I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there has been a sweet potato craze as of late. Sweet potato chips are now slowly taking over your conventional potato chips. Being the healthier alternative, people have been purchasing sweet potatoes by the bulk and who can blame them? I personally love sweet potatoes. I love baking them as chips, roasting them in a vegetable winter dish or mashing them up as a side dish! Now I bet you haven’t heard of putting sweet potatoes in a dessert right?! This recipe is such a healthy alternative to your typical sugar infused chocolate brownie. I promise that you won’t even taste the sweet potatoes in this dessert, not that it tastes bad anyway!

TOTAL FUN TIME: 60 minutes 

Makes: 15 slices

RECIPE

Brownie

• 1 large sweet potato, peeled and grated.
• 1/2 cup of pure maple syrup
• 2 large eggs (or egg alternative if vegan)
• 1/2 cup of coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon of baking powder
• 1/2 tablespoon of baking soda
• 2 tablespoons of coconut flour
• 1 cup of cacao powder
• 1 tablespoon of pure vanilla extract

Icing

• 1/3 cup of cacao powder or carob powder
• 1/3 cup of coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon of pure vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons of raw honey

METHOD

Brownies

1. Pre-heat over to 185 degrees Celsius.
2.  Place the sweet potato, eggs (alternative), vanilla and oil in a large bowl and mix well.
3. In another bowl combine the powders and coconut flour and stir.
4. Mix both mixtures together in either of the bowls.
5. Line a baking pan with baking paper and pour the batter in.
6. Bake for 30 minutes until brownies are done. To check insert a chopstick or the other end of a spoon to the brownies, if it comes out fairly clean, it’s done!

Icing

1. Combine the cacao powder and coconut oil in a pan over low to medium heat until melted and mixed in.
2. Add the vanilla and honey once taken off the stove and mix well.
3. Allow the icing mixture to cool in the fridge for about 15 minutes.
4. Spread over the cooled brownies and slice into your desired sizes.

Add some coconut whipped cream or coconut ice-cream to serve.

Happy Clean Eating! ♥

Let me know how you enjoy this recipe! It’s one of my fav’s and have excellent reviews.

Spreading love & happiness, Soph xox

SopHsu – Holistic Healthy Living