Gone are the days of having to suck it up and stomach the taste of irony beets for those who don’t love the vibrant antioxidant packed root vegetable. It’s easier than ever to sneak them in with surprisingly delicious trending eats like beet hummus and lattes. I’m rounding up my favorite ways to get your fix.

Beet Nice Cream

This is one of my favorite recipes I shared with Edible for sneaking in veggies! It uses coconut milk to make it a dairy free “ice cream” with a base of frozen beets and bananas.

2. Beet Warm Cereal Bowl

Beet powder makes it easy to stir the root veggie into just about anything. I love it mixed into a warm breakfast bowl made with oats, or Cream of Buckwheat like the one pictured here.

3. Beet Grain Salad

Beets taste best when paired with the right crunch. Try them in a grain salad with roasted nuts and some crunchy cinnamon chickpeas in this sweet and savory favorite.

4. Beet Falafel Balls

Try adding beets to your baked or fried chickpea balls next time you’ve got them in the food processor. This recipe I wrote for Edible is a tasty gluten free, vegan and antioxidant packed take on this mediterranean favorite.

5. Beet Hummus

Leanne from Crumb Top Baking has the most flavorful beet hummus recipe I’ve ever tasted! I love this as a dip with crackers or veggies, spread on a sandwich, wrap or dolloped onto a salad.

6. Beet Kraut

I was never a fan of cabbage sauerkraut so discovering that I can reap the benefits with beet kraut was a gut health game changer. Love adding it to salads, veggie plates and tacos like these Braised Short Rib Tacos shared by Wellpreneurs The Farmer and The Foodie.

7. Beet Smoothie Bowl

Blending steamed, then frozen beets with avocado and chocolate makes for a delicious smoothie bowl! I love purchasing the already steamed, vacuum sealed beets and sticking them in the freezer.

8. Beet Latkes

These are one of my seasonal favorites for the holidays. It’s so much fun to switch up the typical potato pancake with the purple variety! I’ll be sending out the recipe to my newsletter subscribers soon, so be sure to sign up at the bottom of this page to get it sent to your inbox.

9. Beet Latte

Try making a beet latte with beet juice or beet powder blended with hot water and your favorite milk or nut/coconut butter. Recipes like this one are a great way to enjoy a delicious decaffeinated drink.

10. Pickled Beets

I spent my whole life hating pickles until I discovered pickled beets! Their sweetness takes the edge off the overwhelming vinegar taste the usual cukes have. I love picking them up from our farmers market and using them in dishes like this Spicy Sesame Bowl.

What’s your favorite way to get your beet fix? Comment and share below!

Being vegan or dairy free is a far stretch from having to kiss your yogurt and ice cream loving days goodbye. A few years ago I had major FOMO that it seemed like Manhattan was the only place I could get my ice cream fix without compromising my lactose sensitive diet. Now delicious tasting vegan ice cream is no longer hard to find, but instead hard to decide where to begin.

Yogurt options have also expanded and improved vastly over the past few years. When I first eliminated my daily Greek yogurt from my diet, I was disappointed with the dairy free alternatives. Recently I have rekindled my love of yogurt with some great new vegan options. Here are my favorites based on taste and ingredients.

NICE CREAM

Banana "whips" from HipCityVeg located in Philly and DC

Washington DC/Philly Winner

HipCityVeg- HipCityVeg is DC and Philly's By Chef Chloe. The entire menu is vegan and delicious. Their banana "whips" are customizable sundaes made with just banana. They also serve a milkshake made with soy ice cream.

Vegan Banana Nut, Salted Caramel and PB Chocolate Chip with Cacao Nibs at Van Leeuwen

NYC/LA Winner

Van Leeuwen- In the cities of endless dairy free ice cream options, this one takes the cake (or cone in this instance). The consistency of their vegan ice creams taste almost identical to regular ice creams and their flavors are top notch. With a list ranging from salted caramel (my fave) to banana nut, there's something for everyone. In addition to weekly regular ice cream flavors, they have a special vegan flavor. The best part is the fact that they have scoop truck locations that serve their vegan flavors as well!

Gluten free brownies in vegan banana based chocolate ice cream perfection

Midwest Winner

Nana Creme- This awesome banana based vegan ice cream line has ice cream, cookie dough and ice cream cookie sandwiches available in organic grocery stores in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Missouri, as well as online. I am currently obsessed with their Brownie Nana Creme.

Online Winner

DF Mavens- this former NYC storefront has their delicious almond, coconut or soy based dessert bars or pints available online for purchase

Nationwide Grocery Stores Winner

Coconut Bliss- of all of the lines that seem to be commonly available in most Whole Foods I have been to, this is by far the best ingredients and flavors. My favorite is their chocolate chip cookie pint.

Just a few frozen bananas + peanut butter and cacao nibs

DIY

Yonanas- This device makes helps you turn froze fruit and your choice of condiments into a bowl of nice cream. I love mixing frozen bananas, raw peanut butter and topping it with cacao nibs.

YOGURT

Kite Hill- Kite Hill yogurts are made with almond milk and are completely dairy free. The pros of this brand are the consistency which is similar to regular yogurt. Another pro is that they are made with probiotic cultures, which are great for digestive health. The reason I have not stuck to this brand as my go-to yogurt is because all of their yogurts, including the plain one, are made with cane sugar. I do not think yogurt needs sugar, but a healthier alternative would be to add raw honey to yogurt.
So Delicious- So Delicious has majorly improved their yogurt. I tried it years ago and was not a fan, but decided to give it another go recently. I love the unsweetened coconut yogurt. They have different flavors, but the unsweetened option has minimal sugar and tastes coconutty with a great consistency.

Beet Nice Cream