Dark Chocolate & Orange Zest Brownies
Feb 04, 2025Makes: 6 big brownies (12 small)
Cook Time: 50 mins
Ingredients:
- 400g sweet potato, peeled and cubed
- 50g jumbo porridge oats
- 50g pecan nuts
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- zest of 1 orange
- 100g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), chopped
- ½ tsp coconut oil
- 3 egg whites
- 1 tsp agave syrup
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4. Grease an 18cm (7 inch) square tin and line it with parchment paper.
- Boil the sweet potato in salted water for 12 minutes or until tender. Drain, mash and set aside.
- Meanwhile, melt the chocolate and coconut oil in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water and set aside to cool slightly.
- Mix the oats, pecans, cocoa powder, vanilla protein powder, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and orange zest in a bowl. Add the mashed sweet potatoes and stir well. Add the egg whites, agave and melted chocolate and stir until combined.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for about 30 minutes, until firm in the centre and a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cut the slab into slices in the tin, then carefully remove the brownies to cool on a wire rack.
