We’re getting crazy over here in The Real Food Dietitians land with the beloved brownie! Yes, you heard us. Grain-free Sweet Potato Brownies to be exact.
Everyone loves brownies!
But these aren’t your typical brownies made with white flour and processed sugar. No, these brownies come with benefits…nutritious benefits! And before your mind goes to a place where you start to think that our Grain-free Sweet Potato Brownies won’t taste as good, I’m going to intervene and suggest that you give them a try before you make any judgments here 🙂
In all seriousness, these brownies are a must try! They’re gluten-free, grain-free and paleo-friendly and as nutritious (yet tasty) as a brownie will get! And if you have tried and loved our popular Grain-Free Avocado Sweet Potato Brownie Bites then we know you’ll love this recipe, too!
Sweet potatoes, walnuts, chocolate chips, and optional collagen oh my!
We’ve loaded these brownies up with tons of nutritious deliciousness. The sweet potato puree (or pumpkin) gives these brownies their amazing fudge-like texture along with a natural sweetness, a nutritious boost of vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber. The walnuts add a nice crunch as well as a source of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. The dark chocolate chips and baking cocoa, well…..they make the brownies taste good and do add some additional antioxidants, too 😉
AND last but certainly not least, the optional collagen peptides! If you’ve been following our blog for a while now there is a good chance that you already know how much we love our collagen. In fact, we did an entire blog post on the benefits of collagen and how it can improve your health. You can read that blog post here.
In short, collagen is the most abundant protein in the body. It promotes youthful skin, healthier hair, and nails, helps keep bones and joints strong, helps with weight maintenance, and promotes healthy immune and digestions. Now, who wouldn’t want that?! It’s a protein supplement like no other and one we, The Real Food Dietitians, take and benefit from daily.
Grain-free Sweet Potato Brownies aren’t the only way to consume collagen peptides!
While some of you might wish that were the case (especially after you try this recipe), we don’t recommend it. While these brownies do have some very nutritious benefits, we do still consider them a treat…yes friends, a TREAT! Other ways to get in your daily dose of collagen peptides include; stirring into tea, coffee or get fancy and try our popular Gut-Healing Cinnamon Coconut Latte or Pumpkin Spice Latte, making our Pumpkin Protein Bars, mixing into yogurt or chia pudding, adding it to a smoothie, or mixing it with water and swigging it down.
Oh my goodness, are you ready for this!?
Okay, great! It’s time to throw that apron on and whip up a batch of these drool-worthy Grain-free Sweet Potato Brownies for your next gathering with friends or family, holiday party, pre-game tailgating, picnic, or to add to yours and/or your kids’ lunch box.
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Grain-free Sweet Potato Brownies
Grain-free Sweet Potato Brownies are paleo-friendly, nutritious and just what you need when you want a little something sweet.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Cuisine: Paleo, Grain-Free, Dairy-Free
Ingredients
- 1 cup sweet potato puree or pumpkin puree
- 2 whole eggs, whisked
- ¼ cup. honey
- 2 Tbsp. coconut oil, melted
- ½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 3 Tbsp. coconut flour
- ⅓ cup baking cocoa powder
- 1 ½ tsp. baking soda
- ¼ tsp. sea salt
- ¼ cup mini-chocolate chips + 2 tbsp. for top
- ¼ cup walnuts*, chopped + 2 tbsp. for the top (optional)
- ¼ cup Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides, ~2 scoops (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F. Grease a 9×9 square dish.
- In a bowl, combine all of the ingredients and mix.
- Transfer batter to 9×9 square dish and spread out evenly. Top with mini-chocolate chips and walnuts.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove
- from oven and let cool for about 5 minutes.
- Cut into 12 squares.
Notes
*Omit for nut-free
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/12 or recipe (includes collagen)
- Calories: 144
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
Give these Grain-free Sweet Potato Brownies a try and report back in the comments below!
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Mallory says
Can these be frozen?
Thank you! This is one of the first websites I click on in the AM and I looooove getting food ideas from you!
Stacie Hassing says
Yes, they sure can! And thank you so kindly for your sweet message. We appreciate it! Happy baking!
Dana says
Do you think I could make this with purple sweet potato? I have one that I need to use up, but it seems like they tend to be more starchy. Thank you!
Jessica Beacom says
Hi Dana,
We haven’t tested the recipe with a purple sweet potato though I think it would be a fine substitution. You may need to add more liquid if your sweet potato is dry (as some purples ones can be). We’d love to hear how they turn out for you if you use the purple sweet potato.
Kristin says
Can these be made egg free? Use applesauce instead?
Stacie Hassing says
Hi Kristin, I have never made these brownies without eggs so I can’t guarantee that they will turn out. You could try replacing a flax egg for each egg that the recipe calls for. 1 flax egg = 1 tbsp flax meal + 3 Tbsp. water. Let set for 5-10 minutes
Kristen says
These brownies are delicious! My husband and I did a blind taste-test on our 3 kids this weekend. He used a Ghirardelli boxed mix, and I made these. Hands down, everyone’s favorite were these brownies, and they are so much healthier! I couldn’t be happier.
★★★★★
Jessica Beacom says
Hi Kristen,
This may be one of the best comments we’ve ever gotten on a recipe! Thanks so much for sharing – so glad you found a new favorite brownie recipe.
Lori says
These look so good. Do you think I could substitute pureed dates for the honey?
Stacie Hassing says
The recipe hasn’t been tasted with pureed dates but I think that would work just fine! Let us know 🙂
LANAY says
These are the best “healthy” brownies I have made! Do these keep on the counter or need to be refrigerated? Thanks!
★★★★★
Jessica Beacom says
Thank you! These are best kept in the fridge (or in the freezer for longer storage).
K says
Have you ever made these with cacao?
Jessica Beacom says
We have and they work great.
K says
These came out wonderful even though our honey was a bit overpowering for the recipe! Those in my family that don’t eat Sweetpotato (which I’ll never understand) ate these happily. I substituted cacao for the cocoa since it’s what I had and it was tasty. I think next time I may try maple syrup instead of honey…has that been tested?
Jessica Beacom says
That’s great that your sweet potato-disliking family loved these! You can use maple syrup though you may need to add an extra pinch of coconut flour to make up for the fact that honey is more viscous than maple syrup. You could also try using a milder honey – I find that clover honey is milder than other honey (like wildflower or mesquite).
Savannah Teague says
Can I sub whey protein for the collagen peptides?
Jessica Beacom says
You should be able to – though you may need to add a little more liquid depending on the type of whey protein you use so if the batter looks super thick, add a little water.