Ooey Gooey Fudgy Sweet Potato Blondie Bars… Make these for Friendsgiving, and you will never hear the end of it!
I know this because I made the secretly healthy blondies for Friensgiving last year, and people are still asking about them!
Everyone’s been asking when I will post the recipe, so here it FINALLY is.
Sorry it’s taken me so long to get the recipe up… but seriously, these are so good that they will absolutely have been worth the wait.
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The blondies can be all of the following:
Vegan
Oil Free
Gluten Free
Egg Free
Dairy Free
NO Refined Sugar
The addition of sweet potato in the recipe makes these bars unbelievably soft, fudgy, and delicious… even without any oil!
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The sweet potato blondie bars were adapted from my Black Bean Brownies.
Similarly to the brownies, these blondies can be whipped up simply by throwing everything into a food processor and blending until smooth.
You can use either canned or baked sweet potato (here’s How To Cook Sweet Potatoes) and chickpeas or white beans, such as great northern or cannellini.
To make the blondies gluten free or flourless, almond meal can be used instead of the flour.
Above – watch the video of how to make the blondie bars.
(I forgot the vanilla in the video. If you do that too, no worries, they will still come out just fine!)
Also try these Sweet Potato Brownies
Sweet Potato Blondie Bars
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup pureed or mashed sweet potato
- 1/4 cup almond butter, or allergy-friendly sub
- 1 1/2 cups cooked white beans or chickpeas, or 1 can
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup, honey, or agave
- 1/4 cup flour (white, oat, spelt, almond, sorghum, etc.)
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- optional 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- If using coconut flour in this recipe, use only 2 tbsp instead of 1/4 cup, because coconut flour is so absorbent.Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line or grease an 8x8 pan. Drain and rinse the beans very well. Process all ingredients except chocolate chips until completely smooth - Taste and texture will be much better in a food processor, but a blender can work if you must. Stir in the chips if using. Spread the batter into the pan, press a few chocolate chips into the top if desired, and bake on the center rack for 28 minutes. The bars will be warm and gooey when you take them out, and they firm up as they cool. For optimum freshness, I like to store these in the fridge.View Nutrition Facts
Notes
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I had just enough left over sweet potato for this recipe. I just took it out of the oven and its so very delicious! I have made so many of your recipes. keep them coming!
Susan
Thank you so much for making them. I love your photo! 🙂
Can I substitute pumpkin puree for the sweet potato?
Yup, that’s fine here.
chocolatecoveredkatie is my favorite place to find the newest tips and tricks to living a healthier lifestyle!! I always share these tips with friends and family. I will admit it, i hate meal prep but like you say its a mindset with determination. You must stay focused on your goals!
This looks incredible! Wow, who wouldn’t want to annihilate this recipe?! Anyhow, sweet potatoes would work amazingly in this dish. Have to bake it ASAP!
I just made these(eating them right now) and they are SOOOOO NOMNOMNOMNOMNOM.
When I first started putting everything into the blender, I thought “there is no way these are going to taste good.” Hahaha, not to be a hater, I love all the recipes from chocolate covered katie, but it just seemed too good to be true looking at the chickpeas, pumpkin, and the tiny bit of sweetener, cinnamon, and vanilla on top. I am happy that I was proven wrong! SCRUMDIDLIUMTIOUS. or something like that.
I was wondering if you have a similar recipe like this with a sugar sub like erythritol?(idk if I spelled that right, but you know what I mean) I like to half my sugar with that, but I know with this recipe it probably wouldn’t work since its in liquid form.
You could most likely use granulated sweetener! Taste the dough to see if it needs to be increased to 1/2 cup (since maple syrup is sweeter than sugar) and add a little liquid such as almond milk to make a batter. Be sure to report back if you try!
Jason
Could you substitute store-bought chocolate hummus for the beans in this recipe? And if so, how much would you use? Thank you so much! I’m a big fan of your recipes!
We haven’t tried and so don’t have any specific recommendations, but it sounds like a fantastic experiment that will probably be delicious! Be sure to report back if you experiment 🙂
Jason (media relations)
These look delish. We are a nut free family so I can only use sunflower butter. I haven’t figured out how to keep it from turning green. I have read you should reduce baking soda and powder. Any ideas? I haven’t experimented with this yet and plan to with your recipe but was wondering if you had any suggestions before I attempt. Thanks.
We’ve definitely seen that funny sunbutter phenomenon! No idea how to fix it if using sunbutter (other than to embrace the color haha) but you could also make it with a vegan butter spread instead. Or what about soynut butter, wow butter, pumpkin seed butter (https://amzn.to/2D15hBd), or something like that? Or even tahini! We haven’t tried tahini here but would be so curious to know results of the flavor if you experiment!
Jason (media relations)
OMGOSH, these look and smell so amazing!! The dough tasted incredible…can’t wait to taste the finished product. I’m a nurse and we are constantly getting junk food for “thank you’s”. Even though we are grateful for any thankful gift, it’s my mission to keep making tasty, healthier treats as alternatives for those who want them (especially me!). Thank you, Katie, for doing an amazing job creating these recipes and sharing them with us!! BTW, my daughter made them earlier today for her boyfriend’s fire station and they all LOVED them!! Yay!!!
Thank you so much for making them! 🙂
Delicious! I doubled recipe and baked in 9 x 13 pan. I used ground oats for the flour, canned garbanzo for the beans and maple syrup for the sweetener. These taste a little bit like fudge. So good. I mean really, really good. My whole family loves them.
Thank you so much for making them :)!
Just wondering if you’ve tried freezing these? They look so good I’m not sure they’ll make it to the freezer but I’m still curious.
We haven’t, but don’t see why it wouldn’t be fine! 🙂
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