Here are my top vegetable dessert recipes of 2016, as well as my top savoury vegan and vegetarian recipes.
Although the past year has been rather tumultuous on the world stage, 2016 has been a pretty amazing year for me, work-wise. I am doing well blogging full-time, I have worked with some amazing brands and my business has continued to grow.
Undoubtedly though, the highlight has been getting a cookbook deal! Woo hoo! I spent the whole summer in my kitchen making and testing vegetable dessert recipes. At times I was literally up to my eyeballs in vegetable cakes, but always so, so happy. It was exhausting but amazing! My book, Veggie Desserts, will be out in August 2017 and I’ll write a post about it soon.
For now, here are the vegetable dessert recipes that have been the most popular on my blog this year!
My Kale Cake has been my most popular post since I posted it in 2014, and it has been made by sooooo many readers. I’ve had loads of great feedback on it and I love seeing your photos of how it has turned out for you. Someone even won a prize in their State Fair with it!
Some older and some new recipes have been in my top 10 this year and it’s nice to see such a range of vegetable desserts have resonated with my lovely readers.
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Top Vegetable Dessert Recipes in 2016
You all seem to like my naturally green veg cakes!
Kale and Apple Cake with Apple Icing
Carrot Jam
Apple and Cider Cake with Salted Caramel Cider Drizzle
Lemon and Cucumber Cake with Gin Icing
Pea and Vanilla Cake with Lemon Icing and Pea Shoots
Cucumber and Lemon Cake with Elderflower Icing
Sweet Potato and Fresh Ginger Protein Balls
Chocolate Cauliflower Cake with Salted Cinnamon Icing
Nettle and Lemon Cake with Lemon Icing and Blackberries
Spinach and Coconut Yogurt Cake
Top Vegan and Vegetarian Non-Dessert Recipes in 2016
Lately I’ve also been blogging about savoury vegan and vegetarian recipes, so here are my top 10 non-vegetable dessert recipes from the past year!
Spanish Beans with Tomatoes
Red Lentil Dhal
Mulled Gin Cocktail with Mulled Wine Ice Cubes
Pea and Kale Soup with Mint
10-minute Spaghetti with Kale, Lemon and Chilli
Baked Cauliflower Turmeric Pakoras
Blackberry Banana and Oat Breakfast Popsicles
Winter-Spiced Carrot Porridge with Maple Caramelised Nuts
Skillet Cornbread with Manuka Honey Cinnamon Butter
Sweet Potato Waffles with Cheese Shards
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Ulpiano says
The all look so delicious! I will definitely try making some of these vegan desserts soon.
Nayna Kanabar (@SIMPLYF00D) says
What a wonderful collection of mouth watering desserts. They look so very delicious.
Bintu - Recipes From A Pantry says
Love those green veg cakes especially the Kale cake and well done on the book deal!
choclette says
A very well deserved good year for you Kate. Love all the green cakes featuring in your top recipes, but I guess that should be no surprise. Can’t wait to see the book 🙂
Margot says
Trying out some of your veggie desserts is on my to-do list for this year. I’ve been always admiring them, especially those green layer cakes…
Planet Jodie says
Sounds like your book will be simply fab! My mum is obsessed with kalette so i believe she’d like the kale cake. I like the sound of the lemon and cucumber with either gin icing or elderflower icing x
Sus // roughmeasures.com says
Some (well actually all) fantastic recipes here! I can’t wait to make those popsicles when we finally get a freezer!
MissPond says
What a wonderful year you had 🙂 Congratulations on the book deal!!! Hope 2017 is awesome for you 🙂
Nadia says
Congratulations on securing your book deal! I can’t wait to see the end result 😀 I love the idea of using vegetables in desserts. I’m all for healthy treats and nothing makes a treat healthier than adding in some veggies 😉
Ceri Jones says
You’ve had such a wonderful year Kate – Brava! I cannot wait to see your book later in the year as you continue to inspire us all with your veggie creations!