MSU Extension Nutrition

Sweet Potato Bars

Let’s make sweet potato bars!

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Ingredients

• 2 large sweet potatoes
• ¾ cup sugar
• ¼ cup canola oil
• ¼ cup low-fat plain yogurt
• 1 large egg
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup whole wheat flour
• 1 ¼ cups quick-cooking oatmeal (not instant)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1 cup of semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

1. Scrub sweet potatoes under running water. Poke holes in potatoes with a fork. Cook in the microwave for about 15 minutes. Let cool completely.
2. Remove skins of potatoes. Place sweet potato and sugar in large mixing bowl: mash until smooth.
3. Add oil, yogurt, and egg to the sweet potato mixture; mix thoroughly.
4. In another bowl, measure and mix flours, oatmeal, baking soda, and spices; mix well.
5. Add dry ingredient mixture to sweet potato mixture; stir just enough to combine.
6. Add chocolate chips and stir to mix.
7. Spray baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Pour batter into pan; smooth out batter evenly in pan and place pan on middle rack in oven.
8. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25-30 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool for 8-10 minutes.
9. Cut into bars (4 cuts by 8 cuts) and remove from pan. Cool before serving.