This 5-ingredient sweet potato chocolate 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 any occasion.
This simple sweet potato chocolate 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!
This is a pretty low fat dessert recipe. There is no cream, or butter, or coconut or nuts.
The cream cheese, along with the yogurt, add a little tang to this dessert, giving it an almost cheesecake like feel. Plus they make it creamier.
This healthy chocolate mousse contains some maple syrup, but a lot of the sweetness comes from the sweet potato.
Can you taste the sweet potato in this chocolate pudding
Not at all! 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! The sweet potato adds bulk, creamy consistency and sweetness but the flavour is masked by the other ingredients.
Equipment you’ll need
- Kitchen scale/measuring cup and spoon
- Small oven tray for baking the sweet potato
- Blender
How to make sweet potato chocolate pudding
1.Place the sweet potato on an oven tray and bake in a preheated oven (200 C) for 30-40 minutes or until fully cooked. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool completely before making the recipe. Peel and combine with the other ingredients.
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2. Puree until smooth.
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3. Spoon the mixture into your dessert bowls and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.
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Top tips for making sweet potato chocolate mousse
- Sweet potato: To save time you can bake the sweet potato ahead and once cooled refrigerate it (unpeeled) until you are ready to make the recipe.
- Cocoa or cacao: You can use either though I tend to use cacao in raw desserts as it’s a little more nutritious than cocoa (you might also like this collection of 27 cacao recipes).
- Cream cheese: Use either full fat or light cream cheese (and yogurt).
- Serving suggestions: Serve on its own, with fresh fruit, chocolate flakes or a dollop of whipped cream. Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
- Storing: 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.
I used Optimum VAC2 Air Vacuum Blender to make this recipe.
More healthy mousse recipes
- Sweet Potato Mango Mousse (Vegan)
- Chocolate Banana Mousse with Tofu (Vegan)
- 5-Ingredient Avocado Chocolate Mousse
Check out also this collection of 27 everyday healthy cacao recipes!
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Sweet Potato Chocolate Pudding Recipe
Ingredients
- 200 g sweet potato raw, unpeeled
- 3 tbsp cacao/cocoa powder
- 120 g cream cheese I used Philadelphia
- 2 tbsp thick yogurt
- 80 ml maple syrup
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients (including the sweet potato) in a blender and puree until velvety smooth.
- Spoon the mixture into 4 dishes and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Sweet potato: To save time you can bake the sweet potato ahead and once cooled refrigerate it (unpeeled) until you are ready to make the recipe.
- Cocoa or cacao: You can use either though I tend to use cacao in raw desserts as it's a little more nutritious than cocoa (you might also like this collection of 27 cacao recipes).
- Cream cheese: Use either full fat or light cream cheese (and yogurt).
- Serving suggestions: Serve on its own, with fresh fruit, chocolate flakes or a dollop of whipped cream. Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
- Storing: 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.
Hi, I am Monika, welcome to Everyday Healthy Recipes! This blog is all about creatively simple recipes with a healthy twist, old classics with a modern take, and an occasional Polish dish thrown into the mix - all easy to make, healthy and delicious, perfect for everyday cooking. 
What an interesting use of quinoa and sweet potato Monkia. I’m totally intrigued by this and want to try it now. It sounds like just the sort of thing I’d love. Thanks for sharing them with #WeShouldCocoa.
Thank you Choclette, coming from such a chocolate expert as yourself this means a lot:)
Quite awesome. I’m definitely a sweet potato lover, and this sounds great. And healthy. Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday!
Thank you! Happy FF:)
Gosh ,how clever are you?!This is so inventive and it looks so delicious.I would never have thought you could put those things together to make chocolate mousse!Thankyou for sharing!#CookBlogShare
Thanks Jenny! I do love experimenting with ingredients!
I have to say this is one of the most creative dessert recipes I have ever seen! incredibly healthy and tasty for sure, plus I´m a huge fan of sweet potatoes 🙂
Thank you! Glad to meet another sweet potato fan!
I am a fan of sweet potatoes! Thanks for this one??
I always thought we had a lot in common! Sweet potatoes are awesome!