Superfood Brownies

If I were to tell you that you are literally eating your vegetables when you eat one of these brownies would you believe me? Well thats exactly what you are doing when you eat these brownies. I made 2 batches in one week because me kids loved them so much and I was totally fine with them eating 2 in a day because they were getting some greens! There is no refined sugar in these brownies either!! Just dates which sweeten these brownies just enough but also add some nutritional value. Dates contain phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B6 along with other vitamins and minerals. 

With kids I'm always trying to find easy and delicious ways to get more vegetables into their diet. Yes, I have raised them on real food and I am happy that they consume more veggies than the average child, but lets be honest they are kids! If they can have a "treat" that tastes good to them but also is full of nutrients why not!!! I have to say that although I made these primarily for the kids I snuck a few for myself, heck I could have eaten the entire batch not that you would want to do that, but you could and not feel like crap afterward. 

I have yet to try and freeze these but if you cut them and then freeze them you could defrost just the amount you would like. I'll be making multiple batches to freeze and then use  for school lunches and afternoon snacks. Try bringing these to your next pot luck and I bet you that people would not even notice that they are gluten free and full of vegetables!!

Servings: 12-16 Brownies ( 13x9 pan)

Ingredients:                        **Updated Version adding avocado for more fudge-like brownies**

• 4 Eggs (preferably pastured)
• 2 small or 1 large sweet potato (baked with skin removed)
• 2 cups Raw Baby Spinach
• 1 Avocado
• 10 Medjool Dates pitted soaked in warm melted ghee or coconut oil for 5-10 minutes
• 3/4 cup Raw Cacao
• 1/2 cup Cassava Flour (Otto's Cassava Flour is what I always use)
• 1/2 cup Ghee or Coconut Oil Melted 
• 2-3 TBSP Maple Syrup
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/4 tsp Sea Salt

Directions:

1. Melt Ghee or coconut oil in a bowl
2. Remove pits from dates and add them to a bowl with the melted ghee/ coconut oil and let sit for 5-10 minutes.
3. While dates are soaking preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9x13 baking dish liberally with ghee or coconut oil and line with parchment paper. 
4. When dates are done add them along with the ghee/coconut oil to a high speed blender. 
5. Add baked sweet potatoes (skin removed) to the blender with the dates and blend on high until no date fragments are present. 
6. When dates and sweet potatoes are blended add all of the eggs, avocado, spinach and blend 20-30 seconds longer until spinach is completely mixed with no small spinach pieces. 
7. In a large bowl pour in the mixture from the blender and add vanilla extract and slowly sift in the dry ingredients while stirring or using a handheld mixer,
8. You batter will be very  thick. Now pour our mixture into  greased baking dish and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. 
9. Remove from oven and let cool for 30 minutes in baking dish before cutting and eating. 

Enjoy!!