This weekend didn’t feel like a weekend. Probably because I was stuck inside for most of it. It snowed like 3 feet. Not really, probably like 16 inches, but I’m pretty sure my car only comes 5 inches off the ground, no it’s not a ghetto low rider, well maybe, but I seriously couldn’t even pull onto the street. I spent 30 minutes cleaning off my car to only make it 2 feet into the street. Ok, that was an exaggeration. I made it like 4 inches into the street. So my friend Sergio had to take me under his wing and drive me everywhere. I love feeling 15 again. Relying on others to grocery shop, work, and workout is really fulfilling.
But the weekend still turned out pretty fun. Laura, Sergio and I played the 3 best friends card and did everything together. We went to breakfast together, went grocery shopping together, then helped each other pick out outfits. Well Sergio sat there and rolled his eyes as I took 12 shirts out of my closet. I hate dressing up. My PaleOMG shirts are way easier to sport. And my boobs are way more comfortable in sports bras. You just can’t always wear a sports bra with real people clothes. Dumb.
So I wore my big girl bra to a show we went to see downtown. We saw Passion Pit or Passion Pit’s DJ or a person from Passion Pit. I don’t really know. I think I’ve heard like 2 Passion Pit songs so I didn’t really know what to expect. But I was pleasantly surprised by feeling like an old fart. The venue was bumping with teenagers who were excited to get out of their parents house and be able to dry hump while on hallucinogenic drugs. What better way to spend your Saturday night eh?!?! Drugs are weird. Teenagers making out while trying to dance to some kind of beat is weirder.
Guess what else I did this weekend?! Sweated my ass off while shoveling our sidewalk. Maybe we shouldn’t have waited until it was complete ice slush. And when I say we, I mean me. Laura sat and watched. And took pictures. I did an overhead squat with a shovel just to be really creative and original. I should send that pic into the main site. I’M SURE they would totally use it. Wanna see it?! Sh*t yeah you do.
I’m watching Dirty Dancing. I love watching movies that I’ve seen a hundred times. They get more corny every time I watch them. This guy just walked up to Baby and said ‘This danish is pure protein”….like what? Missing some of those lines in movies makes me really develop of disappointment in myself. A line like THAT and all I remember is ‘Nobody puts Baby in the corner’?? That’s stupid. You disappoint me JB.
OH!!! And I did handstands in my house. No big deal.
Sweet Potato Brownies
- Yield: 5-8 1x
Ingredients
- 1 sweet potato
- 3 eggs, whisked
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/3 cup raw honey
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons coconut flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Time to bake that sweet potato. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees, use a fork to puncture holes all around it, then throw in the oven for 25-30 minutes. (I’m sure you could microwave it, but I like the ole fashioned way. I’m just so ole fashioned)
- Once your sweet potato is soft and cooked through, peel off the skin and mash it up in a bowl. And turn your oven down to 350 degrees.
- Now add your wet ingredients: eggs, coconut oil, honey, and vanilla to the bowl and mix together.
- Then add your dry ingredients: coconut flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and chocolate chips.
- Mix well to incorporate all that goodness.
- Pour into an 8×8 glass baking dish
- Bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Let rest to cool a bit.
- Eat those b*tches. Try not to eat them all in one sitting. Like what may have happened in my kitchen….oops.
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i also forgot to mention i baked this in a pie pan and i did grease the sides and bottom with a little butter. dont know where my brownie pan went. i think this would make a great cake. it is rich, especially in center, so one layer would probably do instead of two. with some light whipped chocolate frosting. but you could definitely do a two layer cake if you wanted…
These were so delicious! I was very skeptical, as I do not like sweet potatoes, but these turned out moist with just the right amount of sweetness. Even my non-Paleo eating husband loved them! Thanks for the great recipe.
Hi, I am wondering if the coconut flour could be substituted for another flour? I love sweet potato and chocolate, but I think the cococnut flour was a little overpowering for me. Altho I did add an extra 1 Tlb as my sweet potato was way to huge. Wasn’t thinking when I mashed the whole thing which made my brownie very soft and moist. Great recipe though. Cant wait to check out all the other recipes. 🙂
you could use almond flour instead, probably about 1-15. cups of almond flour instead
I just made these the other day using rice flour instead of coconut flour. (equal substitution). I also switch out honey for maple syrup because I just don’t like honey much. They are very light and desert-like. I like the coconut flour for when I want a more filling brownie. 🙂
Wow!! I was worried that by using so little cocoa powder, these wouldn’t be chocolaty enough, but they are amazing!!! Holy cow! This is a winner 🙂
2nd batch is in the oven to take to our CrossFit box tonight to share after our buddies do their Open WODs 🙂
sooooo awesome!!!! 2 & 6 year old approved 🙂
Wow!!!! I made these and they are amazing!!!! I can’t believe how great they taste. Thank you for sharing the recipe!!!
Made these with an extra tablespoon of cocoa powder for a surprise birthday party for my younger brother (who also eats paleo). They were incredible and I didn’t want to share, but as soon as I put them out at the party they disappeared. Better than “normal” brownies.
Hey Juli!
So, I’m pretty new to paleo… a friend of mine turned me on to your site. I have to say, I’ve tried a couple recipes and they were all delish! I am currently waiting for my sweet potato brownies to cool. I’m meeting up with girlfriends tonight and I’m going to keep tight lipped about the sweet potatoes until someone guesses lol.
I added a 1/4tsp of nutmeg to the brownies and used carob nibs because I haven’t found anything close to the Enjoy Life chips here in Ontario, Canada. I also made some avocado pudding, which has been in the fridge for a couple hours now, that has thickened up nicely that I will be using as icing! I used someone else’s recipe for the pudding, but it’s basically avocado, raw honey, vanilla, coco powder and coconut milk. Mmm!
I only wish the brownies were more “solid”? but maybe that will come once they’re totally cool.
put them in the freezer!! they harden up and get really chewy!
OH! great idea!
I have to tell you, I put the leftovers (and by left overs I mean one tiny row left in the pan) in the fridge over night and found them to be even more delicious today.
The avocado pudding/icing was a great addition and I even had friends asking me for the recipe this morning, so I told them all about your site. 😀
I made these over the weekend and they were soooo good. I added and extra Tbs of cocoa. I also couldn’t find my brownie pan so last minute I put them into a cupcake tin with parchment liners and made little brownie bites – same cook time. They came out great! The sweet potato makes them really dense and filling and fudgey.
These are amazing!! I used dark chocolate cocoa. They remind me of chocolate gravy and biscuit.