I usually spend my Sundays with my family using nap time to meal plan and grocery shop for the upcoming week however I found myself with a quite a bit of produce leftover from the week on the verge of going bad. I don’t use the word “hate” very often but I really truly HATE wasting food!!!

Top of my must use list: 2 baked sweet potatoes and quinoa!

Using the two sweet potatoes was a pretty easy decision! I had remembered seeing a brownie recipe a while back and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to give it a try!!! My hubs has recently gone gluten free so I wanted to make sure it was something the entire family could enjoy!

Sweet Potato Brownies (Gluten Free)

WHAT YOU NEED:

• 1 Large or 2 small sweet potatoes
• 3 eggs, whisked
• 1/4 cup unrefined coconut oil, melted
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 TBSP Cooked Quinoa*
• 3 TBSP Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• dash of salt
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips

*I had leftover quinoa in my fridge. You could also use quinoa flour or coconut flour as a substitute

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

1. Bake your sweet potatoes (or if you’re like me use leftover ones!), peel skin and let cool
2. Heat oven to 350 degrees
3. Mash sweet potatoes and add: eggs, coconut oil, honey, vanilla
4. Add dry ingredients: quinoa, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and mix well
5. Stir in chocolate chips
6. Pour into 8×8 glass baking dish and bake for 30 minutes.

If you have a little helper like me that’s an extra bonus!

My only advice – Try not to eat the entire pan! I had 1/4 of the pan gone within minutes and had to hide it from myself in the microwave!

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