These 25 delicious desserts with vegetables can fool even the pickiest eaters. Whether you’re trying to sneak in more veggies for the kids or just enjoy indulging without all the guilt, these clever vegetable-infused desserts are delicious.
Some of these desserts are so amazing, like my decadent Sweet Potato Brownies, you would never know they were made with vegetables if I didn’t tell you. Try out some of the recipes below and see if your family and guests can tell the difference!
1. Fudgy Sweet Potato Brownies (Vegan)
These sweet potato brownies are made healthier with the use of sweet potatoes, also making them vegan and gluten-free! You will love the fudgy texture and decadent flavor. They are also naturally sweetened with dates and no added sugar!
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During the holidays, I love to make homemade chocolate truffles which I make using avocados. Everyone is always shocked when I tell them. The creamy texture of avocados is great for using in chocolate recipes!
2. Keto Avocado Truffles
Avocado chocolate keto truffles are the perfect low carb alternative to regular chocolate truffles with only 2g of net carbs. These guilt-free truffles are so fluffy and decandent your guests will never know they were made with avocado.
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3. Gluten Free Almond Flour Chocolate Zucchini Bread
This healthy double chocolate zucchini bread recipe is super easy to make. This recipe uses almond flour and cacao powder. It is vegan, gluten free and paleo compliant.
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4. Sweet potato cookies (panellets) – Veggie Ideas
Sweet potato cookies have a marzipan-like flavour and a slightly chewy texture and are my version of Catalan panellets.
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5. Ginger Glazed Purple Sweet Potato Doughnuts (Gluten-Free, Allergy-Free, Vegan, Paleo)
No more beige donuts! These healthy Ginger Glazed Purple Sweet Potato Doughnuts are gluten-free, allergy-free, vegan, & paleo! A creative and fun recipe!
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6. Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins
Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins are sweet, soft, and so yummy! Loaded with nutritious shredded zucchini and mashed ripe bananas, they’re soft, fluffy, and especially delicious hot out of the oven slathered in melted butter.
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7. Picarones Recipe (Peruvian Sweet Potato Donuts)
Peruvian picarones recipe with chamomile apple syrup. A vegan treat with sweet potato dough and a unique, fragrant syrup.
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8. Chocolate Avocado Donuts
Baked dark chocolate donuts made with whole grain flour and avocado with a dark chocolate glaze. The best decadent and chocolately baked donuts, ever!
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9. Vegan Chocolate Mousse with Black Beans
There’s no point telling you how much I love dessert and chocolate – this is common knowledge! What I love creating are desserts that taste indulgent, are
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10. Vegan Cardamom & Spinach Celebration Cake
Happy Birthday to Us! Happy Birthday to us!! Come and celebrate The Vegan Larder’s first Birthday with this deliciously green Vegan Spinach & Cardamom
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11. Healthy Black Bean Brownies – Evolving Table
Black Bean Brownies are ultra fudgy, full of chopped pecans, and secretly grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, full of fiber, and super addicting.
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12. Easy No-Churn Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream (Made with Zucchini!)
Easy Blender Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream
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13. Chocolate Banana Bread (Made With Avocado)
Chocolate Banana Bread is so rich and moist you just have to try it! Get ready to go bananas for my chocolatey avocado banana bread recipe.
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14. Sweet Potato Donuts (Orange & Purple)
These Sweet Potato Donuts are easy 3-ingredient donut holes made with sweet potato puree. They are healthier, air-fried, yeast-free, and egg-free.
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15. Carrot ice cream
This carrot ice cream is surprisingly delicious and the most amazing natural orange color. A couple of scoops practically counts as one of your five a day!
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16. Double Chocolate Carrot Zucchini Muffins
Light and tender, these gluten free double chocolate carrot zucchini muffins are moist, fluffy and really chocolatey. Perfect for breakfast or a healthy snack, and a delicious way to sneak in some vegetables.
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17. Chocolate Beet Cake Recipe 🎂 MasalaHerb.com
Chocolate Beet Cake is a healthier cake prepared with fresh beets and dark chocolate. This recipe is based on a french chocolate cake.
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18. Tasty Red Velvet Cookies Recipe with Beets
Tasty, healthy red velvet cookies with beets taste like classic red velvet cake – perfect chewy soft cookies with melty white chocolate chips
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19. Healthy Spinach Pistachio Cake with Honey Buttercream – Fit Mama Real Food
Want to make a green cake without artificial food coloring? This spinach cake is it!! The green color comes from spinach and pistachios.
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20. Green Smoothie Chocolate Muffins
You would never know these Green Smoothie Chocolate muffins have 2 cups of spinach in them! This recipe is the perfect way to sneak nutrient-dense greens into your life or into your children’s snacks. The chocolate flavour totally disguises the spinach.
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21. Carrot Cookies with Orange Glaze
Homemade carrot cookies drizzled with an orange glaze. These cookies are perfect for the holidays or anytime of the year.
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22. Soft and Chewy Pumpkin Cookies
Delicious soft and chewy pumpkin cookies make a tasty treat during the autumn and fall. This pumpkin dessert is great for Thanksgiving dessert too!
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23. Amazing Avocado Brownies
Replace the butter with fresh avocados in these delicious gooey brownies!
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24. The Best Vegan Sweet Potato Pie
This vegan sweet potato pie is the perfect make-ahead holiday dessert – so silky smooth you would never know it’s dairy free! If you love pumpkin pie, you are absolutely sure to love my Vegan
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25. Green Monster Muffins: A Healthy Spinach And Banana Recipe
Delight kids with these Halloween green monster muffins. These spinach muffins are also great as hulk muffins, ninja turtle or frog muffins.
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If you know of more delicious desserts with vegetables I would love to hear them. I am always looking for ways to make desserts a little healthier either by lowering calories, increasing fiber, or increasing protein. I hope you’ve enjoyed this list! If you try any of the recipes, please comment below and let me know what you think.
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