Sweet Potato Brownies

Alright, are you ready for this healthy recipe?!!! You are going to think I'm crazy, but I promise you, you wont be able to tell the difference from the REAL thing from... Sweet Potato Brownies!

Now honestly, before you go off thinking I'm nuts, I have told you that with the holiday's coming up I am determined not to get the same old "Meagan, it's a family get together, can't you just give up this healthy eating just for once?!" Sorry Grandma, it's not happening!! I have worked too hard and come too far to get to where I am today and I know that if I indulge, I may go back to old habits! Now maybe you have more willpower than I do, but if I can bring several dishes that no one will know that they are healthy, I can focus my eating on those particular dishes without anyone questioning a thing except, where can they get a copy of that DELICIOUS brownie recipe!!  hehe :) 

INGREDIENTS

Cake
• 1 ripe avocado
• 1 cup sweet potato puree*
• ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
• ¼ cup date paste
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup spelt flour
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• ½ tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ cup walnuts
Icing
• ¼ cup date paste
• ¼ cup hazelnut butter
• ½ cup fat free plain Greek Yogurt
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp coconut oil, melted
• 3 scoops vanilla flavored Whey Protein powder

Preheat your oven to 375F. Spray a 9” square baking pan with cooking spray and line pan with parchment paper, leaving enough extra to extend over the sides

.INSTRUCTIONS

1. In the bowl of your food processor, combine avocado, sweet potato puree, unsweetened applesauce, date paste, vanilla and eggs and process until smooth and creamy.
2. In a large mixing bowl, mix together with a whisk the flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda.
3. Add sweet potato mixture and mix with a rubber spatula until well combined.
4. Fold in walnuts and transfer to your prepared pan. Spread batter evenly and bake for approximately 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out almost clean.
5. Set brownies on a wire rack to cool for 15-20 minutes.
6. While brownies are cooling, prepare the icing by adding all the ingredients to the bowl of your food processor and process until smooth and creamy.
7. Pour over warm brownies and spread evenly with a spatula.
8. Leave the brownies on the wire rack until they reach room temperature then transfer to the fridge until completely cool. Cut into 12 squares.

Notes

*To make the sweet potato puree, cut one large sweet potato in half, place it in a baking sheet, add a little bit of water in the bottom, cover with foil and roast it in a 375F oven for about 35 minutes or until soft. Allow to cool completely, remove peel and puree.