Sweet Potato Chocolate Pudding
This Sweet Potato Chocolate Pudding is an incredibly delicious dessert recipe. It is so soft, creamy, and absolutely irresistible that you may want to make it over and over again. The best part is that it is super healthy and easy to make.
Equipment
- Instant Pot
- Blender
Ingredients
For The Chocolate Pudding
- 3 medium Sweet potatoes 500 grams
- 1/4 cup Cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 1/4 cup Milk any kind
- 12 Dates regular/6-7 medjool dates
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 1/4 tsp Cinnamon powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt
For The Toppings
- 2 tbsp Shredded chocolate
- 2 tbsp Sliced almonds
Instructions
Preparing Dates
- In a small bowl or a cup, add some warm water and soak the dates for about 15 minutes.
Preparing Sweet Potatoes
- In the inner pot of the Instant Pot, add 1 cup water and place a trivet or steamer basket.
- Scrub, clean, and prick the sweet potatoes with a fork. Place them inside the steamer basket.
- Close the lid, making sure the valve is set to sealing.
- Turn on the MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK button (High Pressure) and set the timer to 20 minutes.
- Let the pressure naturally release (NRP) for 15-20 minutes.
- You can follow the same steps using an Indian pressure cooker, letting the sweet potatoes cook for 4 whistles, and naturally releasing the pressure.
- Once the sweet potatoes are warm or at room temperature, remove the flesh with your hands or knife, and transfer them to the blender.
- Next, transfer the soaked dates, cocoa powder, cinnamon powder, salt, honey, milk, and blend everything into a smooth puree. You can taste the sweetness at this point and adjust accordingly.
- Set the pudding in an airtight container or serving bowls for 4 hours.
Notes
- Cooking the sweet potatoes very soft is very important to achieve a smoother and softer texture of the pudding.
- Soaking the dates in some warm water helps them become soft so they blend perfectly with the other ingredients for a silky and smooth pudding.
- If you like your chocolate pudding less sweeter, you may reduce the date quantity at the beginning while blending, taste the pudding, and start adding a tsp of honey or maple syrup as you go.
- If you don’t own a pressure cooker, simply peel the sweet potatoes, chop them into cubes, and cover the potatoes completely with some water. Place the pot on the stove on high heat and let the water come to a boil. Boil until the sweet potatoes are soft and easily pierced with a fork for about 15-17 minutes. Drain the water and blend them with the rest of the ingredients.
- Add any kind of plant based milk like oat milk, almond milk, or coconut milk in this recipe.