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 (158 g) brown rice flour or white rice flour
- 1/4 cup (30 g) 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 (0.5 tsp) baking powder
- a generous pinch of baking soda
Wet
- 1/2 cup (140 g) Sweet potato puree I used canned
- 1/4 cup (62.5 ml) almond milk or other non dairy milk
- 1 Tbsp flax seed meal
- 1 Tbsp molasses
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 2/3 cup (157.73 g) ground raw sugar 1-2 Tbsp more for sweeter
- 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) salt
- 1/4 cup (56 ml) oil I use organic canola
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup (60 g) 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
These blondies are being shared at Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays, allergy Free wednesdays, Rickis wellness weekend
Gabrielė
Hi there, thank you for this allergy friendly recipe 😊 🙌 I have done few changes, that likely lead to a very dry, crumbly and sweet result (chickpea flour, even 30g of it, was definitely a bad idea)… But the following day the cake was way better🤔👌 Please suggest if I can use more rice or starch for these 30g of gf flour?
Richa
Chickpea flour doesn’t work unfortunately.
Amber
May I omit the flax seed if I am fresh out? Does this need to be replaced? I have xanthan gum.
Richa
Yes try a half teaspoon xanthan
Artemis
Hi there, if I wanted to use less sugar, for example 100 gr. would I need to change any of the other dry ingredient ratios?
Debbie Belligham
Hi, can you tell me what sized baking tin you used. Mine came out very flat and am thinking it was the tin size. Thanks
Richa
9 by 5 or smaller
Debbie Bellingham
Inches or centimetres?
Richa
inches
Laura
Can I use white whole wheat flour or oat flour?
Richa
you can use oat flour along with some almond flour, or wheat flour with some almond flour. atleast a fourth amount of almond flour. With wheat flour, the texture will be more cakey
Carrie
What could I use to sub the oil?
Richa
more sweet potato puree
Juliana
I just made these and i think they’re interesting. Just some feedback: I’m not blown away with them, but I definitely don’t think they’ll go to waste. That said, it’s probably my pumpkin pie spice blend… the cloves taste overpowering. I think i would have liked these blondies more if I had added just cinnamon and nutmeg and perhaps, a 1/4 tsp or less of the cloves. Or perhaps if I had used 1/2 tsp of pumpkin pie spice and added a little more if necessary. The pumpkin pie spice is definitely convenient, but I’m not sure how the spice ratios vary between products and mine might be heavier on the cloves than others.
I also made these with applesauce in place of the oil, and I baked them in a muffin tin (360 F/30min) because i don’t have a good selection of baking dishes. I do like the texture and the crunchiness on the outside… it’s very good.
I got inspired to make these because i had some left over brown rice flour and sorghum flour that has been sitting in my pantry for too long, and I was quite impressed that i had exactly enough to double this recipe. I would try making these again, considering the clove issue with my pumpkin pie spice blend, but probably with spelt or whole wheat pastry flour…. or even flour made from rolled oats. I do like that this blondie is gingerbready, but I also thought of a different variation that might interest you, or your readers: to perhaps omit the molasses, and use coconut milk, a bit of unsweetened shredded coconut, and coconut extract with some nutmeg and cinnamon. Something like that.
Thank you!
Juliana
I came back to see if I could delete my original review, but doesn’t seem like it. I just want to say, that in the end, these are delicious. My mom loves them too. I’m not sure what was off with the cloves earlier, I’m thinking maybe I ate one before it cooled off enough, and the warmer temperature accentuated the cloves? As the day went on, and I ate one at room temp, I didn’t notice an overpowering clove flavor, and the spice tastes just right. These were really yummy, and they sure didn’t last long! I love the texture and the crusty outside, and I hope I can get that if I make these with whole wheat pastry flour, which is what I usually have on hand. Thank you again!
Vicky
Those look delicious Richa!
Sunday Morning Banana Pancakes
So pretty! And Hubbs is right they are totally brunetties (you need to coin that term!) – I think we are definitely more sensitive to food needs and lifestyles because we live it everyday…..some people are just not programmed to think in those terms (especially older people) – for us it is just second nature 🙂
Rajashree
tried these with pumpkin – was wonderful! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this.. :))) Happy holidays to you and your loved ones!
Leslie Austin
Just made the pumpkin version = Awesome! Love pumpkin and chocolate together.
veganmiam.com
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?
Maggie Muggins
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!
Hannah
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.
christine
I have some left over roasted butternut squash which I think will do beautifully for these – thank you:) Hope Chewie improves
Richa
yum. butternut will work beautifully as well.
luminousvegans
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.
Richa
I know right. they are kind of very brunnetty:)
Aimee B.
Wow, these look awesome! Can these be made with all-purpose flour too? And if so, is it the same measurements? Thanks! 🙂
Richa
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.
Aimee B.
Thank you. 🙂
Caitlin
haha! brunettes! husbands can be so funny! these look seriously delicious, lady!
Richa
Thank you Caitlin!
Torviewtoronto
looks fabulous delicious pictures