A round-up the best treats and snacks made with hidden vegetables for extra nutrition! Healthy, homemade baked goods can taste amazing AND have superfood ingredients. The perfect way to encourage kids or the veggie-haters in your life to get their five-a-day!
Not all of us out veggie lovers.
Kids usually get the ‘veggie-hating’ wrap, but I know PLENTY of adults that aren’t big fans either! In fact, some have a pretty hard time getting in their daily recommended servings of vegetables.
Vegetables are some of the healthiest foods on earth and they provide nutrients that can’t be found in any other food group. So needless to say, it’s important to make sure you’re getting an adequate amount in your diet.
With that said, eating vegetables is not always the most fun if you don’t like the taste or haven’t found a way to prepare them that you enjoy. People tend to rely on concentrated veggies juices, cheese laden sauces to mask the taste, overly steamed broccoli, and ‘green superfood’ powders. Those can be helpful to some degree, but nothing beets ? (punny!) fresh veggies being used in homemade recipes that taste great.
Lucky for me, I am a certified veggie fanatic! But that doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten about the rest of you. Since June is National Fruit & Vegetable Month, I thought I’d do my part in helping others eat and learn to actually enjoy vegetables!
Today I’ve rounded up the best hidden-veggie baked good recipes from around the web. Who doesn’t love a sweet treat, right? Baked goods can be the perfect vehicle for sneaking some veggies into your diet.
Chocolate lovers…get excited. A lot of these recipes showcase chocolate as the star ingredient. Let’s face it, there isn’t a food out there that can’t be made delicious when combined with chocolate. Well, maybe…fish. Chocolate-covered fish would not be good. ?
Moving on…
I am sharing the Top 10 Hidden Veggie Baked Goods that you’ll be dying to try in your own kitchen once you check out how delicious they look! Everything from greens to squash is covered here! You’re bound to find something that appeals to you. Enjoy…
hidden veggie | parsnip
hidden veggie | sweet potato
hidden veggie | pumpkin
hidden veggie | carrots
hidden veggie | avocado
hidden veggie | cauliflower
hidden veggie | olives and sun-dried tomatoes
Vegan Gluten-Free Pumpkin Cupcakes
hidden veggie | pumpkin
Chocolate Chip Zucchini Protein Muffins | Fit Mitten Kitchen
hidden veggie | zucchini
hidden veggie | zucchini
Pumpkin Spice Latte Protein Bars
hidden veggie | pumpkin
Chocolate Peanut Butter Power Bites
hidden veggie | purple sweet potatoes
hidden veggie | cabbage
hidden veggie | zucchini
hidden veggie | broccoli and cauliflower
Sneaky Spinach Chocolate Chip Muffins | Fit Foodie Finds
hidden veggie | spinach
Spelt Zucchini Lemon Cake | Delicious Everyday
hidden veggie | zucchini
hidden veggie | carrots
Superfood Sweet Potato Cookies
hidden veggie | sweet potatoes
Fudgy Vegan Beet Cupcakes | Minimalist Baker
hidden veggie | beets
So have I convinced ya? Veggies are delicious on their own in my opinion, but they also lend themselves very well to baked goods and desserts! It’s a great way to add extra vitamins and nutrients to your favorite sweet (or savory!) treats.
Have you ever baked with veggies before?
Do you have any veggie-haters in your own life?
What’s you favorite way to get veggies in your own diet?
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That kid’s face IS my face when eating most vegetables! Haha! Thanks for including my muffin–love those sneaky veggies!
Of course!! Love the recipe!
Oh tell me about it. My fiance is so difficult when it comes to getting him to eat veggies. While I’m a veggie fiend. Opposites attract?…Haha. Great roundup!
Thanks Kaylin! Maybe he’ll enjoy some of these treats! 🙂
GENIUS! I love throwing in veggies into things like oatmeal (cauliflower), baked goods and I am loving throwing spirulina powder in my smoothies that seems to work really well for my husband and I! Thanks for sharing xo C
I still have to try a veg-filled oatmeal bowl! They look great!
