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Hubbs got home and I presented him with a few pieces of these. He eats one, says mmmmm, then asks me what they were. I said they are Sweet Potato blondies. He looks at me and says, they are more brunetties dont you think. 😉
So lets just call them Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip bars. 🙂 These bars are gluten-free, made with brown rice flour and amaranth, with Sweet Potato puree and a generous amount of spices. I added some mini chocolate chips in these, because you know, mini chocolate chips make everything better. You can add nuts of choice. These blondies can also be made with Pumpkin. They store very well. Store in airtight container in the refrigerator for longer shelf life.
Serve these Gluten free Sweet Potato Blondies with Ice cream, salted caramel, whipped coconut cream.
Every holiday season, I seem to feel alone and write on my personal blog, about how I have expectations from everyone around to adjust just a bit for things like food or other issues, and how I get disappointed. As Isa says, holidays are about inclusiveness. We should look at the friends and family around and try to include everyone in the celebration, even if leads to cooking up something new, changing the venue or anything else.
Since, I haven’t baked gf in a while, I decided that I need to brush up my gluten-free baking and come up with some gf options for the holidays. These moist, no gum, gluten-free blondies are easy to whip up and delicious.
More Fall desserts..
Sweet Potato Doughnuts
Pumpkin Coconut Muffins
Simple Spelt Sweet Potato Biscuits
Pumpkin Pie Spice Nog Pancakes
Pumpkin Pie Flan
Quick short post today while I try to catch up on sleep(Chewie’s coughing fits keep us up), feel super awesome about meeting Isa chandra, worry about Chewie and worry about the thanksgiving potluck, and just about go through some mix and match of emotions.
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Steps:
In a bowl, add all the ingredients under Wet.
Mix it up. In another bowl, mix all dry ingredients.
Combine dry with wet until well combined. Drop the batter onto parchment lined or greased pan.
Spread and even it out using a spatula.
Bake in preheated 360 degrees F for 40 minutes.
Serve warm with caramel or ice cream.
Gluten free Sweet Potato Blondies with Chocolate chips. Vegan Recipe
Ingredients
Dry
- 1 cup brown rice flour , or white rice flour
- 1/4 cup amaranth flour , or sorghum or millet other gf flour
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot starch
- 1.5 tsp pumpkin pie spice blend, or add 1/2 tsp cinnamon & ginger, 1/4 tsp clove & nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- a generous pinch of baking soda
Wet
- 1/2 cup Sweet potato puree, I used canned
- 1/4 cup almond milk , or other non dairy milk
- 1 Tbsp flax seed meal
- 1 Tbsp molasses
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 2/3 cup ground raw sugar, 1-2 Tbsp more for sweeter
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup oil, I use organic canola
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips, or add chopped walnuts/pecans
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 360 degrees F / 160ºc. In a bowl, whisk all the dry ingredients.
- In another bowl, add all the ingredients under wet and mix well. Let sit for 2 minutes.
- Combine wet with dry and mix until well combined. Fold in the chocolate chips or nuts if using. Or add both.
- The batter will be thick and stiff-ish and it will continue to get stiff if it sits. Once chocolate chips are mixed in, drop the batter on parchment lined or greased pan. Using a spatula flatten it out.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes until a toothpick from the center comes out almost clean. You will know when it is ready as the house will start smelling delicious.
- Remove pan from oven. Let cool for 10-15 minutes before removing from pan. The blondie crust softens and also gets easier to cut into squares as it cools. Cut into squares and serve with vanilla ice cream or salted caramel or whipped coconut cream, or all of them.
- Variations: use Pumpkin instead of sweet potato puree. Add a Tablespoon more almond milk and oil.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These blondies are being shared at Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays, allergy Free wednesdays, Rickis wellness weekend
tried these with pumpkin – was wonderful! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this.. :))) Happy holidays to you and your loved ones!
Just made the pumpkin version = Awesome! Love pumpkin and chocolate together.
Sweet potato blondies, please, I want some with some dulce de leche! It’s so cool that you’ve met Isa and how is Chewie?
I totally agree with Isa and I always try to accommodate any dietary need my friends/family have, the holidays shouldn’t make anyone feel excluded. I really need to brush up on gluten free baking, it’s definitely not my forte. Beautiful blondes/bars/brunetties, they look soft and delicious!
Oh man, do these look amazing! So moist, packed full of chocolate chip goodness, and of course making the most of those glorious sweet potatoes. I haven’t seen many sweet potato treats this year, so I’m happy that you’ve filled the gab with something so spectacular.
I have some left over roasted butternut squash which I think will do beautifully for these – thank you:) Hope Chewie improves
yum. butternut will work beautifully as well.
Your husband’s comment totally made me giggle! Whatever you call them, they look so tasty! I have never used sweet potato in a dessert but this seems like the perfect way to start.
I know right. they are kind of very brunnetty:)
Wow, these look awesome! Can these be made with all-purpose flour too? And if so, is it the same measurements? Thanks! 🙂
I havent made these with regular flour. they should workout fine though. use enough flour to get a thick muffin batter type consistency and bake.
Thank you. 🙂
haha! brunettes! husbands can be so funny! these look seriously delicious, lady!
Thank you Caitlin!
looks fabulous delicious pictures