50 Light Vegan Chocolate Recipes

Chocolate is so, so good. In fact, surveys find that people rate the experience of cozying up to chocolate as better than sex! Yep, more than half of women surveyed prefer chocolate to sex, citing that it “never disappoints.” Ahem. Well, the moral of the story is that we love our chocolate. And it’s ok to love chocolate, as recent science shows that pure, plant-based chocolate is packed with plant compounds linked with health protection. Of course, you can take chocolate and mire it down with fat and sugar, thus, losing all of those plant-based benefits that originate from the cocoa bean. But you can wade your way through that problem by focusing on chocolate in all its deep, dark glory—pure chocolate, in beautiful plant-based preparations with limited amounts of saturated fats, additives, and sugar, and lots of pizzazz! That’s why I’m sharing this absolutely amazing collection of 50 Light Vegan Chocolate Recipes from some of my favorite food bloggers—these are light in all of those pesky additives, but full-throttled in fabulous taste (and health)! No need to feel guilty about these chocolate concoctions, just dive right on in. And fall in love.

50 Light Vegan Chocolate Recipes

Beverages and Smoothies

Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie, Jessica Levinson, RDN

Healthy Chocolate Date Smoothie Bowl, Joann MacDonald, Woman in Real Life (shown above)

Healthy Hot Chocolate, Sara Trezzi, Gathering Dreams (shown above)
Spicy Oat Milk Hot Chocolate, Leanne Ray, MS, RDN

Breakfast

Chocolate Baked Oatmeal with Berries & Almond Milk, Jessica Levinson, RDN
Chocolate Chip Waffles, Gill Nic Eadbhaird-Enticknap, Yum Vegan Lunch Ideas
Dark Chocolate Orange Zest Granola, Veronika Sykorova, The Healthful Ideas

Healthy Breakfast Cookies w/ Peanut Butter, Oats, Chia Seeds, & Chocolate Chips, EA Stewart, RDN, The Spicy RD (shown above)
Mocha Teff Breakfast Pudding, Anne Danahy, RDN, Craving Something Healthy

No-Bake Chocolate Breakfast Balls, Linda Meyer, Veganosity (shown above)

Dips

Healthy Homemade Nutella, Stefanie Dougherty, Green Sage Life
Fudgy Chocolate Hummus, Jennifer Hunt, RDN, Jennifer Hunt Nutrition

Sugar Free Chocolate Spread, Elizabeth Shaw, MS, RDN, Shaw Simple Swaps (shown above)

Breads

Banana Bread with Dark Chocolate Chunks, Melissa Altman-Traub, RDN
Chocolate Beet Muffins, Alexandra Daum, Occasionally Eggs

Chocolate Tahini Banana Bread, Emily Miller, Resplendent Kitchen (shown above)

Dark Chocolate Cranberry Walnut Dutch Oven Bread, Gina Matsoukas, Running to the Kitchen (shown above)
Espresso Banana Bread with Dark Chocolate, Leanne Ray, MS, RDN

Gluten-Free Chocolate Zucchini Muffins, Kristen Wood, Moon and Spoon and Yum (shown above)

Cookies and Brownies

Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies, Sophie MacKenzie, Wholehearted Eats (shown above)
Cherry Brownies, Michelle Minnaar, Greedy Gourmet
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies, Lori Rasmussen, My Quiet Kitchen

Fudgy Brownies, Erin Alvarez, The Almond Eater (shown above)
No Bake Brownie Bites, Sharon Rhodes, The Honour System

No Bake Chocolate Cookies, Sophie Collins, Vegan on Board (shown above)
Nut Butter, Chocolate & Blueberry Blondies, Louise-Claire Cayzer, The Vegan Larder

Donuts, Cakes and Pies

Baked Chocolate Donuts with Chocolate Ganache Glaze, Elaine Gordon, Eating by Elaine (shown above)
Cherry-Chocolate Mousse Pie, Susan Voisin, Fat Free Vegan Kitchen
Chocolate Mousse Cake, Alena Schowalter, Nutritiously
Chocolate Mousse Pie, Dianne Wenz, Dianne’s Vegan Kitchen

Chocolate Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Chocolate Sweet Potato Frosting, Elaine Gordon, Eating by Elaine (shown above)
Chocolate Zucchini Cake, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian

No Bake Gluten Free Chocolate Cheesecake, That Girl Cooks Healthy (shown above)

Super Moist Chocolate Cake, Shahzadi Devje, RDN (shown above)

Desserts

Aquafaba Chocolate Mousse, Tatia Ven, My Vegan Minimalist

Caramel Peanut Protein Truffles, Sophia De Santis, Veggies Don’t Bite (shown above)
Cashew Date Bars with Chocolate Drizzle, Toby Amidor, RDN

Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Mousse Stuffed Dates, Deryn Macey, Running on Real Food (shown above)
Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons, Rebecca Pytell, Strength and Sunshine
Dark Chocolate Chipotle Sweet Potato Fudge, Brandi Doming, The Vegan 8
Dark Chocolate Popcorn Balls, Kate Vaynshteyn, Vegan Blueberry

Dark Chocolate Strawberry Cream Cups, Kalee Lundmark, RDN, The Crowded Table (shown above)
Easy Chocolate Chia Pudding with Strawberries, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian

Homemade Ferrero Rocher Truffles, Katia Provenzano, The Clever Meal (shown above)
No-Bake Peanut Butter Cup Tart, Amanda Paa, HeartBeet Kitchen

Nice Cream

Chunky Chocolate and Toasted Walnut Nice Cream, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Chocolate Banana Nice Cream, Colleen Woods, RDN, Zest Nutrition

Dairy Free Cherry Chocolate Ice Cream, Kara Lydon, RDN (shown above)
Merlot Berry and Dark Chocolate Sorbet, Anne Danahy, RDN, Craving Something Healthy
Oat Milk “Ice Cream”, Kristina Sloggett, Spa Bettie

To learn more about the health benefits of chocolate, read my blog on this topic here.

For other plant-based recipe collections, check out:

5 Fruit-Forward Vegan Desserts
50 Light & Lovely Plant-Based Sweet Treats