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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast

    Healthy Sweet Potato Pudding (vegan)

    Published: Sep 8, 2021 · Modified: Jul 29, 2022 by Abi Cowell · As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases · See my privacy policy linked in footer · This blog uses cookies

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    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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    • 🧄 Ingredient notes
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Serving suggestions
    • 🗺 Cultural influences
    • 💜 More recipes you'll love
    • 📖 Recipe
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    sweet potato pudding in white bowl with blueberries and banana

    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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    Please scroll down to recipe card for complete instructions and notes.

    👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 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.
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    🗺 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!

    💜 More recipes you'll love

    If you love this healthy dairy-free sweet potato pudding recipe, check out these other plant-based desserts!

    • Vegan Banana Bread with Applesauce
    • Healthy Banana Oatmeal Bars (5 ingredients, no flour, no egg, sugar free)
    • Chocolate Walnut Fudge Truffles (vegan)
    • Easy Vegan Pumpkin Pie

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    📖 Recipe

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    Healthy Sweet Potato Pudding (vegan)

    Abi Cowell
    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!
    5 from 2 votes
    Estimated Cost: $3
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    Prep Time 1 hr 30 mins
    Additional Time 10 mins
    Total Time 1 hr 40 mins
    Course Desserts
    Cuisine Southern
    Servings 6
    Calories 182 kcal

    Equipment

    • Food processor
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    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.

    Notes

    If you don't have pre-mixed pumpkin pie spice, here's how to make homemade pumpkin pie spice.
    Instead of soy milk, you can use any other plant-based milk you enjoy: almond milk, coconut milk, cashew milk, oat milk, etc.
    Instead of maple syrup, you can use brown sugar, coconut sugar or another sweetener.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 8ouncesCalories: 182kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 4gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 308mgPotassium: 674mgFiber: 6gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 26798IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 1mg
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    About Abi Cowell

    Hey y'all! I’m the plant-based food blogger, recipe developer, photographer and cooking class instructor behind Very Veganish. Join me as we explore and taste incredible plant-based food, with cultural influences from around the world. You’ll find healthy comfort food vegan recipes and inspiration here. When I'm not cooking, you'll find me homeschooling my two boys, volunteering and trying to survive the Texas summers with copious glasses of iced tea.

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    1. Patricia Neville says

      January 01, 2022 at 9:53 pm

      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!

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      • Abi Cowell says

        February 07, 2022 at 8:03 pm

        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.

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