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TWO INGREDIENT CHOCOLATE SWEET POTATO FROSTING

by Katelyn Masters

The easiest healthy chocolate frosting made with just two simple ingredients: chocolate chips and sweet potatoes.
I remember thinking as a youngster “why don’t vegetables taste like chocolate?”  If they did, I reasoned, surely all children would gladly eat them.  While I later dismissed this idea altogether after learning to love vegetables for who they really are, this concept has slowly crept back into my mind after trying to feed a picky toddler who prefers his food to look like a low-carb dieter’s worst nightmare. 
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Well my friends, this Two Ingredient Chocolate Frosting recipe has brought my wildest food dreams to a delectable reality by taking the vitamin-a-packed sweet potato (the darling of the root vegetable world) and smothering it with dark chocolate to create a frosting that is deep, rich, and creamy; perfect for frosting cakes or gussying up graham crackers for an after school snack.

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Does this recipe also save time and energy because it is only two ingredients? Well that depends.  It depends on whether or not you live in a cultured area which offers pureed canned sweet potatoes.  Sadly, I do not live in such a utopian place, so I was left to roast whole sweet potatoes in the oven and puree them myself in a food processor.  So while this is probably much more time consuming than ordinary chocolate frosting, don’t write it off just yet! This is still very simple to put together, once your potatoes are done with their stint in the oven.

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Now, if you are anything like me, your next thought after hearing of this miraculous confection is whether you can make it with chocolate’s fair cousin, white chocolate.  Of course I had to see for myself how this would turn out and the results are pretty darn tasty.  The beautiful orange color provided by the sweet potatoes will clearly show through, which may be a plus or minus depending on the look you are going for and the consistency is a bit looser than the dark chocolate version, so be sure to let is set in the fridge for a bit before you attempt to frost your cakey treats.

If you try this recipe, let me know how it turns out! Leave a comment below or post your tasty creation on Facebook or Instagram and tag Bit & Bauble.

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TWO INGREDIENT CHOCOLATE SWEET POTATO FROSTING

  • Author: Katelyn Masters
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Description

This amazingly simple recipe only requires two ingredients: chocolate and sweet potatoes. Use this dark, creamy frosting on cakes, cupcakes, or even as a fruit dip.

Scale

Ingredients

1 large sweet potato (about 18 ounces)
12 ounces dark or semisweet chocolate, chopped or chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place the sweet potato directly on the oven rack with a baking sheet placed on the rack below to catch drips. Bake for about 1 hour or until the sweet potato is tender.
  2. Remove the potato from the oven and allow to cool slightly. Remove the peel and puree the flesh in a food processor until smooth.
  3. Add the chocolate to the food processor and pulse to combine.
  4. Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl and continue stirring until smooth and silky.
  5. Let the frosting cool down in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes before frosting your cake or cupcakes.

Notes

If not using immediately, store the frosting in an airtight container in the refrigerator. The cooled frosting will be thick and hard to spread after storing, so carefully reheat in the microwave at 30 second intervals until creamy and easy to spread.

Recipe adapted from: Better Baking by Genevieve Ko

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