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 want to make these but I’m allergic to eggs!! Any ideas on what to substitute them with?
I have cooked and loved this recipe many many times!!!
But im wondering, Do you have to bake these in a glass dish? Was thinking about doing them “mini-style” in muffin tins? Thoughts?? Or has anyone tried this?
That would work as well!! I’m sure others have done that!
First, these are delicious! Thank you for the best Paleo brownie recipe EVER! Even my mom liked them, and she typically is way not on board with how I eat!
Second, I’m wondering if making these brownies with yams vs true sweet potatoes would yield a very different result? I am having trouble finding true sweet potatoes this time of year.
You can use sweet potatoes or yams!! I’ve used both
I just made these! A couple of things I did differently aaare … I pureed the wet mixture in the food processor to make sure the sweet potato was very smooth and no lumps were in the batter. I added an extra TBSP of cocoa powder because I love chocolate. I replaced the cinnamon with instant espresso (got that from Ina Garten on the Food Network). I only baked mine for 25 minutes, and could have possibly only done 22 minutes or so. Do you have any chocolate recipes that use almond butter? Thanks for your great recipes, Juli!!!
Hey girl … these are our favorite … if I am out of raw honey … what could i use instead? I have honey, agave, maple syrup, dates … any advice … trying to avoid a trip to the store for another couple of days!
Thanks …erin
Honey or maple syrup would be best
I just wanted to say HOOOLY MOLY thank you for this recipe!! I’m not much of a chocolate lover but I promised a group of figure skaters who I train I’d make them brownies, and let me just say, I am soooo happy there were 2 left over for me to scarf down. Best brownies of my life. And the girls couldn’t believe they had sweet potatoes in them and were actually made with healthy ingredients.
thank you thank you, you are magical. This is only the second baked goods recipe of yours I’ve made and both have been rockstars. I’ll work my way through the rest of your site now!
Also, I just wanted to add that I used agave since I had no honey. And it worked beautifully. They almost tasted like they had molasses in them or something…weird but wonderful
About how much sweet potato does it end up being? I want to make these today as I baked 3 sweet pot and mashed them all together a couple days ago for my baby?
about 1-1.5 cups
Just made these today! I have never been able to get brownies right. These are so easy and yummy! They are really delicious! even for someone who dabbles with paleo! Definitely going into my favourite list.
These are delicious, but I would add that the dish needs to be greased with butter, as they are difficult to remove from the pan. I shared on my facebook biz page, Mary Vance, Certified Nutrition Consultant.