Two-Bite Brownies with Sweet Potato

Decadent, little chocolate treats packed with nutritious ingredients.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Ingredients

1 Tbsp ground flax seed (flax meal) or 1 large egg if not making vegan
3 Tbsp water omit if using egg
1/2 cup natural-style almond butter (just almonds)
1/2 cup sweet potato puree or canned pumpkin see note below
1/3 cup light brown sugar or maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup gluten-free flour blend or all-purpose flour
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a mini muffin tin or use paper liners. (I prefer to use parchment paper cups for easy cleanup.)
In a small bowl, mix the ground flax with the water. Set aside for 5 minutes. (If using an egg instead, just add that to the bowl with the other ingredients in the following step.)
In a large bowl, add the almond butter, sweet potato puree, brown sugar, vanilla, and flax mixture. Stir well to combine.
Stir in the baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, flour, and mini chocolate chips. The batter will be very thick.
Scoop the batter into the mini muffin tin. Top each brownie with a few more mini chocolate chips, if you'd like.
Bake until just set, 14 to 16 minutes. The brownies should still look a little undercooked/molten in the center.
Allow to cool then remove the brownie from the pan. Store brownies in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days or in the refrigerator for 5 days.

Notes

The sweet potato puree should be the texture of baby food (which you can even use). I use canned sweet potato or pumpkin (since it is easier to find) in this recipe. You can make your own by blending cooked sweet potato with a little water until very smooth.

You can use peanut butter or sunflower seed butter in place of the almond butter, but the flavor of the brownies will change. You can't really taste the almond butter, but the flavor of the peanut butter or sunflower seed butter will come through.

Keyword brownies, gluten free, sweet potato, vegan