Healthy and Easy Chocolate Pudding (Whole Foods Plant-Based, No Refined Sugar)

The Healthy Librarian, one of the many people I follow online, posted this interesting recipe on her Facebook page with rave reviews. My children are not very fond of sweet potatoes so why not try it.  Wow, I was surprised at how tasty it is.  It really tastes like chocolate pudding especially after a short chill time. Everyone loved it!  Cannot believe I got them to eat so many sweet potatoes.  This is a new favorite in our house.  Enjoy!

Ingredients
1 large sweet potato
4-5 pitted dates, softened in water while sweet potato roasts
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa or cacao powder (I used cacao)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons peanut butter or sunflower butter
1/3 cup non-dairy milk

Directions
Soak dates in water.  Cut sweet potato in half length-wise.  Place cut side down on baking sheet. Bake sweet potato in a 425º oven until very soft.  Allow to cool.  Scrap out insides of baked potato.  (I'll try peeling and boiling the sweet potato for the summer months to avoid running the oven.)  Add sweet potato, soaked dates, and remainder of ingredients to food processor.  Run until very smooth.  Can eat right away but we prefer it chilled for about 15 minutes.