Reindeer Brownies

Name: Reindeer Brownies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: North America, American, American Brownies, low-calorie Americans
Ingredients: 1 sweet potato (about 300 g); 8 dried dates (pitted); 2 tbsp melted coconut oil; 3 tbsp honey; 50 g spelt whole‑grain flour; 50 g ground almonds; a pinch of salt; 4 tbsp strong low‑fat cocoa powder; 100 g white chocolate; 50 g blanched almonds; 50 g dark chocolate (at least 70% cacao); 8 red sugar balls; 16 mini pretzels

Prep: 15min

| Servings: 8 | Cook: 35min

The Reindeer Brownies from Spoonsparrow not only look impressive but also score high on vitamins thanks to sweet potatoes in the batter.

Ingredients

1 sweet potato (about 300 g)
8 dried dates (pitted)
2 tbsp melted coconut oil
3 tbsp honey
50 g spelt whole‑grain flour
50 g ground almonds
a pinch of salt
4 tbsp strong low‑fat cocoa powder
100 g white chocolate
50 g blanched almonds
50 g dark chocolate (at least 70% cacao)
8 red sugar balls
16 mini pretzels

Instructions

1.
Peel the sweet potato and cut it into small pieces. Cook in a pot with a little water until soft, about 15 minutes. Combine the cooked sweet potatoes with dates in a food processor and blend into a puree.
2.
Line a small springform pan with parchment paper. In a large bowl mix coconut oil, honey, spelt flour, ground almonds, a pinch of salt, and cocoa powder. Stir in the sweet‑potato–date mixture thoroughly. Fold in chopped white chocolate and almond kernels.
3.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the surface. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C (180 °C fan; gas: level 3) on the middle rack for 30–35 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cool for 20 minutes, then cut into eight squares.
4.
For garnish chop remaining white chocolate, melt it, and place sixteen drops of about 2 cm diameter onto a sheet of parchment paper. Melt dark chocolate and drizzle as pupils over the white‑chocolate eyes. Attach the eyes to the brownie squares with the liquid chocolate, set sugar balls as noses, and press salted pretzel ears around the edges of each square. Arrange the reindeer brownies on a plate and serve.