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stack of gooey gluten-free brownies sprinkled with slightly melty mini chocolate chips

Fudgy Sweet Potato Brownies

"They're better than chocolate lava cake!!!" When my husband said that about THIS brownie recipe, I knew it was a winner! My kids gobble them up as if they aren't even healthy... but they are! Gluten-free, refined sugar-free, with a nut-free option, these easy sweet potato brownies are chewy, fudgy, and made from scratch with high-quality, allergy-friendly ingredients like coconut flour and raw cacao powder. They're simply the best!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 9 brownies
Author Mary Harp

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Grease a 8" baking pan and dust with a tiny bit of coconut flour (or line with parchment paper).
  3. Over low heat, melt unsweetened baking chocolate, coconut oil, and peanut butter in a medium saucepan.
    melting together unsweetened baking chocolate, coconut oil, and peanut butter in a medium saucepan to make brownies
  4. Stir gently until smooth and remove from heat.
  5. Into chocolate mixture, whisk in sweet potato puree, sweetener of choice, and vanilla extract.
    bowl of chocolate batter for gluten-free brownies with a wooden spoon and sweet potato puree about to be mixed in
  6. Mix thoroughly.
  7. Beat in the eggs until batter is smooth.
  8. In a separate bowl, combine cacao powder, coconut flour, baking soda, and salt.
  9. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in the saucepan.
  10. Stir until just combined. Do not overmix.
  11. Fold in the dark chocolate chips.
    folding dark chocolate chips into gluten-free brownie batter with a red spatula
  12. Pour brownie batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly with a spatula. Sprinkle with additional mini chocolate chips, if desired.
  13. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, being careful not to overbake. You may remove brownies from oven while still slightly gooey in the center.
  14. For easy-to-cut squares, allow to cool in the pan completely before cutting and serving.
    pan of brownies sprinkled with mini chocolate chips that are slowly melting
  15. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, if desired.