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Dark chocolate, cranberry and sweet potato brownies

These wholesome brownies use sweet potato and dates in place of flour and sugar, meaning they're free of gluten and refined sugar. What they're not free of is chocolatey richness.

Dark chocolate, cranberry and sweet potato brownies

Credit: Adam Liaw

  • serves

    6-8

  • prep

    15 minutes

  • cook

    45 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

6-8

people

preparation

15

minutes

cooking

45

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

Ingredients

  • 450 g cooked and peeled sweet potato (see note)
  • 50 g pitted dates, soaked in hot water for 15 minutes, drained
  • 200 g dark chocolate, chopped and melted
  • 50 ml rice bran oil
  • 40 g hulled tahini
  • 3 eggs
  • 160 g brown sugar
  • 150 g dried cranberries
  • 150 g pecans
  • pinch flaked sea salt
  • icing sugar, to dust
  • thick cream, to serve
Cooling time: 30 minutes

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 190˚C. Line a 21 cm square tin with baking paper, leaving the sides overhanging.
  2. Place the sweet potato and drained dates in a blender and blitz until smooth (or use a stick blender). Transfer to a large bowl. Add the melted chocolate, oil and tahini and stir until well combined.
  3. Whisk the eggs and sugar in an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until thick, pale and doubled in volume. Add the chocolate mixture and whisk slowly to combine. Fold in the cranberries. Pour the batter into the lined tin, then dot the pecans over the top and sprinkle with sea salt. Bake for 40 – 45 minutes or until set and slightly crackly on the top. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Dust with icing sugar and serve with thick cream.

Note:

•Roast the whole unpeeled sweet potatoes 180˚C for 45 minutes or until tender. Remove from the oven and stand until cool enough to handle, then peel. You will need 450 g cooked sweet potato for this recipe.

Photography by Adam Liaw.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.


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