Sweet potatoes are great for digestive health as they contain prebiotic fibre which promotes healthy gut bacteria.

 These healthy and rich sweet potato brownie tastes delicious and makes for a perfect healthy treat.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup of sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed

• 2 tbsp of chia seeds

• 6 tbsp of water

• 1/2 cup of melted coconut oil

• 1/2 cup of raw cacao powder

• 1/2 cup of coconut flour

• 1/2 cup of coconut sugar

• 2 tsp of Vanilla extract

• 1/4 cup of dark chocolate chips

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 180 °C.

• Peel and steam sweet potatoes until tender. Mash with a fork - you need 3/4 cup.

• Stir together chia seeds and water and let sit for 5 minutes until jelly-like.

• Melt coconut oil, remove from heat.

• Stir in cacao powder, coconut sugar, vanilla, chia seeds mixture and mix well.

• Fold in coconut flour and chocolate chips without over mixing

• Pour into a parchment-lined 20 x 20 cm baking pan and bake for 50 minutes until you can insert a toothpick and it comes out clean.

• Let it cool and place in the fridge.