Dark Chocolate Sweet Potato Brownies

Ingredients

  • 3 large sweet potatoes, cooked and peeled
  • 1/2 cup any nut butter
  • 3 big Tablespoons of date paste*
  • 1/2 overripe banana or plantain
  • 1 TBS vanilla extract
  • 1 TBS olive oil
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup nut flour ( almond)
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 1/4 tsp ginger powder
  • 1/4 tsp all spice
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 1/2 TBS baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup 70% or higher dark chocolate chips ( save a handful for the topping)
  1. PREHEAT oven to 350°F
  2. COMBINE sweet potato, nut butter, date paste, and banana/plantain in large bowl and mash together
  3. ADD vanilla, oil, cocoa, flour, cinnamon, ginger, all spice, salt, baking powder, baking soda to bowl and stir to combine
  4. STIR in chocolate chips
  5. ADD to a 9 x9 baking dish lined with parchment paper
  6. TOP with remaining chocolate chips
  7. BAKE in oven for 25 minutes or until brown at the top
Note: Blend 10-20 pitted medjool dates with a 1 cup of water to make your own date paste.