Sweet Potato Bars

You have to try these delicious and chewy sweet potato bars! Made with pantry staples and are a great year-round snack! 

I know most of the time we ramp up our sweet potato intake in the fall and winter season, but if you are tired of using bananas in your baking recipes, you have to experiment with sweet potatoes. 

These bars are similar to cookie bars, sweet enough to knock out the craving, but using vegetables as the base. 

If you have picky eaters in the house, there’s no convincing needed when it comes to these chewy sweet potato bars. 

Also if you are a huge fan of sweet potato casserole, you will definitely want to try these! Like I said, even though sweet potatoes don’t have a natural sweetness, the other ingredients really balance everything out for a nice snack or dessert.

Ingredients Needed 

• Sweet potatoes – roasted and pureed
• Flour – all-purpose or white whole wheat works the best for this recipe 
• Oats – use the quick-cooking kind
• Butter – use unsalted if possible. If you choose to go with salted, you may want to use less salt. 
• Egg – allow it to come to room temperature before adding it to the batter.
• Baking soda
• Cinnamon
• Salt
• Brown sugar
• Vanilla
• Chocolate chips 

If you like nuts you can fold in some chopped pecans or walnuts before baking.

How to Make Homemade Sweet Potato Bars

Prepare the potatoes. You can either bake the sweet potatoes for 45 to 55 minutes at 425 degrees or peel and chop and boil them for 15 minutes. 

Puree. Once you have cooked the potatoes, add them to a food processor or high-speed blender until they are smooth. Allow them to cool before adding them to the batter.

Make the batter. Combine the flour, oats, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl. In another bowl, mix together the butter and brown sugar. Add the egg and vanilla to the sugar mixture.

Add potato puree. Pour the cooled sweet potatoes into the sugar mixture and stir. Add the dry ingredients into the wet, then fold in the chocolate chips. 

Bake. Pour the batter into a greased baking pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes at 350 degrees. 

Cool. Before slicing and serving, allow them to cool. 

Storing Instructions 

Keep the sweet potato bars in an airtight container for up to 5 days. You can store them on the counter, but they stay fresher when chilled in the fridge. 

To freeze, place the squares in a freezer-safe bag and freeze for up to one month. Thaw in the fridge overnight or allow them to come to room temperature before eating. 

More Easy Dessert and Snack Bar Recipes: 

• Gluten Free Cookie Bars
• Paleo Pecan Pie Bars
• Banana Breakfast Bars (Vegan + GF)
• Healthy Pumpkin Bars with Healthy Cream Cheese Icing
• Healthier Salted Caramel Apple Pie Bars
• Whole Wheat Oatmeal S’mores Cookie Bars || Indoor S’mores

Sweet Potato Bars

You have to try these delicious and chewy sweet potato bars! Made with pantry staples and are a great year-round snack!

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Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Ingredients

  

• 3/4 Cup roasted and mashed/pureed Sweet Potato
• 1 Cup White Whole Wheat Flour or all purpose flour
• 3/4 Cup quick cooking oats
• .5 Tsp Baking Soda
• 1 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1/2 Tsp Salt
• 1/4 Cup Unsalted Butter room temperature
• 1 Cup brown sugar
• 1 Egg Room temperature
• 1 Tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips

Instructions

 

• Prepare sweet potatoes by either 1. baking at 425 for 45-55 minutes and removing sweet potato from the skin, or 2. Peel and chop sweet potatoes into chunks. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add sweet potatoes, cooking for about 15 minutes, until fork-tender. Drain water and mash potatoes, then set aside to cool. I placed my sweet potatoes in my food processor and blended/pureed them until no chunks were visible.
• In a medium bowl combine flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
• Combine butter and brown sugar until smooth, then add room temperature egg and vanilla. Once the sweet potato has cooled off a bit (can be warm, but not hot) add it to the sugar mixture.
• Stir flour mixture into sweet potato mix, then fold in chocolate chips.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 C). Scoop dough onto a greased or parchment paper-lined 8×8 baking pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Allow to cool before removing from the pan and slicing into squares.

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