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    5 Ingredient Sweet Potato Brownies

    Published: Feb 11, 2016 · Modified: Feb 16, 2023 by Iosune · This post may contain affiliate links · 135 Comments

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    5 Ingredient sweet potato brownies - Sweet potatoes are perfect to make low-fat vegan desserts like this 5 ingredient sweet potato brownies.

    I haven't tried sweet potatoes until a few years ago because they're not very common in the north of Spain and I can't live without them now. They're perfect to make low-fat vegan desserts because you don't need oil or margarine to make super chewy brownies!

    Although I'm a savory person, I really love sweet things, especially if they're made with chocolate or cocoa powder, but I prefer easy recipes that require healthy ingredients, it could sound challenging, but it's not!

    Here are the ingredients that you are going to need: sweet potatoes, almonds, oats, cocoa powder and coconut or cane sugar. If you want to use other ingredients, please read the tips we always share above the recipe box and don't be afraid to change the recipes and make them using the things you've got at home. ?

    5 Ingredient sweet potato brownies - Sweet potatoes are perfect to make low-fat vegan desserts like this 5 ingredient sweet potato brownies.

    Tips:

    • Other sweeteners are okay, but if you use some kind of syrup or molasses, maybe you'll need to add more almonds or oats.
    • If you can't eat oats, use any other flour instead. If the batter is too dry, add some plant milk and if is too liquid, add more flour.
    • We used almonds, but I suppose other type of nuts will work as well.

    5 Ingredient sweet potato brownies - Sweet potatoes are perfect to make low-fat vegan desserts like this 5 ingredient sweet potato brownies.

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    5 Ingredient sweet potato brownies - Sweet potatoes are perfect to make low-fat vegan desserts like this 5 ingredient sweet potato brownies.

    5 Ingredient Sweet Potato Brownies

    Sweet potatoes are perfect to make low-fat vegan desserts like this 5 ingredient sweet potato brownies.
    4.40 from 23 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Vegan
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 50 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Servings: 8
    Author: Iosune


    Ingredients 

    US Customary - Metric
    • 1 pound sweet potatoes
    • ½ cup raw almonds
    • ½ cup oats
    • 10 tablespoon cocoa powder
    • 6 tablespoon coconut or cane sugar
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    Instructions

    • Peel the sweet potatoes, chop them and steam or boil them until soft (about 25 minutes).
    • Preheat the oven to 355ºF or 180ºC.
    • When the sweet potatoes are cold, place the almonds in a food processor and blend them to make almond flour.
    • Add the oats and blend again.
    • Add the rest of the ingredients and blend one more time.
    • Place the batter into a baking dish and bake for 25 or 30 minutes. We recommend you to put parchment paper onto the baking dish. Baking time may vary depending on the oven you're using.
    • Let the brownies cool for at least 10 minutes and cut them into squares.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 5.2g | Fat: 7.4g | Saturated Fat: 2.1g | Sodium: 8mg | Fiber: 6.6g | Sugar: 1.1g

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    1. Nikki says

      February 28, 2018 at 4:43 am

      Didn't realize that you used yams, we bought the white sweet potatoes and added walnuts to the batter.Not as sweet as I had hoped, probably because of the white sweet potatoes.I think yams are a bit sweeter. Will continue to experiment.

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        March 25, 2018 at 4:37 am

        Hi Nikki! We used orange sweet potatoes, but they're still sweet potatoes 🙂

        Reply
    2. ela says

      February 13, 2018 at 4:20 pm

      2 stars
      these are not that tasty. maybe for a vegan super healthy recipe it's ok, but i'd have to bribe my kid with chocolate in order to make him eat these brownies:(

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        February 13, 2018 at 6:00 pm

        Hi Ela! I'm sorry the recipe didn't work for you, but it's so popular on the blog. Maybe you're not used to healthy food. Have you followed all the steps and used the same ingredients?

