Sweet Potato Brownies

Prep Time:

15m

Bake/Cook Time:

35m

Yield:

12 pieces

We all know how hard it can be to get kids to eat their vegetables. With this hidden vegetable dessert recipe, it's going to be a breeze! The natural sugar in the sweet potatoes compliment the brown sugar to make these Sweet Potato Brownies the ultimate in chocolate decadence. The addition sweet potato makes them extra gooey and moist, which is pretty much the perfect type of brownie in our book.

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Products Used

Light Brown Sugar Poly Bag

Extra Fine Granulated Pure Cane Sugar Bag

Confectioners Powdered Sugar Poly Bag

Ingredients

1 cup mashed sweet potato (about 2 small sweet potatoes or 1 large sweet potato)
3/4 cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup Dixie Crystals Light Brown Sugar, packed
1 cup Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 cup all-purpose flour*
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Dixie Crystals Confectioners Powdered Sugar, optional to garnish

*Spoon & Sweep method: Use a spoon to fill measuring cup with flour until required amount is obtained. Scooping measuring cup directly into flour bag will firmly pack flour resulting in too much flour required for recipe.

Directions

To prepare sweet potatoes, lightly drizzle sweet potatoes with olive oil bake at 425°F on a rimmed baking sheet until fork tender. Peel and mash. OR peel potatoes, cube and boil until fork tender. Mash.
Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
Spray an 8X8-inch square baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and line bottom with parchment paper.
In a large saucepan melt butter over medium low heat. Careful not to brown.
Add chocolate chips. Mix until melted. Set aside.
In bowl of mixer add sweet potatoes, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and eggs. Mix until combined.
Add vanilla extract, and melted chocolate. Mix until combined.
Add salt, flour, and cocoa powder. Mix until combined.
Pour mixture into prepared baking dish.
Bake for 35 minutes until edges start to pull away from sides.
Allow to cool completely prior to slicing.
Sprinkle with optional powdered sugar if desired.

Dixie Crystals Insight

Recipe developed for Dixie Crystals by Paula Jones @bellalimento.

Rate & Review

Sweetalk member

May 10, 2020

I was looking for a recipe to use some sweet potatoes in, and thought this would please my chocoholic husband and daughter. This recipe is quite rich, so a small piece will do. Inserting a toothpick to check for doneness doesn't work for this brownie since it's so moist and dense. It was a creative effort to use sweet potatoes, but even my husband and daughter said to not make it again. I think you have to be a die-hard chocolate lover to appreciate this recipe. Thanks anyway.