Desserts and chocolate don’t have to be unhealthy and we can enjoy them if they’re made with non refined, natural ingredients. As you know, we’re following a high carb, low fat, vegan diet and we still eat our favorite foods, we just make a healthier version using low fat ingredients or healthy fats.
This is the third chocolate pudding we’ve posted on the blog. The first one was made with avocado and banana and to make the second one we used chia seeds. Today we want to show you how to make a high carb, low fat, vegan chocolate pudding using sweet potatoes. It has an amazing texture and is sooo good! In addition, it’s cholesterol-free and much healthier than other recipes.
I’m in love with sweet potatoes, especially to make sweet recipes. If you like them, you should definitely try our 5-ingredient sweet potato brownies! They’re also low in fat, delicious and so satisfying.
To make this pudding you just need to steam the sweet potatoes and blend them with the rest of the ingredients, so easy! You can also boil them (although you’ll lose some nutrients in the boiling water) or bake them (the pudding will have a more intense flavor, but I prefer to steam the sweet potatoes because is so convenient).
Hope you try this pudding guys! ?
Tips:
- Sweet potatoes are sweet, but we prefer to add some sweetener as well. This is totally up to you.
- You don’t have to use the same sweeteners as we did, you can use only one, two, you choose! If you use another sweetener, just add it gently until the pudding is sweet enough for you.
- Raw cacao and carob powder also work, but probably you’ll need to add more or less sweetener.
- We use oat milk (you can find the recipe in our free cookbook), but feel free to use any other plant milk or even water.
PRODUCT WE USED TO MAKE THIS RECIPE (AFFILIATE LINK):
Low fat sweet potato chocolate pudding
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Total: 35 mins
- 3 1x
- Dessert
- Vegan, American
Servings 3 1x
It’s possible to make a high carb, low fat sweet chocolate pudding using sweet potatoes. They’re so sweet and have a great texture to make sweet recipes.
Ingredients
- 1 pound sweet potatoes (450 g)
- 1 cup plant milk of your choice (250 ml)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (40 g)
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 8 Deglet Nour or 4 Medjool dates
Instructions
- Wash, peel and chop the sweet potatoes. Steam them for about 25 minutes or until they’re soft.
- When they’re cold, place them in a blender with the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth.
- You can serve the pudding immediately, but we prefer to store it in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
- We added some chopped pistachios and cacao nibs on top.
DID YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE?
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Fantastic! Finally I found a way to enjoy sweet potatoes. They are so healthy but I couldn’t convince my taste buds. But WOW! Fooled my mouth and we all ate as much as we wanted because it’s so good for us.
I doubled the recipe and it made 6 servings. I did make 2 changes – (1) I used water instead of plant milk, and (2) I used 3/4 cup xylitol + 2 Tbsp stevia instead of dates and maple syrup — we are really focused on dental health right now and wanted it to be truly sugar-free.
Do you think this could be used as icing as well? The texture seemed to fit.
THANK YOU 🙂
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Hi Eric! Sounds so good 🙂 I’m so glad you liked it! I haven’t tried it myself but I think it would work!
(I meant to say frosting, not icing 🙂
Hi for the sweet potatoes you say 450 grams is that normally 1 medium sized sweet potatoes? I do not have a scale. Thanks
Hi! I would say 2 medium-sized sweet potatoes 🙂
This is AMAZING!! I mean YUMYUM YUM!! It feels like such junk food but it’s so good and good for you!!!
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Hi Kathy! So glad you liked our recipe 🙂 Have a nice day!
Do you need to soak the dates in hot water? or just throw in whole?
Hi Stephanie! I didn’t soak them, but I used a powerful blender (a Vitamix) 🙂
Hi, what calories have this dessert, looks so delicious
Hi Anna! You can calculate the nutritional info using this web: https://www.verywellfit.com/recipe-nutrition-analyzer-4157076 Have a nice day!
Very good! Thank you for the recipe!
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Hi Rainie! Thank YOU for your comment 🙂
Best decadent chocolate breakfast ever! 😁
Hi Dee! Thanks a lot 🙂
Simply delicious. Giving the impression to cheat without actually doing it. Even more, i prefer the taste and texture of this recipe to the belsoy chocolate (sugar filled) pudding. Brilliant!
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Hi Dom! Thanks a lot 🙂 So glad you liked it!
Hi there! I’m planning to make this recipe in a couple of days. I need three servings but I’m wondering what the total yield is in terms of grams or milliliters? I want to make sure the serving cups I’m using are the right size.
Hi Haddie! I’m so sorry, but I can’t tell you the size in grams or milliliters. Have a nice day!
I am following the McDougall Diet (high carb low fat), and this recipe is perfect! I made it today for dessert, and my whole family (husband, teenage son and pre-teen son) loved it. Thank you!
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Hi Christine! So glad you liked it 🙂
I made this yesterday – it’s so good!!!! Thank you!
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Hi Nicky! So glad you liked it 🙂 You’re so welcome!
Can I use simple sugar syrup?
Hi Mohammed! You can use any sweetener you want 😀
If I make 3 servings, how long will this last in the fridge? Thank you!
Hi Tracey! I think it could last for at least 3 or 4 days, maybe a week…
thank you!
For a quick pudding recipe, I open a can of organic sweet potato puree, add some cocoa, sweetener of
choice such as stevia and then flavor it with vanilla and cinnamon. Yum! Quick, convenient and very healthy.
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Hi Phillip! Thanks a lot for the idea 🙂 Have a nice day!
Bravo! Great recipe. It’s really yummy and be enjoyed by everyone.
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Thanks Abby! I’m so glad you liked it 😉
Looove this recipe :)) Need to try it as a chocolate lover!
Thanks a lot Edith! 🙂