 g of protein), fiber, and micronutrients. Being gluten-free, chickpea flour is great for people with celiac disease, gluten intolerance, or wheat allergy. However, if you’re worried about cross-contamination, make sure you buy flour that is certified gluten-free.
- 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.
- 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.
- Flaxseeds: You’ll need ground flaxseeds for this recipe.
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: almond flour, chickpea flour, cacao powder, baking powder, flaxseeds, pumpkin pie spice mix (optional), and a pinch of baking soda.
Note: If you have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, always make sure to buy certified gluten-free flours 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.
Step 5
Remove from the oven and let it cool fully. You can put the brownies in the fridge for half an hour before slicing. Note: It’s important that the brownies are fully cooled before slicing.
Step 6
Sprinkle with powdered xylitol (optional). Slice and serve.
Tips and how-tos
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Sweet Potato Chocolate Protein Brownies
Ingredients
- 100 g almond flour
- 60 g chickpea flour
- 10 g ground flaxseeds
- 40 g cacao powder
- 160 g sweet potato puree
- 80 g chunky peanut butter
- 140 ml date syrup
- 150-160 ml rice milk
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice mix optional
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 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: almond flour, chickpea flour, cacao powder, baking powder, flaxseeds, pumpkin pie spice mix (optional), and a pinch of baking soda.Note: If you have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, always make sure to buy certified gluten-free flours 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 combined. Adjust sweetness if needed.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for approx. 40-45 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool fully. You can put the brownies in the fridge for half an hour before slicing. Note: It’s important that the brownies are fully cooled before slicing.
- Sprinkle with powdered xylitol (optional). Slice and serve.
Nutrition facts
* The nutritional information provided is calculated automatically and should be used as an estimate.
