Name: Sweet potato brownies
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: Makes 9
Ingredients: 2 (around 400g) sweet potatoes, halved; 100g unsalted butter, cubed; 200g dark chocolate, chopped; 125g light soft brown sugar; 2 eggs, beaten; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 100g self-raising flour; 25g cocoa powder; 1 tsp ground ginger; 100g dark chocolate chips

2 (around 400g) sweet potatoes
halved
100g unsalted butter
cubed
200g dark chocolate
chopped
125g light soft brown sugar
2 eggs
beaten
2 tsp vanilla extract
100g self-raising flour
25g cocoa powder
1 tsp ground ginger
100g dark chocolate chips

Method

step 1
Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 and butter and line a square 20cm brownie tin.
step 2
Wrap the sweet potatoes in foil, put on a baking sheet and roast for 35-45 minutes or until soft.
step 3
Once cool enough to handle, scoop out the flesh and measure 200g into a bowl.
step 4
In a pan, melt the butter and chopped chocolate over a low heat, stirring regularly.
step 5
Add the light soft brown sugar to the sweet potato, beat until smooth and stir through the melted chocolate and butter.
step 6
Slowly mix in the beaten egg, then the vanilla extract. Sift in the flour, cocoa powder and ground ginger and mix well.
step 7
Fold in the chocolate chips, pour into the brownie tin and smooth the top.
step 8
Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until just set and still a little soft in the middle. Cool in the tin then remove and cut into pieces.