These healthy brownies are legendary

Curb that sweet tooth. No Images? Click here       I just finished reading a fascinating new book called Genius Foods that explains how everything we eat affects our brain health, so now I'm on a mission to clean up my diet. It turns out that sugar is one of the worst ingredients we can feed to our brains, so I'm starting out by cutting down my sugar intake. Fortunately, we've got a couple ways to break some of those bad habits. This week we discovered a way to cut the sugar in sweet potatoes, as well as a recipe that uses those sweet potatoes to make super-healthy brownies. We've got all that and more below (hint: there's something for Instant Pot fans!). XO, Kristen   The best Instant Pot recipes for spring Your Instant Pot game is tired. After a glorious fall and winter spent perfecting all the wonderful chilis and stews that the Instant Pot so magically makes, it's time for a change. Free yourself from the hot, salty prison of winter's comfort foods and try these 25 springtime recipes for the Instant Pot. There's everything from pressure-cooked artichokes to mushroom risotto and even potato salad. GET THE RECIPES   Baking a sweet potato doubles its sugar Buckle your seatbelts: A baked sweet potato has twice the glycemic index of a raw sweet potato. Don't panic; you just might want to rethink the way you eat sweet potatoes. There are simple ways to prepare sweet potatoes that can produce a dramatically lower glycemic index, compared to baking them. Find out how! GET THE TIPS   These healthy sweet potato brownies are magical   Baking conundrum: You want to bake brownies, but you dread the temptation of eating the entire batch. We've got a solution. Ella Mills is the queen of healthy brownies, and she's upgraded her famous recipe for sweet potato brownies. We've got the new recipe, and you've got to make it. There’s no flour, butter or table sugar in these brownies. Instead, they're made with sweet potatoes, dates, ground almonds, coconut oil and raw cacao powder. YUM. GET THE RECIPE   Eat on: The 10 Most Popular Instagram Recipes From March 2018 You guys sure do love chocolate cake. This Is Exactly How Long You Can Eat Your Leftover Easter Ham Don't let that ham lurk too long in the fridge! And In Case You Had No Idea What To Do With That Leftover Ham ... We've got 25 delicious recipes for you.    .     No moon dust. No B.S. Just a completely essential daily guide to achieving the good life. Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Can't get enough? You'll also love: HuffPost Must Reads. ©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe