Chocolate-covered beets and sweet potatoes are like vegetable chips/crisps with a bit of pizazz. They are so simple to make and I've given them a debonaire air through beetroot juice and lavender sea salt.
These chocolate-covered vegetable chips/crisps are so simple to make!
I've given then upped the taste sensation with an easy beetroot juice and lavender sea salt.
Because salted chocolate is good. Very good. For your soul.
And that is NOT an exaggeration.
Cut the beets and sweet potatoes really thin if you want, leave them thicker - make them however you like.
There will be loads of extra lavender beet salt leftover so try it on desserts, potatoes, eggs, vegetables...
Chocolate-covered beets sound unusual, but try them and I'm sure you'll love them.
They're a little healthy and a little naughty. And ALL TASTY!
Beetroot Dessert Recipes
If you love the thought of these chocolate-covered beets, then I hope you'll try these other beet desserts!
Slow Cooker Beet Chocolate Cake
Beetroot Chocolate Protein Balls
White Chocolate Pie with Beetroot Pastry
get the chocolate-covered beets recipe
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Chocolate-Covered Beets and Sweet Potatoes with Lavender Beet Salt
Ingredients
For the Lavender Beet Salt
- 1 teaspoon culinary lavender
- ¼ cup sea salt
- 1 teaspoon beet juice
For the vegetable chips
- 1 sweet potato
- 2 beets
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil or olive oil
- 2 oz (50g) dark chocolate
Instructions
For the Lavender Beet Salt
- Grind the lavender buds and salt in a pestle and mortar lightly. Mix in the beet juice, adding more if necessary for desired colour, spread onto a plate and allow to dry.
For the vegetable chips
- Preheat oven to 375F / 190C
- Thinly slice the sweet potatoes and beets (using a mandolin is easiest), leaving the skin on if desired.
- Toss in the melted coconut oil until covered and spread in a single layer onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden and crispy, flipping each chip over halfway through cooking. Watch for them getting too browned and adjust the cooking time accordingly.
- Just before the chips finish cooking, melt the chocolate in a microwave or in a bowl over a pan of simmering water (don’t allow the bottom of the bowl to touch the water).
- Dip the vegetable chips into the chocolate and sprinkle with the lavender beet salt. Best eaten right away.
Nutrition
The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.
Kecia
I love the sweet potato chips! Cover with chocolate add a little salty goodness! Yum!
Kate Hackworthy
THanks. They're a great way to eat your veg!
Aunt Bee
These look so good!
Kate Hackworthy
Thanks Bee. They tasted as good as they look!
susanna
can you substitute for regular salt? i don't have access to lavender right now?
Kate Hackworthy
Sure, just use regular salt. It won't have the flavour of course but will still look lovely and pink!
Debi @ Life Currents
OMG, this looks and sounds so amazing! I wish I had some right now. I adore beets, and well, chocolate, yum yeah!!! Thanks for sharing this! 🙂
Kate Hackworthy
Thanks Debi! I hope you get a chance to try it sometime!
April @ My Real Food Family
This sounds like an interesting flavor combination. I'm definitely intrigued enough to try it!
Kate Hackworthy
Thanks April. I hope you get a chance to try it. Let me know how you get on!
Anyonita
HOLY YUM! 🙂
Might have to skip out on the beets, far too earthy for me,but the sweet potatoes? That's right up my alley! And that lavender salt? You clever clogs! I've GOT to find a way to use that in a recipe...my cogs are turning! 🙂
Kate Veggie Desserts
I hope you get a chance to try it with the sweet potato! Lavender salt it is a revelation - so flavourful 🙂
Zoe
I have no idea how you come up with these ideas but they are so interesting!
Kate Veggie Desserts
Thanks Zoe! My ideas are all borne out of an intense vegetable obsession 🙂 "What can I do with beet juice? Hmmm... pink salt!"
Vohn McGuinness
I love the look of that lavender beet salt - so very pretty! I think I'd like a jar in the bathroom, as a scrub, as well as the kitchen! Vohn x
Kate Veggie Desserts
Great idea, Vohn! It would be an easy gift to make and the nice colour and smell makes it extra special. It lovely sprinkled on avocado and I'm sure I'll find lots of uses for it.
Choclette
You do come up with some amazing things. Really liking the sound of lavender beet salt.
Kate Veggie Desserts
Thanks Choclette. It is a really nice salt. Now that I've discovered how easy flavoured salts are there will be no stopping me!