Velvety smooth, intensely rich Vegan Chocolate Pudding. It's super fast & easy to make & hides a very healthy secret........
The good news is that this amazing Vegan Chocolate Pudding is healthy. The bad news?.....There is no bad news. It's all good. Very good in fact.
It's all good because this pudding is hiding a dirty healthy secret. Actually two healthy secrets. One is sweet potato and the other is banana.
You might recall that I used sweet potato in my Healthy Chocolate Smoothie. Well it worked so well that I just had to play around with it in pudding form.
HOW TO MAKE VEGAN CHOCOLATE PUDDING
This Vegan Chocolate Pudding could not be easier to make. Just blend all of the ingredients until smooth and creamy. Spoon into serving dishes or glasses and refrigerate until needed. It does firm up a little over time in the fridge.
That's about as complicated as it gets.
As well as being super quick and easy to make, every-time you eat this Healthy Vegan Chocolate Pudding, you are actually eating fruit and vegetables. It really doesn't taste 'healthy' though. It is rich, indulgent and super chocolatey. You cannot detect the sweet potato at all. It serves to sweeten, thicken and make very, very velvety smooth. The banana comes through, but banana and chocolate is a match made in heaven so there are no worries there.
This pudding is a dream to eat. It is so luxuriously thick and intensely chocolatey. It will kick any chocolate cravings well into touch.
WAYS TO SERVE MY VEGAN CHOCOLATE PUDDING
I topped my puddings with some ruby red pomegranate seeds because the colour looked so fantastic for the photos. Other serving suggestions are:
- sliced banana
- date caramel
- my 5 minute caramel sauce
- fresh strawberries
- vanilla roasted strawberries
- fresh raspberries
- crushed cookies
- nuts
- sprinkles
- granola (it is particularly good with my Double Chocolate Coconut Granola!)
Or just serve it as it is!
Healthy Vegan Chocolate Pudding
Ingredients
- ¼ cup / 4 tablespoons / 60mls plant-based milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ cup / 60mls maple syrup you can add up to 2 tablespoons more if you prefer it sweeter
- 2 cups / 470g cooked sweet potato baked, roasted, steamed or microwaved - not boiled, the orange fleshed variety - often labelled as yams
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seed you could sub this for chia seeds
- ½ cup / 55g cocoa powder
- 1 / around 125g medium banana
- ½ teaspoon salt
- OPTIONAL - chocolate chips to stir through
INSTRUCTIONS
- Add all ingredients to a blender, starting with the liquid first.
- Blend until completely smooth.
- If you wish to stir through some chocolate chips do so now.
- Spoon into dessert bowls or glasses and refrigerate.
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Karly says
I do like it but I think next time I’ll leave the banana out. It just overpowers the taste of the chocolate. So smooth and creamy though! Will make again!
Crystal says
Hello, I just came across this recipe. I do LOVE a good chocolate pudding. However, I DO NOT like sweet potatoes at all. I am wondering if anyone has had any luck substituting pumpkin or butternut squash for the sweet potatoes. They are similar in texture but different enough in taste that I actually like both.
Melanie McDonald says
If it helps you can't really taste the sweet potato, but I think butternut squash or pumpkin would work really well too. As they tend to be a bit looser though, I would hold the milk until you have blended everything else up. You might not need any of it but see how you go. Bear in mind that the pudding does thicken as it refrigerates so when you first make it, it should be a little bit looser than you would ultimately like. Hope that helps!
Anita says
I like this recipe a lot. It's very simple and all the good stuff that you just don't associate with chocolate pudding ;) I can see myself making this often from now on.
A Virtual Vegan says
Thank you. I hope you enjoy it!
kimmythevegan says
Sneaky sneaky getting in those fruits & veggies - I like it! And I'm all over chocolate pudding. Yum!
A Virtual Vegan says
Ha ha! I like being sneaky. ???? Thank you Kimmy!
Sarah says
I can't believe there's sweet potato in this! You can't taste it. Yum!
A Virtual Vegan says
If no-one told you, you would never know either! Perfect for getting good stuff into kiddos without them realizing ;O)
Jenn says
LOVE this!! Pudding is so good - I don't eat it nearly enough. And this is a pudding I can feel good about eating - it's so healthy!
A Virtual Vegan says
Thank you Jenn! It's so healthy you could eat it for breakfast! Sounds like a plan to me ;O)
Sharon says
Your photos are absolutely beautiful! ❤️ I've been meaning to try these chocolate puddings with the 'secret' ingredient for a while now. They look so smooth and delicious. I'm glad you mentioned that the sweet potato is not detectable in the taste or texture. I'm looking forward to testing them on the family! xx
A Virtual Vegan says
Thank you so much Sharon. Your family will never know....Mine still don't ;o)
Mary Ellen @ VNutrition says
Great idea to use sweet potatoes! You always come up with such great healthy ingredients!
A Virtual Vegan says
Thank you! I love that it's healthy enough to eat for breakfast ;O)
Becky Striepe says
Oh my gosh, this looks so good! And I love those pretty pomegranate seeds on top!
A Virtual Vegan says
They are such pretty seeds! They work so well with the chocolate too. Thanks Becky :O)
Amy Katz from Veggies Save The Day says
Sweet potato totally works! It reminds me of Dreena's famous chocolate cake. Looks so delicious!
A Virtual Vegan says
It's so great with chocolate!
A Virtual Vegan says
Very true!
Dianne says
I love this recipe's "secret" ingredient! I would have never thought to use that in chocolate recipe.
A Virtual Vegan says
It works so well!
Mina Joshi says
I like the idea of adding sweet potatoes and bananas to this dessert. Topping the dessert with pomegranates finishes off the dessert perfectly.
A Virtual Vegan says
Thank you. The pop of colour from the pomegranate is lovely!
Gaby says
Hello! Is there something I could sub for the banana? Bananas tend to hurt my stomach (even when brown and spotty ripe). I've tried avo pudding and chiaseed, am interested in the idea of using a sweet potato!
A Virtual Vegan says
You could probably get away with using more sweet potato in it's place. Just a bananas worth. About 1/3 of a cup I guess that would be. Hope that helps!