Baking with Veggies – They’ll Never Believe What’s in There

Baking for your family is an act of love and wins their affection one cookie, cupcake, and yummy goodie at a time. Finding ways to sneak wholesome veggies into their favorite baked goods is an easy way to improve their diet and feel good about what they are eating.

Have you ever used veggies in your baking? At first thought, this concept might seem odd, but taking a deeper look, it’s plain to see how easy it is to add healthy veggies into the batter or mix and improve the texture, taste, and health of baked goods. Here are some fun ways to use veggies when you bake.

Carrots- Carrots can be shredded or mused into pulp and used in all sorts of baking. Consider making a classic carrot cake or using the pulp mixed into a dark chocolate cake.

Zucchini- From cakes, cookies, cupcakes, or breads, zucchini is one of the traditionally accepted ways to mix veggies into baking.

Eggplant- Eggplant pulp is a wonderful texture and neutral flavor to mix with bananas for quick breads. It can also be used with dark chocolate to make tortes and rich desserts. 

Beets– Beet juice and beet pulp is used a lot in vegan baking. This gives a wonderful color to chocolate desserts and adds vitamins that are important for health.

Avocado- Avocado has so many uses in baking. Avocado takes on the predominant flavor of chocolate or cacao. Used to make vegan or healthy frostings as well as used in truffles, cookies, cakes, and cupcakes.

Pumpkin- Pumpkin spice is one of the beloved flavors of fall. Using actual pumpkin puree or the seeds from a pumpkin in baking makes perfect sense.

Sweet potato- Everyone knows that sweet potatoes make an excellent pie, but the pulp is also used to make exceptional brownies and cakes.

Spinach and Kale- These wonderful leafy greens are great pureed or juiced and add amazing moisture to baked goods. Paired with chocolate, your family will never suspect there is anything green in their food.

There are unlimited ways to boost the health status of your baked goods and get the praise of your friends and family. Find ways to use veggies in your oven and spread the baked-good lovin’.