Super healthy sweet potato brownies

We all love sweet treats, but sometimes a healthy take on an old favourite can make them so much better. These chocolate brownies are healthy and delicious! They’re made up of mainly vegetables!

Ingredients

• 1 cup sweet potato puree
• ½ cup medjool dates
• 1 ripe avocado
• ¼ cup real maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
• ⅓ cup raw cacao powder
• 1 cup almond meal
• 1 tsp baking soda
• pinch of salt

Method

1. Preheat oven at 180 degrees celsius
2. To make the sweet potato puree, cover one large sweet potato in foil (shiny side inside) and roast it in the oven at 180 degrees celsius for about 45 minutes or until very soft. Allow to cool completely, remove peel and puree in a food processor.
3. Add dates to a food processor and process until it becomes a date paste.
4. Add the sweet potato puree and avocado and process until smooth.
5. Next, add maple syrup, vanilla bean paste and raw cacao powder and process until well combined.
6. Using a wooden spatula, carefully fold in the almond meal, baking soda and pinch of salt.
7. Line baking tray with baking paper. Pour in chocolate mixture and bake in the oven for approximately 25 minutes.
8. When the brownie is cooked, let cool completely on a cooling rack.