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'Chocolate Sweet Potato Brownie'

 

Ingredients:

- 320g Sweet Potato (skin removed and cooked until soft)

- 2 tbs Muscovado sugar (unrefined cane sugar)

- 3 whole eggs

- 1 tbs macadamia oil

- 3 tbs almond meal

- 2 tbs organic cacao powder

- 1⁄4 tsp ground cinnamon

- 1⁄4 tsp baking powder

- pinch of salt

- 1⁄2 tsp vanilla essence

- 1/3 packet sugar free dark choc chips

 

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

Skin and steam the sweet potato until it is very soft, then place in a food processor and blend until it forms a smooth mash.

In a large bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients and mix well. Add the sweet potato and chocolate chips and stir until well combined. Let the mixture cool before adding the eggs (you do not want them to cook just yet). Either spoon the mixture out evenly into a brownie tin, or into a 12-pan muffin tray.

Cook in the oven for approx. 30 mins.

Makes approx. 12 brownies.

Enjoy!

‘Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, Happy Life’

 

Fun Nutritional Facts

Sweet potato is a very high natural source of vitamin A. However, it MUST be cooked so that the body can effectively gain the nutritional benefits from this versatile super vegetable. Sweet potato is also a low GI carbohydrate source, which means it release energy into the body slowly (avoiding that sugar crash). The cacao powder offers a rich nutritional profile high in anti-oxidants with fantastic free radical fighting abilities. In summary, this is a rocking nutritious chocolate brownie to be enjoyed without feeling guilty.

 

Nutritional Breakdown/brownie: 94 calories

Total Fat: 3.7g

Total Carbs: 8.5g

Sugars: 3.1g 

Protein: 3.1g

Vit A: 77% RDI