Desserts can be a fun way to sneak some veggies into your diet without anyone noticing. We found 30 delicious treats that hide vegetables in clever ways, so you get the best of both worlds. These recipes are easy to make and taste so good, you won’t even realize you’re eating something healthy.
Pumpkin Bars
Moist, cake-like pumpkin bars packed with spices. This great snack or dessert sneaks in healthy pumpkin, making it both nutritious and flavorful.
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Fudgy Black Bean Brownies
These brownies use black beans for a rich, fudge-like texture. A perfect chocolate treat with a hidden veggie boost that no one will suspect.
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Lime Avocado Tart
This avocado tart is bursting with lime flavor. It’s a fresh treat that cleverly incorporates avocado for added nutrition.
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Sweet Corn Bacon Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Sweet and creamy ice cream with salty bacon and crunchy chocolate bits. An unexpected combination that sneaks in veggies for an intriguing dessert.
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars
Chewy and dense bars made with pumpkin, whole wheat flour, and oats. An easy treat that’s perfect with a glass of milk and secretly healthier.
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Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Flourless chocolate zucchini bread that’s super moist. A healthy yet rich way to enjoy zucchini, making it a great snack.
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Almond Zucchini Bread
Slightly crunchy on the outside and super moist inside. This bread is a perfect way to use up summer zucchini.
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Sweet Potato Raisin Bread
Thick, coarse crumb with a hint of sweetness. Great for breakfast toast and sneaks in nutritious sweet potatoes.
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Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies
Black bean cookies stuffed with creamy peanut butter. A gooey, healthier treat that’s secretly nutritious.
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Sweet Potato Cookies
Made with mashed sweet potato, oats, and almond flour. Soft, chewy cookies filled with spices and a touch of sweetness.
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Pumpkin Biscotti
Classic Italian cookie with fall flavors. Crunchy exterior and soft middle, perfect for dunking in coffee or tea.
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Sweet Potato Bran Muffins
Studded with raisins, these muffins are a healthy, hearty snack that sneaks in sweet potatoes for extra nutrition.
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Chocolate Chip Avocado Muffins
Avocado muffins packed with healthy fats and studded with chocolate chips. A fun and nutritious snack.
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Cherry Corn Muffins
Filled with fresh cherries, these muffins are made with almond flour and cornmeal. A great summer baked good.
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Banana Zucchini Muffins
Made with oat flour and whole wheat flour. A healthy, bite-sized snack perfect for school lunch boxes.
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Lemon Zucchini Bread
This Lemon Zucchini Bread is so moist, yet the crust is perfectly crunchy. It can be made with fresh or frozen grated zucchini.
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Chocolate Potato Cake
This chocolate potato cake gets its soft, moist texture from a surprise ingredient.
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Sweet Potato Brownies
Sweet potato brownies are super dense and moist compared to others – almost like fudge. Topping them with peanut butter tames the richness of the cocoa and adds a salty element to the treat.
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Chocolate Cauliflower Popsicles
These chocolate cauliflower popsicles are tasty, easy, and oh so good for you.
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Carrot Coffee Cake with Brown Butter Glaze
In less than an hour, this carrot coffee cake with brown butter glaze comes together with the great flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. It will become your new favorite springtime dessert or brunch recipe.
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Black Bean Brownie Bites
Rich, decadent, chocolaty … these almost truffle-like brownie bites have a secret ingredient they’ll never guess.
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Strawberry Blueberry Zucchini Mini Muffins
These mini muffins are loaded with berries, zucchini, and are a perfect grab-and-go snack.
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3 Ingredient Avocado Brownies Recipe
Satisfy your sweet cravings with our easy fudgy 3-ingredient avocado brownies – a wholesome twist on traditional favorites.
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Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
Moist and gooey, chocolate chip zucchini bread is a must-make recipe in our family. We have this great chocolate chip zucchini bread for breakfast, snacks, desserts, and even slide a piece into my kid’s lunchbox.
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Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls
These pumpkin spice cinnamon rolls are an absolute treat. They’re pillowy soft on the inside, luscious and sweet on the outside, and perfect for the fall season.
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No Fail Butternut Squash Apple Cake
This butternut squash apple cake is a great way to have a grab-and-go healthy snack at all times.
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Apple Carrot Snack Cake
This apple carrot snack cake is just one of those things that somehow elevates the mood every time. It’s low maintenance, highly snackable, and 100% great.
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Beet Berry Messy Nice Cream
This beet berry messy nice cream is absolutely great and comes packed with lots of healthy nutrients, plus different flavors and aromas that will make you fall in love with it. It’s prepared with plant-based ingredients like frozen berries, banana, avocado, or red beet. It’s creamy and messy and ready in under 10 minutes.
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Coconut Carrot Chocolate Raw Cake Bars
Raw coconut, chocolate, and carrot cake bars are the perfect sweet treat for any season. Made with only 8 wholesome ingredients, these bars are low in carbs, perfectly creamy, and great.
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Raw Chocolate Carrot Cake
This raw chocolate carrot cake is made with healthy ingredients and comes together quite easily. Our carrot cake is naturally sweet and has a nice crunchy texture. It’s packed with lots of beneficial nutrients and topped with the most creamy chocolate frosting.
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Gina Matsoukas is an AP syndicated writer. She is the founder, photographer and recipe developer of Running to the Kitchen — a food website focused on providing healthy, wholesome recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets both digital and print, including MSN, Huffington post, Buzzfeed, Women’s Health and Food Network.
