Welcome back to Sunday Scratchups, bringing you recipes from scratch around grocery sales and affordable ingredients. This week avocados have been on sale, and you need just one avocado (and a mere four ingredients) to make yourself two nice servings of Dairy Free Chocolate Avocado Pudding!
At least it looked like two nice servings, not that the kids really left me any. Especially Dairy Free Junior High Guy, who was beyond delighted to be eating pudding. In the messy family room. Getting it on his messy shirt. You can’t say we’re not real world here on Mashup Mom…
Dairy Free Chocolate Avocado Pudding
Ingredients
One medium or large ripe avocado
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 Tbsp raw honey
3 Tbsp vanilla soy milk
Coarse sea salt (optional) for topping
Directions
Add all ingredients to food processor. Blend until smooth, scraping down sides as necessary. Place in covered container and refrigerate at least one hour. Top with a bit of sea salt (optional) and serve.
Seriously. Good. Pudding.
I don’t know why avocados go so nicely with chocolate — but trust me, they just do! You definitely want to chill Dairy Free Chocolate Avocado Pudding before eating. It’s good right away, but it’s great after a bit of time in the fridge. This does not taste like avocado: It. Tastes. Like. Chocolate. Pudding! You won’t miss the dairy, and you won’t notice the avocado. So weird, you just have to try it for yourself.
The kids pronounced this the best pudding ever, and are already working me to make it again. This was so super easy, I just might oblige — and so super good, it’ll be a double batch so I can have some too. If you use regular soy milk instead of vanilla soy, you might want to add about 1/4 tsp vanilla and a little extra honey; if you like your pudding less thick, just add a bit more soy milk; if you like your pudding sweeter, just add a bit more honey.
I played with proportions until it tasted good to me, so keep tasting yours until it’s right for you. Hey, there are no eggs in here, so feel free to lick the spoon! We don’t judge here on Mashup Mom, mostly in the hope that you don’t judge my messy family room in return. 🙂
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Dairy Free Chocolate Avocado Pudding
Ingredients
- One medium or large ripe avocado
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 Tbsp raw honey
- 3 Tbsp vanilla soy milk
- Coarse sea salt optional for topping
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to food processor.
- Blend until smooth, scraping down sides as necessary.
- Place in covered container and refrigerate at least one hour.
- Top with a bit of sea salt (optional) and serve.
Ann
Sunday 27th of July 2014
You can also use carob powder instead of cocoa powder. It's vegan & is caffeine free. Tastes like cocoa powder.
ellen
Sunday 27th of July 2014
would this work with almond milk?
rachel
Sunday 27th of July 2014
I don't see why not! I used vanilla soy because that's what we had, but certainly would have tried almond if that's what was in our fridge. If you are using plain almond milk, I'd add a little vanilla and taste test after you blend to see if you need to add more honey.
Chris
Sunday 27th of July 2014
I did something similar to this - used coconut milk not soy and was more runny - then put it in the ice cream freezer. got rave reviews!