These all look so good! I would never imagine that there would be veggies in them!
Thanks Rachel! Let me know if you try any of them!
Great roundup! Veggies in baked goods are seriously the best 🙂 And thanks so much for including my recipe! <3 (Those cauliflower cookies sound awesome!!)
I LOVE THEM! I honestly think they make any treat BETTER!
The concept of yellow squash and carrot cupcakes is kinda blowing my mind! And eggplant brownies!?! Honestly I think carrots and zucchini and bananas make most baked goods better though 🙂 I love this round-up idea, veggies in everything!
Right!? I thought those were SO creative!! I have all sorts of ideas now! 🙂
LOVE everything about all of this! I just clicked open all of these links – ha ha!
I was DROOLING as I compiled this!!! So much goodness.
This post is so cool, and a really fun roundup. I can’t believe those brownies have eggplant in them!
I know I couldn’t believe it either! So unique!!
What a super great idea for a post! I love those sneaky vegetable hiding recipes! #TastyTuesdays
Thanks Jane!
These are such at ideas to sneak in some veggies:)
Thank you!!
All look delcious, love sneaking veg into cakes for the kids. Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
I love hidden veggie treats! It’s always so much fun to see the looks on people’s faces when they realize they’re eating zucchini or something like that
Yes! I love tricking people into eating healthy foods! LOL Sneeeeeeaky!
You write about good stuff – third time on your blog today over from #brilliantblogposts 🙂
I am not big on chocolate, but my husband likes it. He always complains there’s not enough veg in his lunch box – I may make these for him as a nice surprise!
Thanks for stopping back and continuing to support my little corner of the web! 🙂
These recipes are great!
Thanks Bethany!
My favorite way to eat vegetables is fresh or roasted with a tiny bit of olive oil and lots of cloves of garlic, but we like to hide vegetables in treats and smoothies as well. Just the other day, I baked a wonderful chocolate-chocolate cake that was filled with shredded zucchini–lots of it! Found that recipe on line too, and will keep it handy.
Thanks for all the recipes here. I’m especially intrigued by those savory fennel and cauliflower cookies. Sharing this on my Facebook page, Cooking with Whole Grains & Real Whole Foods.
Thanks for sharing!! I am a big fan of chocolate zucchini cake too!
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Cauliflower cookies?! now ive heard everything 😉
Love this round up! It’s such a good idea, especially for those who would rather eat chocolate all day than zucchini haha. thanks for sharing
Haha that’s how I get when I discovered the eggplant cookies!
I meant brownies! Lol
Love sneaking veggies into baked goods! YUM!
Isn’t it the best?!
Oh how I love hiding veggies in ‘goodies’. Those chocolate spinach muffins really caught my eye. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Weekend Potluck.
Same here!! I want to try those ASAP.
Love these ideas, really sneaky! I’m looking forwards to testing them out on my little veggie-avoiders! Thanks, Becky x #freefromfridays
They’ll never know the difference!!
HI Kaila,
Wow these all look so delicious and are so healthy too. Any kid would love to eat these treats. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & twitted.
Thanks Marla!
I bake with veggies so much that Vegas won’t take a bite of anything without asking what the “surprise” is. Haha!
Gotta keep her on her toes!! Lol
Wow! Great post! Cute first paragraph and photo, too! lol
YUMMY foods!
Thanks Jennifer!
I LOVE this! I add veggies to everything, but haven’t tried adding eggplant to brownies. I am so intrigued 🙂 Great round-up, I’m sharing!
Thanks for checking it out!
Thanks so much for sharing at My Flagstaff Home!
Jennifer
Of course!
Such a great roundup. I’ve got serious baking fever this weekend!!
I feel like I’ve had that for the last few weeks! Can’t stop, won’t stop…BAKING! 🙂
This post is making me wonder how much my own mother snuck into things growing up! My boyfriend has made the beetroot chocolate brownies/cupcakes before and you really can’t tell (he didn’t ground up the beetroot enough so I got a string of it in mine, but close enough!)
