Secret Ingredient “Fudgsicle®” Brownies

I love sweet potatoes and use them in so much of my cooking here in Israel.  I add them to soups, roast them as a side dish with chicken or beef and they taste great in my Shabbos Cholent.  The Hebrew word for sweet potato is בטטה – “batata” which is borrowed from the original name for it in the southern Caribbean Taino language.

Sweet Potatoes are  are creamy and soft when baked, and are full of great nutrients; high in vitamin A, vitamin B5, B6, thiamine, niacin and riboflavin.  According to the National Institutes of Health they have anti-aging benefits, help prevent cancer and are great in maintaining good eyesight.

One of the best benefits of eating sweet potatoes is that they have a low glycemic index which means they help control your blood sugar levels. You can eat a sweet potato and stay full for a longer period of time and have a steady amount of energy.  This is great for people with Type 2 Diabetes or issues with weight loss.

So you can imagine how excited I was to use sweet potatoes in baking these tasty chocolate nut brownies.

Ingredients:

Yumm! Tastes like a frozen fudge bar!

• 1 cup of baked and mashed sweet potato
• ½ cup scant natural unsweetened peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon Galilee Green Olive Oil
• 2 tablespoons of maple syrup
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• ¼ cup chocolate chips
• ¼ cup crushed almonds

Directions:

1. Bake 1 large sweet potato on 200C/400F until soft and mash
2. Set oven to 180C/350F
3. Melt peanut butter, olive oil and maple syrup in a pot over a low flame
4. In a large bowl add the mashed sweet potato, melted nut butter, olive oil and maple syrup, and cocoa powder and mix well
5. Fold in chocolate chips and almonds
6. Pour mixture into greased pan and bake for 25 minutes or until cooked through
7. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before slicing and refrigerating
8. These brownies are best when cooled completely
9. Store in fridge or freezer and ENJOY!

These brownies tasted like fudge, actually like a Fudgsicle®,  and the best thing is that they were so healthy. Try rolling them into balls and freezing them on sticks as a special treat for the kids and grandchildren!

Everything tastes smoother and richer with
Galilee Green Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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