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Ingredients:
Cake
- 1 ripe avocado
- 1 cup sweet potato puree*
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup date paste
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup spelt flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ cup walnuts
Icing
- ¼ cup date paste
- ¼ cup hazelnut butter
- ½ cup fat free plain Greek Yogurt
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- 3 scoops vanilla flavored whey protein powder
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 190°C (375°F) Spray a square baking pan with cooking spray and line pan with parchment paper, leaving enough extra to extend over the sides.
- In the bowl of your food processor, combine avocado, sweet potato puree, unsweetened applesauce, date paste, vanilla and eggs and process until smooth and creamy.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together with a whisk the flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda.
- Add sweet potato mixture and mix with a rubber spatula until well combined.
- Fold in walnuts and transfer to your prepared pan. Spread batter evenly and bake for approximately 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out almost clean.
- Set brownies on a wire rack to cool for 15-20 minutes.
- While brownies are cooling, prepare the icing by adding all the ingredients to the bowl of your food processor and process until smooth and creamy.
- Pour over warm brownies and spread evenly with a spatula.
- Leave the brownies on the wire rack until they reach room temperature then transfer to the fridge until completely cool. Cut into squares.
Note:
*To make the sweet potato puree, cut one large sweet potato in half, place it in a baking sheet, add a little bit of water in the bottom, cover with foil and roast it in a 375F oven for about 35 minutes or until soft. Allow to cool completely, remove peel and puree.
Source: Carol Vale Cooking