Sweet Potato Protein Rich Brownies

I've been a little quiet as of late, I know..... I've been busy, and thinking about my upcoming 2 year anniversary since I made my lifestyle change....  But here's a yummy recipe I had to try!!  The original was here and as is my normal style, I tweaked it a bit to fit what I want a bit better! 

 

Here we go:

1 large sweet potato - baked

2 large eggs & 1 egg white (2tbsp liquid egg whites)

1/4 cup coconut oil - melted

1tbsp stevia powder

1/2 cup dark chocolate chips (I used Nestle Dark Chocolate Morsels)

3tbsp coconut flour

2tbsp cocoa powder

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp cinnamon

3 scoops Chocolate Protein Powder (I used Body Fortress)

 

Preheat oven to 350.

Spray 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray, or grease with coconut oil.

Mash potato in a bowl.

Whisk together vanilla, eggs & egg white, & coconut oil.

Add to potato - mix well. 

Add in dry ingredients (stevia, cocoa powder, protein powder, baking powder, coconut flour, cinnamon) - Mix well.

Pour into baking dish & top with chocolate chips.

Bake 30 minutes.

 

Makes 24 servings.

 

80 calories

5g Fat

7g Carbs

1g Fiber

5g Protein

24mg Sodium

32 Calorie Decadent Cookies!

This was my first attempt at these cookies (hence, they are not very pretty just yet) but hey, they are awesome. I found the original recipe here and tweaked it, because that's how I roll.  I swapped almond flour for coconut flour, and of course had to reduce the amount because coconut flour is a bit different..... used plain ol' sunsweet pitted dates (worked great, and far cheaper than Medjool Dates.  Check out the goodness:

 

You'll need:

6 Sunsweet pitted dates

1/4 cup canned pumpkin

1/2 tsp allspice

1tsp reduced sodium baking powder

1/4 cup reduced fat unsweetened shredded coconut

1/8 cup organic coconut flour

1 large egg (lightly beaten)

1/2 tsp cinnamon

3oz dark chocolate (I melted 10 squares from an XL Hershey's Special Dark Bar)

 

Preheat oven to 350. 

Blend (in food processor) flour & dates.  This will take 2-3 minutes

In bowl, combine flour/date mixture along with baking powder, pumpkin, coconut, egg, & cinnamon.  Mix well.

Spoon onto lined baking sheet (use parchment paper) - will make 20-24 "balls".  Push your finger down in the center to make a 'nest'.

Bake 10 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool ten minutes.

Melt chocolate, and spoon into cooled cookies. 

Rest 1 hour.

(I refridgerated mine after putting the chocolate in the cookies -- picture was taken while chocolate was still warm)

Mine made 23 cookies.

 

Per Cookie:

32 Calories

2g Fat

4g Carbs

1g Fiber

1g Protein

17mg Sodium