Sweet potato brownies

Ingredients

Makes 12 brownies

  • 280g (1 cup) mashed sweet potato (completely cooled down)
  • 2 eggs
  • 60ml (¼ cup) honey
  • 60g (¼ cup) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 120g (½ cup) plain flour (or 2/3 cup oats flour for a gluten-free version)
  • 25g (¼ cup) cocoa powder
  • ¼ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 90g (½ cup) chocolate chips, roughly chopped
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Step by step

  1. Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into cubes of approx. 2cm. In a saucepan of boiling water, cook the sweet potato cubes for 15-20 minutes until soft. Leave to cool down completely.
  2. Heat the oven to 180oC / gas 4 and line a 20cm x 20cm baking tray with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides.
  3. In a bowl, mix the mashed potatoes, eggs, honey, butter and vanilla into a smooth mixture.
  4. Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and chocolate chips and stir in to combine fully.
  5. Pour batter into the tray and smooth evenly with a spatula.
  6. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the centre is set.
  7. Remove from the oven and let cool fully in the pan before slicing. When you’re ready, use the parchment paper overhangs to lift the entire bar out of the pan and place onto a cutting board to slice.