Let’s play the “Desert Island” game. You know, the one where you can only pick one thing to bring with you? Well, let’s play kitchen style. What is the ONE ingredient you’d bring with you on a desert island? For me, it’s a no-brainer. My answer: Sweet potatoes. Hear me out here before you go hating on my choice! They’re SO versatile! Sweet potato pancakes, hash, toast, mashed taters, fries, twice baked and sweet potato brownies. That last one is my personal favorite!
You guys are in for a REAL treat today, because I’ve revamped my original recipe for sweet potato brownies. Sweet potato brownies 2.0, if you will. If you’ve made my original recipe you know how goooood they are, so you can only imagine was 2.0 is like. Amazing. These babies are thicker and fudgier than sweet potato brownies 1.0 And who doesn’t love THAT?!?
These are Joe’s absolute favorite brownies. He was out of town for work this week and I knew he could use a pick-me-up when he got back. Poor guy had flight delays and little sleep, but that’s nothing a good brownie can’t fix. Am I right?
Now there is nothing wrong with making regular ol’ brownies at all. Heck, I love me some Costco sized Ghirardelli brownie mix as much as the next gal! But sometimes it’s fun to play with flavors and pack in some extra nutrients. BOTH are fine options. What matters is the “why”. Are you doing it because you want to and it’s fun to experiment, or are you doing it because you think you “should” in order to be “good” per diet culture standards.
You good now? Good. Once you make these sweet potato brownies, you might not be able to go back to the regular kind. You’re welcome!
Sweet Potato Brownies
Ingredients
- 2 Medium Sweet Potatoes
- 1/4 cup Applesauce
- 1 tsp Vailla
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 2 Eggs
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour
- 1/3 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/8 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly spray a 9x9 baking pan with non-stick spray, set aside.
- Peel sweet potatoes and roughly chop. Microwave them in a large bowl of water for ~8 minutes.
- In a food processor, process sweet potatoes, applesauce, vanilla, and milk.
- In a large bowl combine sweet potato mixture and eggs.
- In a medium sized bowl combine sugar, flour, cocoa, soda, powder and salt.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, ~1/3 at a time until just combined.
- Pour into prepared baking pan and bake for ~35 minutes.
- Allow to cool fully and cut into 9 squares.
Notes
Nutrition Facts
Happy Eating!
-Colleen
Cheryl says
Good recipe but you should fix your spelling mistakes. Thanks.
Colleen says
Hehe totally not the best speller- I’ll be honest about that!
Emma says
This recipe is amazing and a great way to get extra veggies in the kids without them knowing!. 😱🙌🏻🙌🏻 My kids absolutely loved it!. Xx
Colleen says
So glad you loved!
stephanie says
what wd be the weight of an average sweet potato? They range from about 100g to at least 450g in my local shop
Colleen says
Hi! I don’t weigh them but I’d say go towards the middle of that range!
Stephanie says
Not very specific, how can you ensure a recipe is successful with such large margins in weight! Not something I’m prepared to risk for a special dessert
Colleen says
Hi Stephanie! Thanks for the feedback! This is a super old post from my early blogging days so I’ll be sure to go back and update it with more specific info so it works every time!
Christiana says
Great recipe! It rose beautifully and tastes so chocolate-y. Mine turned out more like cake than brownies, but a very soft and moist cake, which I’m certainly not complaining about! If it’s helpful for other bakers, I used 1 cup mashed sweet potato and coconut sugar.
Colleen says
YUM! So glad you loved thanks for sharing!
Marie Bailey says
These were lovely but stuck to the baking paper. Is there anyway around this??
They taste good though ❤️
Colleen says
Spray it with non-stick spray!
Eve says
Hey! Could I use oat flour instead of whole wheat flour? Thank you so much 🙂 Bless you and stay safe!
Colleen says
I havent tried it but bet it would work!