Healthy Sweet Potato Brownies (Sugar-Free)

These healthy sweet potato chocolate brownies are naturally sugar-free since they are sweetened with maple syrup, and they are flourless. It's simply 4 ingredients that make these fudgy brownies.

My goal since I started recipe creating more than 10 years ago has been to make treats you would never guess are healthy. This is one of those, just like my gooey brownie cookies and these homemade fudgecicles with almond butter caramel.

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• What to note about flourless sweet potato brownies
• Ingredients needed
• Why we want sweet potatoes in brownies
• Step-by-step photos from my kitchen
• How I discovered a good brownie texture
• What kind of mixer to use
• Other healthy chocolate snack recipes to make
• Amazing Sweet Potato Brownies (No Sugar & Flourless)
• Danika Vanderpyl, C.H.N

What to note about flourless sweet potato brownies

The concept of sweet potato brownies became popular from a plant-based food blogger in the UK, Deliciously Ella. If you have ever made black bean brownies it's quite similar, as the black beans - like the sweet potato in this recipe - are cooked and blended smooth (I use my kitchen aid mixer) creating a nutrient-dense brownie along with maple syrup and almond butter!

Ingredients needed

These healthy sweet potato brownies have no grains, no eggs, no dairy and no refined sugar. For those looking for a flourless, or vegan, healthy brownie, look no further.

• Raw sweet potato increases the fiber and makes these brownie fudgy without flour. Make sure to buy a bright orange potato with reddy brown skin, you can scratch the skin a bit to make sure it's bright orange inside (and not white). You will need about 1 medium potato for this recipe.

• Almond butter is a crucial ingredient, as there is no butter or oil in this recipe, the almond butter has the necessary fat needed to provide tender brownies. I like using almond butter because it's an awesome source of healthy fat (and protein) as it is a whole food containing more nutrients than just having oil in brownies, which is high calories for low vitamins and minerals. If you want to make your own almond butter, use this recipe.
• These brownies are free from refined white sugar; I used maple syrup to sweeten these brownies. For another recipe sweetened with maple syrup, make these cookie dough bars.
• Cocoa powder makes these brownies super chocolatey (instead of melted chocolate). I buy my cocoa powder from Organic Matters.

Step-by-step photos from my kitchen

Step 5: Bake the brownies at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175C) for 25-30 minutes until the edges look firm and the middle is soft to the touch. Cool the brownies and place them in the fridge to make them firm, for about 1-2 hours. Then cut the brownies into 12 squares.

Hint: If you want these brownies to have that extra pretty look, sprinkle cocoa powder on top of the brownie through a sieve before serving!

What kind of mixer to use

I used my KitchenAid stand mixer with the whisk attachment. Any good mixer will work. This healthy brownie batter does get quite thick so you will need something that can handle it. I also tested making these in my Vitamix, which was alright, but I had to stop and scrape down the sides multiple times.

If you don't have a good stand mixer, the next best thing would be a food processor, as you need to make the sweet potatoes super smooth (mashing them with a fork won't be enough!).

Other healthy chocolate snack recipes to make

⚡Did you make these healthy sweet potato brownies? I want to hear what you think! Leave a comment and a star rating below the recipe; this is really helpful for other bakers.