        Reply
    3. Benjie says

      November 24, 2017 at 5:01 pm

      Do you think this recipe would work if i substituted the almond flour for spelt flour or regular white flour? Thanks

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        November 27, 2017 at 9:39 am

        Hi Benjie! I think it should work. Add more or less flour if needed 🙂

        Reply
    4. Nadia says

      November 22, 2017 at 7:06 pm

      These were DELICIOUS!! Thank you!!

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        November 23, 2017 at 8:41 am

        Hi Nadia! You're so welcome 😉

        Reply
    5. Li says

      September 05, 2017 at 12:28 am

      5 stars
      Made this with a few modifications, used honey instead of sugar and einkorn wheat flour instead of the almonds & oats. The brownies were delicious! Thanks for sharing this simply recipe. Great alternative to high fat/caloric bakery brownies. 🙂

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        September 18, 2017 at 1:11 pm

        Hi Li! I'm so glad you like them 🙂

        Reply
    6. Lori says

      August 04, 2017 at 8:42 pm

      How many calories per brownie? Thanks
      Lori

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        August 07, 2017 at 6:22 pm

        Hi Lori! You can use this web https://www.verywell.com/ to get the nutritional info of this recipe. Have a nice day!

        Reply
    7. Sarah says

      May 04, 2017 at 8:43 pm

      2 stars
      For me this was too much cocoa - I was disappointed that I could not taste the sweet potato at all. I thought it would be a blend of sweet potato and chocolate, but it was strongly cocoa flavored and a bit bitter at that. Kudos to all who enjoyed them. Maybe I'll try again and cut the cocoa.

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        May 07, 2017 at 3:45 pm

        Hi Sarah! I'm so sorry the recipe didn't work for you, maybe your cocoa powder had a stronger flavor than mine. Have a nice day!

        Reply
    8. Maha says

      April 15, 2017 at 7:22 pm

      5 stars
      This is AMAZING! I just found the recipe and rushed back home to make it! It's simple, healthy AND deliciousness incarnate! Thanks sooooo much. Now I have something to satisfy my sweet tooth without the post-consumption-guilt-trip side effect!

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        May 07, 2017 at 3:44 pm

        Hi Maha! Thanks a lot 😀 Have a nice day!

        Reply
    9. Laura F says

      April 14, 2017 at 11:16 pm

      Can you store these in the freezer at all?

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        April 17, 2017 at 7:09 pm

        Hi Laura! I've never frozen them myself, but I think it could work 🙂

        Reply
    10. Linda says

      March 16, 2017 at 3:38 am

      5 stars
      Made these tonight, substituting coconut flour instead of oats and using only 4, instead of 6, tbsp. coconut sugar. Baked it a little longer than 30 minutes, maybe 36-ish, and they are freakin' divine!!! Thank you so much. Simplicity and vegan deliciousness, most especially baked sweetness, rocks my world. :o)

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        March 24, 2017 at 1:45 pm

        Hi Linda! I'm so glad you enjoyed them 😀 Have a nice day!

        Reply
    11. Emma Anderson says

      February 20, 2017 at 6:58 am

      5 stars
      I made these last night & made some subs & tasted great!!
      I used medicinal raw ceremonial cacao which comes as a slab and has a higher fat content in it then the raw powder you buy at the store so I omitted the almonds.
      Instead I did 1 cup oats
      Sweet potato
      Raw cacao
      & 3 tbsp. Brown rice syrup!

      So good thankyou! My friend who isn't vegan tried them and loved them too!

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        February 23, 2017 at 10:34 am

        Hi Emma! I'm so glad you liked it. I've never tried medicinal raw ceremonial cacao, but sounds great 😀

        Reply
    12. Crapaud Chameau says

      January 28, 2017 at 7:12 pm

      I'm trying this recipe this afertnoon. So excited !

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        January 30, 2017 at 10:38 am

        Hi Crapaud! Hope you liked it!

        Reply
    13. Kate Riggall says

      December 05, 2016 at 6:32 am

      5 stars
      Has anyone tried making these with purple and white hawaiian sweet potato instead of orange kumara sweet potato? They are a bit drier but I'm wondering if I could adjust the recipe to compensate...

