I’ve given up on a lot of baked goods because there is so much butter and sugar in everything and once I know what’s in something, I can’t enjoy it.

These brownies are guilt-free and delicious.

We’ve been getting a lot of sweet potatoes in our farm share and this is an amazing way to use them (when not making sweet potato fries in the air fryer of course!)

So what are the health benefits of these amazing brownies?

• You’re eating a vegetable in your dessert (sweet potatoes are a good source of fiber and beta carotene)

• There is no butter (saturated fat) - instead, you are eating a healthy monounsaturated fat (the olive oil) which also has antioxidants and is anti-inflammatory

• There is no processed white sugar - this has been replaced a by plant-based sweetener (maple syrup) that contains zinc, manganese, potassium and calcium

• They are grain-free and gluten-free

If I didn’t know what was in these brownies, I would think they were traditional, fudge-like brownies.

But don’t take my word for it, try them yourself and decide!

Ingredients:

1 cup cooked, mashed sweet potato
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cacao or cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Combine wet ingredients (sweet potato, eggs, syrup and olive oil).

3. Mix coconut flour, cacao or cocoa powder, baking powder and salt together and then add to wet ingredients.

4. Add chocolate chips and walnuts and mix all ingredients until they are combined.

5. Spray a 9 X 9 pan with a light coat of olive oil and add the mixture.

6. Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until a knife inserted into the brownies comes out clean.

The brownies are very soft and mushy when they first come out of the oven. They become much more firm once you let them cool and refrigerate them.