I had some baked sweet potatoes left over and decided to make sweet potato brownies with them. I enjoy a slightly crisp top with a gooey fudgy inside. Nuts or no nuts, plain or loaded, I really do not mind as long as I get that good quality chocolate fix. I decided to try out a vegan and non vegan recipe to see which ones turned out the best . Here is my Sweet Potato Brownie Recipe – Vegan and Non Vegan.
There were many Vegan recipes out there but I could not find a good one that showed a nice crisp topping and one that was plain without any icing, just so I could compare the two. In the end I finally found one from the Minimalist Baker. The non vegan version was from the Olive Magazine. I have found the best way to bake sweet potatoes is boil them first then bake them. Both recipes recommend using baked sweet potatoes.
SWEET POTATOES BROWNIES RECIPE
| Ingredients | Method |
| • mashed cooked sweet potatoes 100g • cubed butter 50g • chopped dark chocolate 100g • light soft brown sugar 62g • beaten egg 1 • vanilla extract 1 tsp • self-raising flour 50g • cocoa powder 12g • ground ginger 1/2 tsp • milk (or dark) chocolate chips 50g | • Melt butter & chopped chocolate in a pan on low heat, stirring regularly • Beat the light brown sugar and sweet potato until smooth • Add this mixture to the melted chocolate • Mix in the beaten egg and vanilla extract • Sift in flour, cocoa powder and ginger and beat/mix together • Fold in the chocolate chips and pour into a suitable baking tin • Bake for 20-25 minutes at 200c/fan 180c • Leave to cool in the tin before removing and cutting it up |
VEGAN SWEET POTATO BROWNIES RECIPE
I swapped some of the ingredients on the original recipe to what I had in the cupboard.
Almond Butter to Tahini
Avocado Oil to Coconut Oil
Oat Flour to Buckwheat
Nuts for more chocolate (just to keep this consistent with the non vegan recipe)
| Ingredients | Method |
| •mashed cooked sweet potato 1/2 cup • maple syrup 1/3 cup • tahini ¼ cup • vanilla extract ½ tsp • melted coconut oil ¾ tsp • cocoa powder ¼ cup • sea salt pinch • baking powder ½ tsp • buckwheat 1/3 cup • milk (or dark) chocolate chips 1/2 cup | • Mix together sweet potatoes, maple syrup, tahini, vanilla extract and coconut oil until well combined • Add in cocoa powder, salt & baking powder and combine well • Add in buckwheat flour and stir together • Fold in chocolate chips and pour into a suitable baking tin • Bake at 180C for 40 minutes • Leave to cool in the baking tin before removing and gently cutting |
COMPARING VEGAN AND NORMAL SWEET POTATO BROWNIES
- TEXTURE: Both were gooey and fudgy on the inside with that slight crisp on the top. The Non-Vegan had a better top layer. They were both similar consistency before baking. Thick and easy to spread.
- CRUMB/HOLD: The Non-Vegan brownie was less crumbly especially when cutting the pieces
- FLAVOUR: The Vegan one had a slight floury taste. That may be because I used buckwheat and tahini instead of almond butter and oat flour. It was only a very slight difference in taste
- EASE OF MAKING: Both methods were simple and straight forward to make with the Vegan one just tasking that extra bit longer to bake.
- OVERALL: Only by a little percentage, the Non-Vegan one wins for me. In terms of being healthier, I am guessing the Vegan one wins but don’t take my word for it. I was surprised at how minimal the difference was.
I am not a Vegan but like to try out their dishes and bakes.
If you want something more crisp and layered try my Rice Krispie Treat Brownies. These are unreal and have such a good texture.
Neha
A brownie-off? Now that’s something I can get into! They both look divine to me!
I love sweet potato but had never thought about using them in brownies. I am very intrigued to give these a try now
Oo these both look so good, Brownies are definitely my weakness and my absolute favourite lol! Like you I like a crispy top and gooey centre. I have never heard of using sweet potato before but might have to give this try, thanks for sharing!
Definitely giving these a go! We seem to have an excess of sweet potatoes in the house currently so these sound like a delicious way to use them up.
To be honest these both look nice, i haven’t used sweet potatoes in this style of baking and it looks a good ingredient to use, i always think its a win if there isn’t much difference between Vegan and non,
We love sweet potatoes I’ve never thought of making brownies with them. I need to try this!
What a great way of sneaking vegetables into the kids diets. I made chocolate muffins yesterday so will definitely be giving these a try
I’m not vegan but I think that baked goods you can’t always tell the difference. I’ve not tried the sweet potato brownies before x
I love this, I am vegan so it is nice to see both a vegan and a none vegan version of the brownie xx
Oh now these do sound yummy . We have some sweet potatoes in so will definitely try these 🙂
I wouldn’t have thought to utilise sweet potatoes in this way – I really must give it a try