Comments on: Sweet Potato White Bean Bars

By: Cait P.

Cait P. — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 23:00:28 +0000

Coming back to leave another review (I’m the CP from September 2020!) to say I’m still making these for my (still) picky husband, now 7 year old, and (since added) 4 year old. We all still love them! I have made them exactly as called for AND I have subbed for any and everything and they always work out deliciously- pumpkin pie spice for cinnamon if I ran out, applesauce for part or all of the oil, honey for maple syrup depending on what’s available, Kodiak cake pancake mix/whole wheat flour/oat float for the white whole wheat flour, flax eggs for regular when making for my allergic niece! I add anything I have on hand for mix-ins- walnuts, chia, flax, hemp, chocolate, white chocolate, blueberries, extra sweet potato because I want to use it up- it all works! And I’ve always baked a bit longer because I only have an 8×8 and have literally never ruined them! Thank you!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:22:14 +0000

I was so skeptical, as I have just recently started making “healthier” recipes. But these were amazing! No bean taste. Even my picky husband loved them. You will not regret! I don’t have a food processor so I blended the ingredients in my bullet and then put them in a bowl and added dry ingredients and mixed by hand. Added Chia seeds instead of hemp seeds – but otherwise stayed true to the recipe.

By: Kellie

Kellie — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:54:32 +0000

These are so tasty I feel almost guilty! I love that the beans are in there because I like beans, but for those who don’t like beans, they would never know. I made them for my one year-old, but I I’ve taken some to work as a snack. They turned out almost like brownie consistency, but my husband did not measure the sweet potato. We just boiled one small sweet potato and used the whole thing so I’m not sure if that is part of it, but I’ll definitely be making these again.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:25:38 +0000

In reply to Traci. you should be able to blend the sweet potato, beans, eggs, oil and maple syrup in a blender and then transfer to a bowl and add dry ingredients to mix by hand.

By: Traci

Traci — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 04:55:29 +0000

Maybe a silly question but can these be mixed in a stand mixer or a blender? I don’t have a food processor and really don’t wanna buy another small appliance but I wasn’t sure if it would affect the texture after baked.

By: Lynn N.

Lynn N. — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:11:21 +0000

These bars are really easy to make and so delicious! My grandchildren love them and I will always make sure to have them in my house. I used a can of chickpeas and didn’t notice any particularly strong taste.

By: Callie

Callie — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:15:42 +0000

Sooooo good! Came here after I saw a link on the lentil banana muffins recipe (our ultimate fav) and tried these out this morning! The kids loved them and I loved having something easy and healthy for them to eat on the way to daycare! Might like them just as much as the muffins!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:14:38 +0000

In reply to Emily.

These saved my life after giving birth. I had made a bunch to freeze when I was pregnant and they are such a great, healthy snack. I am now 3 weeks postpartum and all the frozen ones are gone but the recipe is so simple that I’ve made them a few times already. Thank you!!

By: Healthy Mom

Healthy Mom — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 05:45:56 +0000

These were so delicious. I couldn’t get the type of beans required where I live, so I used a can of butter beans. To avoid tasting the bean flavour, I added 2 TBS cocoa powder. I also subbed oat flour for the wheat flour. They came out a great texture with a rich chocolatey flavour Thank you for sharing this recipe! I love that I can feed my 3 year old beans and sweet potato under the guise of brownies and he LOVES them

By: Angelika

Angelika — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 17:02:34 +0000

So yummy! Light and fluffy. Subbed for almond flour and came out great.