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sweet potato chocolate ganache frosting

Sweet Potato Chocolate Ganache Frosting

I can't tell you how much I love this as a frosting or as pudding. It's just proof that a little kitchen magic can turn sweet potatoes into chocolate gold. One taste and you’ll never look at frosting the same way again. Rich, silky chocolate ganache s — perfect for brownies, cakes, or spoon-licking.
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Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 16 tablespoons
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 35
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 medium sweet potatoes boiled until soft and mashed (about 3 cups)
  • ½ cup Dutch cocoa powder
  • ½ cup pure maple syrup
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
  • 3 –4 Tbsp unsweetened soy milk adjust for desired consistency

Method
 

  1. Boil and mash the sweet potatoes until smooth and creamy. Let them cool slightly.
  2. In a food processor or blender, combine sweet potatoes, cocoa powder, maple syrup, vanilla, and salt.
  3. Blend until silky smooth, scraping down sides as needed.
  4. Add soy milk one tablespoon at a time until you reach a thick, spreadable, ganache-like consistency.
  5. Chill for 30 minutes before frosting cakes or brownies — it will set beautifully and hold its shape.

Notes

Note: This recipe makes roughly 2 1/2 - 3 cups of frosting. Good to frost one 9 x 13 inch cake, 12-16 Black Bean Brownies or 12 cupcakes.