Vegan Sweet Potato Brownies
These 5 Ingredient Vegan Sweet Potato Brownies are simply the best fudgy brownies you will ever make. These Grain Free Brownies are decadent, rich, moist, low calorie and sneakily healthy too.
Servings: 10 -12 pieces
Calories: 159kcal
Cost: $7
Ingredients
- 1 cup sweet potato puree
- ½ cup almond butter
- ¼ cup cacao powder
- ¼ cup maple syrup or equivalent sweetener of your choice
- pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add sweet potato purée, maple syrup, almond butter, cacao powder, salt and stir to combine.
- Transfer batter to your greased or parchment-lined baking dish and spread into an even layer about an inch or less thick. You can use a spoon or rubber spatula to spread evenly. ( You can use bread loaf pan, 8x8 or 9x9 or even rectangular baking pan)
- Gently tap the pan few times on the counter so the air bubbles are eliminated.
- Bake on the center rack (at 350 F / 176 C) for 35-40 minutes. The brownie edges should appear slightly dry and a toothpick inserted into the center should come out mostly clean (a few crumbs are okay, but it shouldn’t be wet).
- Remove from oven and let cool for 15-30 minutes.
- Lift out of pan and slice. Enjoy warm or room temperature. Store leftovers covered at room temperature up to 3 days, in the refrigerator up to 5-7 days, or in the freezer up to 1 month.
- Similar to classic brownies, serve them as is , or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Enjoy !
Notes
How to Steam Sweet Potatoes in the Instant Pot?
Add 2 cups of water in the main insert. Put a steamer basket or trivet in the bottom of the Instant Pot. Place sweet potatoes on top of the steamer basket. Secure the lid and turn valve to seal. Use the manual or Pressure cook mode and set to pressure cook on high for 8- 15 minutes. ( depending on the size of sweet potatoes )Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes. Once you open the lid, let them cool down. Then remove the skin and mash into puree.How to Bake Sweet Potatoes in the oven?
Halve each sweet potato and and put it on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 375 F (190 C) for 25-30 minutes or until tender to the touch. Move to one side of pan and wrap the parchment paper over top to steam. Let steam for 5 minutes. Then remove the skin and mash into puree.A note on Baking Times
As mentioned, these are soft and moist brownies. The cooking time varies based on you use glass or metal bakeware. Also spread the batter evenly and make no more than 1" thick layer. The brownie edges should appear slightly dry and a toothpick inserted into the center should come out mostly clean Metal Baking Pan : 28-35 minutes ; Glass Baking Pan : 35-50 minutesNutrition
Serving: 1medium piece | Calories: 159kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 28mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g