Brownies made with sweet potato and a scoop of protein powder? Trust me on this one! These Sweet Potato Chocolate Protein Brownies are rich, fudgy, and genuinely taste like a proper treat, no one's guessing there's a vegetable hiding in there. They're exactly the kind of thing I love having on hand for an afternoon pick-me-up, or sneaking into the kids' lunchboxes without a single complaint.
I've used my favourite protein powder from Tropeaka in this one. Use code NICOLEBAKER for 10% off your order!
Ingredients
1 cup mashed sweet potato
1 cup almond butter
2 eggs
2 tbsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup maple syrup
2/3 cup cocoa powder
1 tbsp Tropeaka chocolate protein powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 cup chocolate chips (optional)
Method
Cook the sweet potato (boil, steam, or roast), and then mash. Allow the potato to cool.
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius or 350 degrees F.
Line a square or rectangle baking dish with baking paper.
In a large bowl, add the sweet potato, almond butter, eggs, maple syrup and vanilla extract.
Stir until combined.
Add the cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon. Stir again until combined.
Fold in the chocolate chips, saving a handful for the top at the end.
Pour the brownie batter into the baking pan.
If desired sprinkle with extra chocolate chips.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the brownies reach desired level of doneness.
Allow the brownies to cool slightly before serving.
Enjoy!
Download the full recipe here.
