Chocolate - sweet potato brownie

Ingredients

• 1 medium sweet potato (~230 g)

• 125 g smooth nut butter, preferably hazelnut (½ small jar) 

• 1 tsp. vanilla extract 

• 25 g cocoa powder 

• ½ tsp. soda

• 2 tbsp. oat or whey flour

•  a small pinch of salt 

• +/- 4 tbsp of sugar or sweetener to taste (depending on the sweetness of the sweet potato)

• A handful of hazelnuts, chopped

• 100 g dark chocolate (70%), chopped

Method

1. Before cooking the sweet potato, poke it thoroughly with a fork on all sides. Then bake it in the oven for ~ 35 minutes at 180 C or in a microwave for ~6 minutes until soft. Cooled a little and peel before mashing up with a fork. 

2. Add the nut butter and vanilla extract to the mashed potato.

3. Mix the dry ingredients (cocoa, baking soda, flour, salt). Then combine with the wet. 

4. Taste and add a bit of sugar or sweetener if needed. 

5. Add in the dark chocolate and hazelnuts. 

6. Allow it to rest for a few minutes and bake at 180 degrees for about 20 minutes or until the top and edges start to become crispy.