Fudgy Sweet Potato Brownies

Chocolate or Vanilla? One of life’s most challenging questions! Apparently your response says a lot more about you than you would think…

Vanilla-You are a delightful, friendly person. You are optimistic about life and people.
You are enthusiastic and energetic. You enjoy everything you do. You are cooperative and flexible. You get along with people from many walks of life. You’re not a show off. Instead, you’re more likely to help other people shine.

Chocolate-You are dramatic, charming, and downright addicting. You have a strong personality, and and people are drawn to your fabulousness. You are stimulating and exciting. It’s hard to get tired of you. You are incredibly likable and popular. You live a glorious life.

Now if you were to guess which one I would choose based on these characteristics, I am very clearly a chocolate lover. Unfortunately you would be guessing wrong! I will always always choose vanilla. Reliable, deliciously sweet vanilla! Well truth be told lemon flavor will always hold a special place in my heart, but vanilla comes in a close second. Lemon cake with vanilla icing? Consider my mind officially blown.

BUT today is not about vanilla. Every once in a while it is imperative that you indulge in some chocolate (it’s good for your health right???). And with that I bring you the absolutely most delicious, melt-in-your mouth, fudgy brownies. Plus they have the added benefit of being made mostly from sweet potatoes! These brownies are gluten-free, vegan and refined sugar-free. They are a must bake! I promise you will never go back to your Betty Crocker boxed mix.

Fudgy Sweet Potato Brownies

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• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 30 minutes
• Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

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• 1 medium to large sweet potato
• 1 cup pitted dates
• 1/2 an avocado
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2/3 cup of almond meal
• ½ cup brown rice flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 5 T raw cacao (or sub cocoa powder)
• 2 T coconut palm sugar (or sub brown sugar)
• pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F
2. Peel and chop the sweet potatoes into chunks. Place into a pot of boiling water for about twenty minutes, until they become really soft.
3. Once they are soft strain them.
4. Next, add them to a food processor with the pitted dates and process until smooth.
5. Put all the wet ingredients into the food processor with the potato/date mix and process together.
6. Add dry ingredients and continue to process until mixture is thick and fudgy.
7. Pour into a 9×9 inch baking pan greased with coconut oil. Cook for about 25-30 minutes, until you can pierce the brownies with a fork bringing it out dry.
8. Allow them to cool for about ten minutes so brownies stick together. Remove the brownies from the tray, leaving it another few minutes before cutting them into squares – enjoy!