5-ingredient sweet potato pudding that's dairy-free, refined sugar-free and plant-based. Dress it up with sweet whipped cream and chopped pecans for a healthy fall dessert. Or, top it with berries and banana for breakfast!
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This healthy sweet potato dessert is a great alternative to sweet potato pie. The warming spices and mild sweetness isn't overpowering. It goes well with fall recipes like stuffing, kale, winter squash dishes and all the warm, fall things.
🧄 Ingredient notes
To make this vegan sweet potato pudding, you'll need the following ingredients:
- baked sweet potatoes
- pumpkin pie spice
- sea salt
- almond milk, soy milk or other plant-based milk
- maple syrup
For exact measurements and details, please scroll down to the bottom of this post to see the detailed recipe card.
🔪 Instructions
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👨👩👦👦 Serving suggestions
How to serve as a healthy fall sweet potato dessert
- Top with dairy-free whipped cream + chopped pecans
- Serve in clear glasses, layered like trifle
- Top with caramelized banana, toasted chopped walnuts, crumbled maple cookies and dairy-free whipped cream
How to serve as a fall breakfast
- Quick breakfast on the go: Store in mason jars, topped with berries, frozen or fresh cherries, chopped apple or banana
- For kids: serve topped with cut banana or other fruit and granola
- Fall brunch option: Serve with granola, cherries, sliced banana, apple and a drizzle of almond butter. Would be a great side to waffles or pancakes.
🗺 Cultural influences
Sweet potatoes' natural, well, sweetness, really lend themselves to being transformed into desserts. Since sweet potatoes grow well in tropical and sub-tropical climates, you'll find all sorts of recipes for sweet potatoes and yams in the Caribbean, Central America as well as the hotter, humid states of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and more.
Exhibit A: Sweet potato pie in the southern states of the US is typically made with evaporated milk, eggs, butter, spices, sugar and milk. It is then spread into a crust and baked until firm.
Exhibit B: Sweet potato pudding in Jamaica is made with coconut milk, lime juice, rum, spices, sugar, raisins and cornmeal. It is then baked for a long time - up to 2 hours.
There's countless other examples of sweet potatoes and yams turned into finger-licking good sweet treats around the world!
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📖 Recipe
Healthy Sweet Potato Pudding (vegan)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 large sweet potatoes about 2.5 pounds
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup soy milk or other plant-based milk
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
Optional toppings
- Sliced banana
- Fresh blueberries
- Apple
- Granola
- Dairy-free whipped cream
- Chopped pecans
- Caramelized banana
- Toasted chopped walnuts
- Crushed maple cookies
Instructions
- Bake sweet potatoes whole at 350 F for 90 minutes, until very soft. Allow to cool and then peel.
- Add peeled sweet potatoes to food processor. After cooking and peeling, you should have about 2 pounds (or 5-6 cups packed cups) of cooked sweet potato.
- Add remaining ingredients to food processor. Process until very smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings (salt, maple syrup), as needed.
- Serve chilled.
Patricia Neville says
I made this pudding and it is delicious! Topped it off with almond milk whipped cream and it really hit the spot. My question to you is can I freeze the pudding for later?
PS. I also put a tablespoon of it in my oatmeal. Sooooo good!
Abi Cowell says
What a great idea! Yes, you can freeze the pudding, I do this for my elderly father. I'll package it in single servings and freeze it for him, so he can pull one out of the freezer to thaw whenever he wants it.