Comments on: Sweet Potato Brownies

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:22:30 +0000

Amy – Honey is a great choice, but you might want to use about 1/4 cup to start since it is much sweeter. You can always add more…

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 09:10:48 +0000

Thanks! I live in China where maple syrup is very pricey and unfortunately neither agave nectar nor brown rice syrup are available, but bananas are so I will give that a try! How about using honey?

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:55:18 +0000

Amy,
You could sub agave nectar or brown rice syrup for maple (do you not like the flavor?) I’m not sure about applesauce as it has a bit more moisture. You might also try mashed prunes or banana. Let me know – thanks!

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:19:28 +0000

What could I substitute for the maple syrup? Applesauce? Anything else? Thanks cant wait to try these!

By: Brownie Power

Brownie Power — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:06:18 +0000

Made this brownie recipe last night for my family, they loved it!!! I used agave syrup and it worked great thanks for posting it.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:25:00 +0000

Gloria,
I love when people get so creative with recipes – and it works! The only caution would be to make sure the agave is ‘raw.’ Some of the ‘syrups’ are blended with corn syrup.
Thanks for sharing.

By: Gloria

Gloria — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:48:55 +0000

These were good and easy to make. I made them with butter the first time, but didn’t like them as well. Here are my changes based on what I had on hand: WW pastry flour, 2/3 cup of mashed banana, Agave syrup, decaf coffee crystals, and didn’t have any coconut…Agave says it has a low glycemic index for diabetics. Thanks for posting this!

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:27:55 +0000

Bec, That’s great! As for syrup, etc. I mixed them in a separate bowl but you could blend them with cocoa/oil. (I changed the directions so it wasn’t as confusing.) And for an oil sub I would either use pure butter or grapeseed oil…but do try coconut. It is so good for you!

By: Bec

Bec — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:16:27 +0000

I made these tonight and they were great (and I used all whole wheat flour – no coconut flour this time) Do you mind if I post the recipe with a link back here?

A couple of follow up questions – did you add the syrup, sweet potato, egg etc. to the flour or to the cocoa mixture? In a pinch, if you were going to substitute the coconut oil for another oil, what would you use?

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:22:37 +0000

Bec,
Haven’t tried the coco flour in this one…but it’s a great idea. May have to add another egg then, too.