Looooove beets and chocolate together!
These looks great. You’d never know they had veggies in them. I’m a veggie lover too so don’t need to hide them in things, but it is nice to make a healthier alternatives sometimes. I made a cake using summer squashes once, it was delicious.
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Sally @ Life Loving
Oh a cake with summer squash sounds delicious!
hehehe, I love hiding veggies into baked goods! 😀 Can’t wait to try these out! :]
So many good ones here!
There are some great ideas here. I love hiding veggies in baked goods but hadn’t thought of ever using some of these. #freefromfridays
Thanks for stopping by!
Great Post and a great way to tuck those Veggies in the awesome baked goods. Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Thanks! You too!
No problem!
My husband is the one who I can’t get to eat his veggies! I think he’s too smart to fall for these but it’s worth a try right? Thanks for linking up with your creative ideas today
Definitely worth a try!
I’m a chocolate lover and am pretty excited about the recipes you share. What a great way to sneak in some healthy food (and bonus points that they taste great!)
These all taste amazing!!
I’m not one to hide veggies as the girls love them but any way to get more or a reason to have more chocolate (not that I need one) I’m all there! Such a great collection of recipes!
Thanks Sarah! Enjoy!
Great post, I love the idea of hiding veggies in cupcakes and other baked treats! So great for kids! #tastytuesday
Oh yes! Perfect for little ones!
Such a great post! I love sneaking vegetables into sweet foods.
Same here! Always makes treats even more fun to eat!
What a great collection of recipes x #recipeoftheweek
Thanks for stopping by!
These all look amazing! I don’t have kids but I DO have a picky husband and sometimes I’ve been known to sneak veggies into his food (he also has no idea just how much cabbage he actually east ;p ) Thanks for sharing this on WNWNW, I’m featuring it this week 🙂
Thank you so much!!
Sooooo I need to make all of these! I’m not a ‘veggie lover’, though I know I need more in my diet. And these all look incredible, thanks for the round up!
No problem!!
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Great recipe roundup! I love sweet treats, but I love them even more when I can eat them a little less guiltily with the added veggies =)
Thanks for sharing this at Healthy Vegan Fridays – this is being featured this week and I’m pinning it!
Thank you so much! Can’t wait to see it!
Hi Kaila,
Just a note to let you know that I have chosen your post as one of my favorites for this weeks Real Food Fridays blog hop. Thanks for being part of Real Food Friday and helping us to make this world a little healthier every week.
Thank you so much! Can’t wait to link up this week!
Eggplant brownies = genius. What a great round-up! Thanks for sharing these at Savoring Saturdays!
Right!? I MUST make those!
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Such a great collection! I love recipes that have hidden veggies. Thanks for sharing this with us at Savoring Saturdays! Have a great rest of the week. Hope you’ll join us again.
I’ll be there! 🙂
What a great way to add veggies to your diet! Thanks for sharing at My Flagstaff Home!
Jennifer
No problem! Enjoy!
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I LOVE IT!!! This isn’t just for my kids, but for ME too!!! This is a great way to get more veggies in our diet. Pinned!
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EGGPLANT BROWNIES! NOW THAT sounds like something I would make! LOL!
Right?! So unique!!
Such a great post idea! I love sneaking veggies into baked goods!
Thanks Rachel!
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The beet cupcakes and peanut butter bites look so yummy! Sharing! Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week!
Kim
Yes!! Those two look fab! As do ALL the recipes LOL!
Found some great inspiration with the recipes, now I just need someone to make them for me, haha…
Haha! You’ll love all of these!! All so good.
SO many choices!! I love the photo of the little girl and the broccoli – Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner Party – Hope to see you again next week!
Thanks Helen!!
I want those carrot cake donuts and purple sweet potatoes in my life!
The carrot cake donuts are SO good.