This time of year, when green markets are teeming with root veggies, it’s easy to fall back on your fave standbys (we’re looking at you, pumpkin!). But you’re doing yourself a real disservice if you’re overlooking beets. You might already know that they’re great in spiralized salads and *so* hearty in savory dishes, but it’s their natural sweetness that makes them a strong contender for the dessert table. Yes, you heard us correctly! Beet desserts. Don’t believe us? Your minds will change, thanks to these 21 sweet beet recipes that will have you looking at the ruddy roots with a new appreciation.
Chocolate Chunk Beet Ice Cream
If you’ve been dreaming of red velvet chocolate ice cream, this one’s for you. It has all the flavors you crave, without the chemical dyes. (via Vegan Heaven)
Beet Tahini Snack Bars
These all-natural bars are chewy, with juicy pockets of sweet raisins and the crunch of cacao nibs. Smooth tahini and almond butter make them a deliciously filling and healthy snack for that 4 p.m. energy slump. (via Golubka Kitchen)
Raw Vegan Beet Cashew Cake
This cashew cake is dense and fluffy, like a cheesecake without the dairy. But it’s the gorgeous color — and the crunchy date and almond crust — that makes it extra special. Whip one up for your next brunch with friends and everyone will be so impressed. (via Create N Plate)
Beet Cookies
These peanut butter cookies call for tapioca flour, making them naturally gluten-free. Bring a batch into the office and you’ll be everyone’s BFF. (via Food Fanatic)
Cinnamon Beet Rolls
For as pink as these cinnamon rolls are, the beets are subtle and require just a bit of orange and ginger to bring out the sweetness. Roll out a batch on your next lazy Sunday morning and wake the whole house with their blissful cinnamon scent. (via Gather and Dine)
Healthy Red Velvet Milkshake
This shake is like a slice of red velvet cake in a glass. But it’s all-natural, refined sugar-free, low fat, high protein, high fiber and gluten-free. You need this in your life right now! (via Desserts With Benefits)
Dark Chocolate Mocha Beet Donuts
Two surprising ingredients give these donuts cocoa-mocha goodness — beets and coffee. One bite and you’re transported to chocolate heaven. (via Heather Christo)
Honey and Beet Frozen Yogurt
This honey and beet frozen yogurt will keep you from less-healthy sweet treats as you watch the drama unfold. (via My Diary of Us)
Banana Berry Beet Smoothie Bowl
This spoonable smoothie is protein-packed, nutrient dense, and perfect for a post-workout breakie. The roasted beets provide a natural sweetness and luscious velvety texture, and with the gorgeous pink color, it’s like *happiness* in a bowl. (via Jessica in the Kitchen)
Vegan Chocolate Lava Cakes
These luscious lava cakes are just oozing homemade coconut cream. Call your partner, bestie, secret crush, cute dog-walker, new therapist, basically whoever and tell them to come on over, because treats this good must be shared. (via Minimalist Baker)
Beet and Berry Smoothie
With plenty of blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, raspberries and a crisp apple, this beet smoothie is just the right amount of sweet. (via Salt and Lavender)
Gluten-Free Beetroot Cake With Date Sugar
The pink frosting on this cake gets its gorgeous color from grated beets, which are also an ingredient in the cake. Top it with chopped almonds and pomegranate seeds for a perfect fall tableau. (via Our Food Stories)
Dark Chocolate Beet Cake With All-Natural Pink Buttercream Frosting
Hidden inside this rich, moist and utterly decadent chocolate cake are roasted beets, and the fluffy pink frosting is colored with beet juice too. Sweet beets FTW! (via The Endless Meal)
Vegan Donuts With Bright Beet Frosting
These donuts are frosted with the sweetest beet-pink icing. Make a double batch, because donuts are obviously *your* happy place. (via Two City Vegans)
Chocolate Beet Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Icing
These cupcakes are chocolatey, moist, and fluffy. The rich beets and cream cheese frosting make them pure decadence. Bookmark this one for Valentine’s Day, because it’s just *that* good. (via Sweet and Savoury Pursuits)
Chocolate Beet Bread
Got an extra-large batch of beets from your CSA share? Make a beet cake, grab the whipping cream and call a few friends over for an impromptu afternoon tea. (via Gather and Dine)
Beet Blueberry Muffins
There’s nothing like blueberry muffins in the morning to bring everyone around the kitchen table. These muffins are made extra moist and sweet, thanks to beets in the batter. Better whip up a double batch, because everyone’s going to want one. (via Nutrition Stripped)
Beet Nut Butter Cups
The beet nut butter in these chocolate candy cups calls for cashews, but you can sub in your fave nuts. They’re every bit as delicious as they look, but so much healthier than the store-bought kind. Go on, have another! (via Veggie Desserts)
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