Sweet Potato Bars Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal
• 1½ cups whole wheat flour or white whole wheat flour (see editor’s note, above)
• 1 teaspoon regular or sodium-free baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 cup mashed orange sweet potato (see tip in intro)
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• ¾ cup unsweetened, unflavored plant-based milk
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ⅓ cup chopped toasted hazelnuts or macadamia nuts
• 1 tablespoon turbinado (raw) sugar or pure cane sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon