13.06.2008 Butterscotch (or White) Chocolate Fudge Brownies

look at that chocolate chip trying to run for its life! nice try, little one.

(no offense to the gluten free brownies from the previous post, but I truly believe these ones are just the best I’ve ever sunk my teeth into.)

and yes, I am totally milking that sweet potato thing, because I think it makes for slightly healthier brownies, plus…I had a ton of leftovers.

not quite as obnoxious as other brownie recipes out there when it comes to sugar & fat content, they’re still utterly sinful and decadent and should be used with caution. meaning: you should at least share the pan with your SO or a very, very good friend to finish off in one night so that you don’t feel absolutely mortified at your own greed.

please note that it is possible to find nondairy butterscotch chips at Price Chopper, and nondairy white chocolate chips at Cosmo’s Vegan Shoppe.

if you don’t want to go through the trouble of getting either, and decide to replace them with more semisweet chocolate chips, it might be wiser to up the sugar a bit since these chips are obviously less sweet than their little butterscotch or white chocolate friends. I’d add 1/4 cup sugar to the amount noted in this recipe.

Non-stick cooking spray
1 1/2 cups (263 g) mix of nondairy butterscotch (or white chocolate) and semisweet chocolate chips, melted and cooled
1 cup (255 g) sweet potato purée
2 tablespoons (30 ml) canola oil
2 tablespoons soy creamer or nondairy milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup (30 g) powdered sugar
1/2 cup (60 g) light spelt flour
2 tablespoons (10 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup (88 g) mix of nondairy butterscotch (or white chocolate) & nondairy semisweet chocolate chips, optional

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C, or gas mark 4). Lightly coat an 8-inch (20-cm) square baking pan with spray.
In a large bowl, combine melted chips, sweet potato purée, oil, creamer or milk, and extract.
In a medium bowl, sift together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder.
Fold dry ingredients into wet, being careful not to over mix. Fold in optional extra chips.
Place and level batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 28 minutes.
Let cool in pan, on a wire rack. Let cool completely in fridge before
slicing.
Enjoy cold, store in fridge.

Yield: about 12 brownies

  • Elyse says:

    Just found this and am so making these tonight. Couple of quick questions, is it sweet potato or yams that you use? Did you make your own by steaming or do you have it canned where you live? I”m going to punt in case you don’t see this (you know, since I’m 3 years late ;)) but if you do get back to me I’d be so happy!

  • Elyse says:

    They are cooling as we speak and my house smells delicious! I’ve never seen canned sweet potatoes here (and wasn’t in the mood to go to the store just to be denied) so I just steamed and pureed one (orange, yessss!) and the consistency seemed decent…all that remains is the eating! Thanks for writing back!

    • Celine says:

      I usually have to order the stuff online, but it’s so easy to make it at home that it just shows how lazy I can be at times. and no problem about writing back, thanks for trying them!

  • andrea says:

    can these be eaten at room temp? just curious why it says to enjoy cold?

  • andrea says:

    thank you. was just curious. i’m new into baking and thought this recipe sounded so good. i had always thought brownies were to be eaten at room temp. thanks again. making these tonight. :)

    • Celine says:

      it makes them all the more candy-like and chewy I find to either eat them straight from the fridge or even freezer. now you know my (not-so) secret. ;)

  • Elise says:

    I made these tonight with soaked, blended dates in place of the sweet potato puree since that was all I had. My oven is pretty slow so I had to bake them longer but they turned out wonderfully, dense and fudgey and crispy on the outsides. Thanks for my new go-to brownie recipe!

    • Celine says:

      I lovelovelove your idea of using dates, I will try it soon. did you reduce the sugar to make up for the use of dates, or was it okay as is? thank you for telling me about it!

      • Elise says:

        Oh, I’m so glad you liked it! I’m always wary of commenting “I made your recipe tonight except for x and x and x”, I actually used half a cup of sugar as recommended since I was only using dark chocolate throughout and I thought they were perfect, suuuuper chocolatey but not overly sweet. If you used butterscotch or white I think a 1/4 cup would be fine? I soaked the dates in hot water for about ten minutes to soften, then drained off the excess water and put them in the food processor (actually I cheated and blended all the wet ingredients in the food processor once the dates were smooth). I hope you enjoy them!

        • Celine says:

          simply brilliant! and no worries about making changes, that’s the funnest part of making someone else’s recipes. thanks for telling me how you did it!

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