SWEET POTATO & WALNUT BROWNIES

 

Preparation:     30 minutes
Cooking:           20 minutes
Servings:          16 brownies


You will need:

Sweet potato
1 over-ripe banana (sub 100g Dates if preferred)
1 tbsp. milled flax
2 tbsp. ground almonds
2 tbsp. Greek yogurt
4 tbsp. wholemeal flour
3 tbsp. cocoa powder
Honey or maple syrup (to sweeten)
Walnuts to decorate
Pinch salt

 

To make:

Start by cutting the sweet potato in to small chunks and boiling or steaming until soft enough to mash.  This will take around 20 mins.  You could do this in advance as it needs to be left to cool down - though doesn't have to be completely cold. 

Heat oven to gas 4 or 180 fan - but you don't need to do this until the sweet potato is cool enough to begin mixing.

Next mix together with either the banana (if preferred) which you can do by mashing with a fork - or if using the dates you may need to whizz the mix through a processor.  Add all remaining ingredients, stirring slowly to combine.  Use enough yogurt to make your mixture spreadable but not too wet.

The sweet potato and banana/date mix will be quite sweet but by adding the flour and cocoa some of this sweetness will be lost so you can add a touch more to your brownies by incorporating 1 - 2 tablespoons of either honey or maple syrup. 

Line your tin and spread the mixture evenly across, decorate with the walnuts and bake for 20 mins or until a knife inserted comes out clean.

Leave the brownies in the tin too cool and set. 

 

If you try cutting while still hot from the oven you'll end up with a gloopy mess.