The Healthiest Chocolate Frosting
Servings 2 cups
Ingredients
- 1 baked orange sweet potato (1 to 1 1/2 cups mashed)
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup dates, soaked in hot water at least 10 minutes
- 1/4 cup nut butter (I've used peanut butter or almond butter)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 teaspoon almond extract....delicious!
- 1/4 tsp salt
- maple syrup to taste (optional)
- 1/2 cup dairy-free dark chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Bake sweet potato by microwaving it for about 8 minutes, or cooking it in the oven. Put all ingredients into a bullet or small high-speed blender (a food processor does not get it the dates very smooth). Blend, stir, and blend again until smooth, adding up to 1/4 cup water if necessary to help it blend. If you'd like to add chocolate chips (for a richer, more traditional frosting), melt them in the microwave first and add to the blender.
- Taste and add maple syrup or other sweetener of choice if desired. I like it as is, but it is not as sweet as buttercream frosting. If you'd like a darker chocolate flavor, add a little more cocoa powder.
- The dates and cooling chocolate chips thicken it up with time. Store in the fridge. Can be piped as cake decorating frosting, eaten with fruit, or on rice cakes or pancakes.
