Valentine’s day is all about love...and dessert, of course. If you're new to the whole food plant-based world, you might be struggling to find dessert recipes that align with your healthy diet (and your love for chocolate). Well, rejoice! You don’t have to compromise on taste and decadence this Valentine's Day. It’s totally possible to enjoy healthy, nutritious, chocolate-filled desserts AND stick with your whole food plant-based diet? Case in point: these seven plant-based dessert recipes for chocolate lovers. How about that for a happy Valentine's Day?
7 Valentine's Day Plant-Based Dessert Recipes for Chocolate Lovers
1. Plant-Based Double Chocolate Cake
Image and Recipe from MamaSezz
Show your vegan Valentine true love with decadent WFPB double-chocolate cake. No animal products in sight and it's surprisingly health since it's oil and added-sugar free. (It's also free from gluten!)
2. Banana-Chocolate Cake
Image and Recipe from Faithful Plateful
Yes, I'm including two chocolate cakes on this list and since you're clearly a chocolate lover, you're welcome :) This healthy plant-based dessert is full of fiber and naturally sweet from the bananas, which means you can go back for seconds (or third) completely guilt-free!
3. Vegan Chocolate Pudding Pots
Image and Recipe from Rhian's Recipes
Short on time this Valentine's Day but still want to wow your plant-based sweetie with dessert? These vegan chocolate pudding pots are a lifesaver! They can be whipped in fifteen minutes and you can even make them ahead of time and keep them in the fridge for your special Valentine's date.
4. Chocolate Cupcakes
Image and Recipe from Feasting On Fruit
How good do these vegan chocolate cupcakes look? Believe it or not, there is no refined sugar in this plant-based dessert recipe! Yep! Dates are the magical natural sweetened for this treat and the frosting is made with whipped coconut milk! And they're not just vegan and refined sugar-free — there's no gluten, oil, or nuts!
6. Easy Vegan Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Image and Recipe from MamaSezz
Surprise that special someone (or heck, treat yourself this Valentine's Day!) with fresh strawberries dipped in this refined sugar-free chocolate sauce. This plant-based dessert recipe is WFPB, easy to make, and dare I say it, even healthy.
6. Fudgy Vegan Brownie Recipe
Image and Recipe from MamaSezz
There's no oil or butter in these vegan brownies...so what the heck makes them so perfectly fudgy? You won't believe the secret ingredient...
Bonus: these are wicked kid-friendly.
7. 5-Minute Chocolate Vegan Gelato
Image and Recipe from Dreena Burton
Could we really leave chocolate ice cream out of this Valentine's Day roundup? Five ingredients and five minutes are all you need to make this heavenly, rich vegan gelato. The best part? You can add it as a topping to any of the above desserts and make it a double-feature!
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Updated 1/26/22
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Rafaela Michailidou is a Vegan Lifestyle Coach, and a freelance health and wellness content writer, with a Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies.