Healthy Chickpea Brownies with Sweet Potato Cream
Delightfully moist chickpea brownies topped with velvety sweet potato cream, offering a healthy yet indulgent treat.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 16 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
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- 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 medium sweet potato, cooked and mashed
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup almond butter or peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- Optional: nuts or chocolate chips for topping
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Prepare your sweet potato by boiling, steaming, or roasting until tender, then mash it.
- Blend the chickpeas, mashed sweet potato, cocoa powder, maple syrup, nut butter, vanilla extract, baking soda, and salt until smooth.
- Pour the batter into a greased or parchment-lined 8×8-inch baking dish.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
- Cool the brownies in the pan for about 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Serve warm topped with sweet potato cream or alongside fresh berries or vanilla ice cream.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: brownies, chickpeas, healthy dessert, vegan dessert, sweet potato