Chocolate Sweet Potato Pudding with Quinoa

This 6-ingredient chocolate sweet potato pudding is a delicious way to incorporate more veggies into your diet.  It is a low carb make ahead healthy treat that’s perfect for entertaining!

This 6-ingredient chocolate sweet potato pudding is the type of dessert that’s actually good for you! It is not only delicious, rich and creamy, it’s also bursting with nutritious ingredients.

Are you a fan of sweet potato?

I am.  Most of the time I use it in savoury recipes but every once in a while I like to get a little bit more creative.  Today is one of those occasions!

I am very excited to share this chocolate sweet potato pudding with you today!  This is a simple, make ahead, delicious little treat that’s perfect to serve at a party or as an after-school snack.

No one will ever guess what’s in it!

What they will taste is milk chocolate with subtle caramel notes.  Not too dark or rich, or sweet or filling.  Just right!

What they will NOT know is that they are eating sweet potato, quinoa, healthy cacao (use cocoa if you prefer) and a bit of sugar.  In a nutshell.

Why is this chocolate sweet potato pudding a healthy treat?

This is a pretty low fat dessert recipe.  There is no cream, or butter, or coconut or nuts.  The only ‘fatty’ ingredient is the cottage cheese, which contains 4.5 % fat in 100 % of product.  Which is not too fatty actually.

The cottage cheese adds a little tanginess to this dessert, giving it an almost cheesecake like feel.  Plus it makes it creamier.

This healthy chocolate mousse contains a moderate amount of sugar and a bit of maple syrup, but a lot of the sweetness comes from the sweet potato.

Quinoa adds another healthy twist to this simple chocolate dessert.

Prepping the ingredients

Although this chocolate pudding with quinoa is simple to make 2 of the ingredients require a bit of preparation.  Firstly, the quinoa has to be cooked.  You will save time if you cook it ahead and refrigerate (for up to 3 days) until you are ready to use it.

The sweet potato can also be baked ahead, even the night before (and kept in the fridge).

So once you’ve assembled all the ingredients your healthy chocolate mousse will be ready within a couple of minutes!

How to store this chocolate mousse

You can make this easy chocolate dessert several hours in advance and refrigerate until you are ready to serve it.  It’s best to cover it to prevent drying on top – I place the cups on a baking sheet and put another baking sheet on top.

More easy pudding/mousse recipes

If you are looking for more healthy, easy mousse recipe ideas check out this vegan chocolate banana mousse.  You might also like this healthy mango mousse with sweet potato.

Healthy blender recipe

This is a blender recipe and I recommend using a powerful blender that will produce a silky smooth, creamy consistency.  I used my Optimum VAC2 Air Vacuum Blender, which always yields fantastic results, whatever the recipe.

If you are considering buying a good blender you may be interested in reading my short Review of Optimum VAC2 Air Vacuum Blender.

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Print Recipe

Chocolate Sweet Potato Pudding with Quinoa

This Chocolate Sweet Potato Pudding is a delicious way to incorporate more veggies into your diet.  It is a low carb healthy treat that's perfect for entertaining!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Cooling the sweet potato30 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: International

Keyword: chocolate, quinoa, sweet potato

Servings: 6 people

Author: Everyday Healthy Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 small sweet potato, approx. 300 g in weight
• 1 cup cooked quinoa
• 4 tbsp cacao/cocoa powder
• 150 g cottage cheese, the creamy kind
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar
• 4 tbsp maple syrup

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 400 F/ 200 C/ gas mark 6. Place the sweet potato on a baking tray and pop in the oven for 30 minutes or until the potato is tender (insert a fork to check). Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. You will need 2/3 cup (a little less than a cup) of the sweet potato pulp (discard the skin).
• Place all the ingredients (including the sweet potato) in a powerful blender (I used Optimum VAC2 Air Vacuum Blender) and puree until velvety smooth.
• Divide the mixture between 5-6 pots and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Serve with seasonal fruit or simply on its own.

Notes

Both the quinoa and the sweet potato can be prepared ahead and kept in the fridge (for up to 3 days) until you are ready to use them.

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Other sweet potato desserts you might like

Sweet Potato Chocolate Brownies with Pecans

Sweet Potato Smoothie Bowl with Mango (Vegan)

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RECIPE LINK PARTIES

I am bringing my healthy Chocolate Sweet Potato Pudding to #CookBlogShare, guest hosted this week by Jenny@Apply to Face Blog.  Also sharing with Recipe of the Week and We Should Cocoa.

I am also sharing this post with Fiesta Friday.  The co-host this week is Diann @ Of Goats and Greens.