      Reply
      • Kate Riggall says

        December 05, 2016 at 6:34 am

        I have tried with orange sweet potato and dates as a sweetner and it was lovely.

        Reply
      • Iosune says

        December 05, 2016 at 12:07 pm

        Hi Kate! I'm so glad you liked it 🙂 Have a nice day!

        Reply
      • Whitney says

        January 15, 2018 at 3:30 pm

        I did. Had to add some coconut milk to compensate for the drier texture. Didn't measure just added a little at a time until the consistency looked about right.

        Reply
        • Iosune says

          January 16, 2018 at 9:39 am

          Hi Whitney! Thanks a lot for your comment 🙂 Have a nice day!

    14. Tammy Cook says

      December 03, 2016 at 10:00 pm

      5 stars
      These were great!!!! I doubled the batch and made them in a standard 9x11 cake pan. I do not own a food processor so I had to mix and mash util blended and the batter was more like dough so I pressed it into the pan. AMAZING!!!!!! super moist even though I baked them the full 30 minutes and never added any liquid. I stacked two with a wedge of frozen coconut whipped topping between them and on top. Will make again and again and again. My mom just brought me 40 pounds of sweet potatoes lol.

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        December 05, 2016 at 11:59 am

        Hi Tammy! I'm so glad you liked this recipe 🙂 Lucky you! I loooove sweet potatoes and I eat them all the time, I'd be so happy with so many of them in my kitchen 😛

        Reply
    15. Sareta says

      December 03, 2016 at 6:03 pm

      Just made these - they're just out the oven and they smell and look fantastic!

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        December 05, 2016 at 11:56 am

        Hi Sareta! Thanks a lot! Hope you liked it 🙂

        Reply
    16. Maha says

      November 20, 2016 at 11:36 pm

      How many servings per this recipe and I need to know the nutritional facts plz

      Thanks in advance

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        November 21, 2016 at 9:48 am

        Hi Maha! 8 servings as you can see in the recipe box 🙂 You could use this web if you want to know the nutritional facts: https://www.caloriecount.com/ Have a nice day!

        Reply
    17. Sarah says

      September 22, 2016 at 10:09 pm

      Hi. 10 tbsp seems like a large amount of cocoa, could I make recipe with less?

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        September 27, 2016 at 8:24 am

        Hi Sarah! Yes, you can add less if you want 🙂

        Reply
    18. Henna says

      September 10, 2016 at 9:59 am

      can you use almond flour instead of raw almonds? 🙂

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        September 12, 2016 at 9:36 am

        Hi Henna! Of course you can 🙂

        Reply
    19. B says

      August 24, 2016 at 11:00 pm

      Hi can I use coconut flour instead of oats? And almond meal instead of grounding my own almond?
      Would the coconut flour make it too dry as I've read somewhere that coconut flour is a thirsty type of flour which soaks up all the moisture...

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        August 31, 2016 at 10:55 am

        Hi B! You can use almond meal and I think you also could add coconut flour, but I've never used it to make this recipe, so I'm not sure. You could add more liquid if you think the brownies are going to be too dry... Hope it works!

        Reply
    20. Ly says

      August 16, 2016 at 1:49 pm

      5 stars
      This is so delicious and simple recipe, thank you! I made a batch with cocoa and one with carob (I used only 2 tbsp of carob) and I actually liked the latter more. I enjoyed the dough already before adding cocoa, that's why I decided to try without and experimented with the carob which resulted in a sweeter caramelly taste. Oh, and I used dates instead of the sugar, because that's what I had at home. This is definitely a go-to recipe for some quick and easy dessert or snack 🙂

      Reply
      • Iosune says

        August 31, 2016 at 10:22 am

        Hi Ly! I'm so glad you liked the recipe 🙂 I'll use carob powder next time, sounds great!

        Reply
      • Virti says

        August 11, 2017 at 7:42 am

        Hi. How many dates did you use to replace the sugar?

        Reply
        • Iosune says

          August 14, 2017 at 5:02 pm

          Hi Virti! Thanks a lot for your comment 🙂

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