Sweet Potato Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 avocado
- 1 cup cooked sweet potato purée
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1/4-1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 2 tbsp arrowroot powder
- 1/2 cup cacao powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
Frosting
- 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
- 1/2 cup cup sprouted almond butter
- 1/4 cup cacao powder
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- sea salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190 degrees C.
- 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.
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