Sweet Potato & Cinnamon Brownies
- Ready In:
- 38mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
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16
ingredients
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Brownies
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1⁄2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup cooked sweet potato
- 1⁄2 cup agave nectar
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 6 egg whites
- olive oil flavored cooking spray
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Icing
- 1⁄2 cup low-fat cream cheese
- 3 tablespoons agave nectar
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon water (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Prepare brownies: combine flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. set aside.
- In a food processor combine cooked sweet potato, agave, oil, and vanilla. Puree until combined and smooth.
- Gradually mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients, until just combined. don’t over-mix.
- In a separate bowl, whisk egg whites until fluffy.
- Then, using a rubber spatula, gently fold egg whites into batter.
- Lightly spray 9X9X2" baking pan.
- Bake for 16-18 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool to room temperature (30 Minutes).
- While brownies are cooking, prepare icing: In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, agave, cocoa powder, and cinnamon.
- Whisk until incorporated, adding 1 tbsp of water if mixture is hard to whisk.
- Cover and refrigerate until needed.
- Remove brownies from pan, cut into 16 squares, and wrap in plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate overnight.
- Frost brownies and serve.
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Just baked these and I must say I'm impressed! Halfway through I realized I only had two eggs, so I substituted the six egg whites for two eggs and 1/4 cup of soy milk. I also subbed the agave for 1/2 cup honey and 16 drops of liquid stevia. They didn't turn out very sweet so maybe next time I'll add more of both. Also, the brownies ended up with a very fudgey texture. Overall very good though!
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Just baked these and I must say I'm impressed! Halfway through I realized I only had two eggs, so I substituted the six egg whites for two eggs and 1/4 cup of soy milk. I also subbed the agave for 1/2 cup honey and 16 drops of liquid stevia. They didn't turn out very sweet so maybe next time I'll add more of both. Also, the brownies ended up with a very fudgey texture. Overall very good though!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Vino Girl
United States
My husband and I married straight out of college in July of 1992. I work as the Assistant Manager at a wine shop which allows me to drink on the job! (OK, not that much, but it's still a fun job...) Besides helping customers choose wine they will like (and also help with food and wine pairings for their menus), I also get to help with the catering end of the business, so I get to spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen making fun appetizers and beautiful food displays. I also work part-time at the fromagerie next door. So yeah - that means I eat on the job, too. :^D
We live on several peaceful wooded acres on a cute little river in rural NE Wisconsin, with a cranky old-lady Burmese and whatever stray outdoor cats that have decided to adopt us on any given day. The cute puppy in the picture is Jake, our Elhew-bred English Pointer that we brought home on Easter weekend 2007. I've also got 2 painted turtles named Dennis and Fuzz, and a bunch of fish (koi and goldfish, along with the guppies & swordtails in the turtle tank).
I USUALLY eat and cook healthy, but I rarely pass up dessert, either. I do not eat red meat, and try to limit other animal products, too. I love to bake, although I seem to collect a lot of scone and biscotti recipes which I NEVER get around to making. I bake and eat A LOT of cookies and muffins... I almost always reduce the sugar by 1/4 and use whole wheat pastry flour for at least part of the flour. Those two changes do so much to make recipes healthier without compromising taste. I try to reduce fat whenever I can, too, but while I want to eat healthy, I still want to ENJOY what I eat!!!
I seem to give a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews here - I seem to have a pretty good sense of what I like by looking at a recipe before I try it. Thank you to anyone that tries my recipes in return, or photographs them.
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