Name: Chocolate Sweet Potato Pudding
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 large or 2 small sweet potatoes; 3 – 4 tbsp cacao powder; 1/3 cup coconut yogurt; Cacao nibs

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Last Updated on January 8, 2024 by Christin Gillespie

This Chocolate Sweet Potato Pudding is super decadent & rich. All it takes to make is 3 ingredients – sweet potatoes, cacao powder, and coconut yogurt. It’s a guilt-free, vegan-friendly, chocolate treat that is so simple to make!

Two white bowls filled with chocolate sweet potato pudding, topped with a sprinkle of cacao nibs, and has a spoon in it, sitting on white marble counter.

If you love sweet potatoes & if you love chocolate, then you will love this super fluffy, rich, and delectable vegan Chocolate Sweet Potato Pudding. It’s made with the simplest of ingredients and is just sweet enough without any added sugar! Just really simple, plant-based ingredients that taste great are allowed in this recipe!

Why You’ll Love This Chocolate Sweet Potato Pudding

This sweet potato recipe is super easy to make.
It only requires 3 ingredients to make.
Can be enjoyed hot or cold.
It’s made without any added sugar.

Chocolate Sweet Potato Pudding Ingredients

This Chocolate Sweet Potato Pudding is made with just 3 ingredients!

Organic Sweet Potato: 1 large or 2 small sweet potatoes. Any variety of sweet potato works well in this recipe, classic orange is what I use, but both purple and white sweet potatoes can be used! Yams are also a totally delicious substitution for sweet potatoes!
Cacao Powder: To make the sweet potatoes chocolatey! To be clear, cacao powder is different from regular dutch cocoa powder. Cacao powder is pure, raw cacao versus processed. Plus, cacao is rich in magnesium.
Organic Coconut Yogurt: Coconut yogurt provides the creaminess to this chocolate pudding recipe. Adding coconut yogurt also adds a boost of healthy fats and probiotics, but feel free to use a dairy free yogurt if you’d like.

One white bowl filled with chocolate sweet potato pudding, topped with a sprinkle of cacao nibs, and has a spoon in it, sitting on white marble counter.

How to Make this Sweet Potato Breakfast Recipe

In this sweet potato recipe, you can prepare your sweet potatoes on the stove or in the oven. I usually use my stove when making sweet potatoes for breakfast, because it’s easier and faster. What is more is that, boiling may hold most of the sweet potatoes antioxidants and enhance their nutrient power. With that being said, you can certainly bake your sweet potato in the oven. Also, keep the skin on, because the peel of the sweet potato holds majority of its antioxidant power.

To make on the Stove: Wash the sweet potatoes and chop into 1 inch cubes. Bring a large pot of water to boil and carefully add the diced sweet potatoes. Reduce the heat to medium-high and boil for 12-15 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a fork.

To make in the Oven: Preheat oven to 400ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper and/or aluminum foil. Wash the sweet potatoes and place on the baking tray. Bake for 45-60 minutes, or until easily pierced with a fork.

Whichever method you select, you’ll then want to transfer the cooked sweet potato to a large mixing bowl. Add in the cacao powder & coconut yogurt. Then, using an electric mixer, whip everything, starting on the lowest speed, until its nice and fluffy. Alternatively, you can transfer the cooked sweet potato and the remaining ingredients to a high-speed blender/food processor, and blend until thick and smooth, 3-4 minutes.

Chocolate Sweet Potato Pudding in a mixing bowl.

Scoop pudding out into a bowl or two, then place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before enjoying. Once chilled top with a sprinkle of cacao nibs, if desired.

Tips for Making this Sweet Potato Breakfast Recipe Perfect

To make the perfect chocolate pudding, be sure to follow these tips.

For this sweet potato breakfast recipe, I suggest using orange flesh sweet potatoes for this recipe, but any type sweet potato will work.
I left the skin on my sweet potato, because the peel of a sweet potato holds the majority of its antioxidant power. However, you can remove the skin if you prefer that more.
Be sure to chill the pudding for 2 hours.
You can top your sweet potato with whatever you want!

Chocolate Sweet Potato Pudding Toppings

Chocolate Sweet Potato Pudding toppings is what makes this breakfast so exquisite. For this chocolate treat, I kept it simple, & just went with cacao nibs. However, if that won’t hit the spot for you, then here are some suggestions to ensure that you are fully satisfied!

Fresh Organic Berries: strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, cherries, etc.
Sliced Organic Banana
Chopped Organic Medjool Dates
Toasted Organic Nuts/Seeds: almonds, peanuts, hazelnuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, pecans, walnuts, etc.
Organic Nut Butter: almond butter, creamy peanut butter, hazelnut butter, cashew butter, SunButter, pecan butter, etc.
Organic Granola: use your favorite granola. Try my vegan gluten-free & nut-free granola, peanut butter granola, coconut cashew granola, chocolate coconut granola, or almond joy granola.
Organic Coconut Yogurt
Organic Coconut Whip Cream
Organic Cacao Nibs or Organic Dark Chocolate Chips
Chopped or Melted Organic Dark Chocolate

Regardless how you top your chocolate pudding, it will be a delicious treat. Also, be sure to add the toppings after the sweet potato pudding is removed from the fridge!

Sweet Potato Tips & Tricks

Once cooked, this chocolate pudding will last in the fridge for 4-5 days. For best results, keep in an air tight container.
I recommend using orange flesh sweet potatoes for this recipe, but any type sweet potato will work! Also, if you’re short on sweet potatoes, no problem, you can easily swap for butternut squash or pumpkin!
You can certainly top or add in your chocolate bowls with whatever you like, so it’s totally customizable.

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Xoxo.

Christin.

Chocolate Sweet Potato Pudding

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Author: Christin Gillespie
Prep Time: 5
Cook Time: 40
Total Time: 45
Yield: 4 1x
Category: Dessert
Method: Stovetop or Oven
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegan

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Ingredients

Scale

Always opt for organic ingredients.

1 large or 2 small sweet potatoes
3 – 4 tbsp cacao powder
1/3 cup coconut yogurt

Optional toppings

Cacao nibs

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Instructions

Sweet potatoes

Boil

Wash the sweet potato and chop into 1 inch cubes. Bring a large pot of water to boil and carefully add the diced sweet potatoes. Reduce the heat to medium-high and boil for 12-15 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a fork.

Bake

Preheat oven to 400ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper and/or aluminum foil. Wash the sweet potatoes and place on the baking tray. Bake for 45-60 minutes, or until easily pierced with a fork.

Mixing & Refrigerate

Transfer the cooked sweet potato to a large mixing bowl. Add the cacao powder and coconut yogurt. Use a hand mixer to combine the ingredients, until it’s nice and fluffy. Alternatively, you can transfer the cooked sweet potato and the remaining ingredients to a blender/food processor, and blend until thick and smooth, 3-4 minutes.
Scoop pudding out into a bowl or two, then place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

To serve

Remove the Chocolate Sweet Potato Pudding from the fridge & garnish with cacao nibs, if desired.
Enjoy!

Notes

For this sweet potato breakfast recipe, I suggest using orange flesh sweet potatoes for this recipe, but any type sweet potato will work.
I left the skin on my sweet potato, because the peel of a sweet potato holds the majority of its antioxidant power. However, you can remove the skin if you prefer that more.
Use an electric mixer, to ensure that you achieve a fluffy texture.
You can top your sweet potato pudding with whatever you want!

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