Hormone Balancing Sweet Potato Brownies
Gluten free, vegan, nutrient dense and SO delicious! These are perfect during pregnancy to avoid a blood sugar spike, or during your luteal or menstrual phase, when you need extra calories and can use some antioxidants and magnesium.
These are rich and chewy and yum the next day, reheated briefly in the oven.
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 60 minutes=
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sweet potato purée
- 2/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup almond butter or peanut butter
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ Tbsp melted coconut oil, or avocado oil
- 1/2 cup cacao powder (cocoa works too! Just aim for the highest possible quality)
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2/3 cup GF all purpose, buckwheat or almond flour
- 1/2 cup chopped raw pecans
Process:
- To make sweet potato purée, halve the sweet potato and brush the cut sides with coconut oil. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 375 F (190 C) for ~25-30 minutes or until tender to the touch. Let it sit for 5 and then peel off the skin and mash into your food processor or mixing bowl.
- Adjust oven temperature to 350 degrees F (176 C) and line an 8×8-inch baking pan (or similar-size) with parchment paper.
- Add sweet potato purée, maple syrup, almond butter, vanilla extract, and coconut oil and stir to combine.
- Add cacao powder, sea salt, and baking powder and stir to combine. Add the flour and stir until a thick, scoopable batter is achieved.
- Transfer batter to your parchment-lined baking dish and spread into an even layer using a spoon or rubber spatula. Top with pecans.
- Bake on the center rack (at 350 F / 176 C) for 28-32 minutes. The brownie edges should appear crunchy and a toothpick inserted into the center should come out mostly clean. Remove from oven and let cool in the pan for 30 minutes.
- Lift out of the pan, slice and devour! Store leftovers covered at room temperature up to 3 days, in the refrigerator up to 7 days, or in the freezer up to 1 month. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a nice contrast and more indulgent moment.
