This healthy chocolate avocado pudding is ultra-rich and made with only 5 ingredients, a delicious recipe to indulge your sweet tooth and get a dose of nutrients.
Easy to customize, it's the perfect quick treat when you need chocolate. And with minimal ingredients, it's also a great recipe for toddlers!
Your kids won't even know the difference between this healthy chocolate avocado pudding and a traditional, sugar-loaded one! It's rich, thick, and can be made into a full-on dessert or healthy after-school snack- just like this high-protein pumpkin pudding.
As a Certified Nutrition Coach, I use this dairy-free chocolate pudding recipe for both myself and my kids when we want something sweet. it whips up in just a few minutes and I normally have all the ingredients on hand to make it.
Why You'll Love This Pudding
Simple ingredients: Only 5 ingredients are needed to whip up this chocolate avocado pudding and all of them are healthy.
Naturally sweeter: This pudding recipe uses maple syrup in place of traditional sugar to add a hint of sweetness to the pudding. You could also use honey here too (so long as you're not vegan).
Versatile: This healthy pudding can be made into a fueling, high-protein snack, or a rich, sinfully indulgent dessert with just a few tweaks.
Allergy-friendly: Naturally dairy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, paleo, and vegan this recipe can be made whole30 approved as well.
Benefits Of Avocados
As a Certified Nutrition Coach, avocados are one of my favorite foods (check out why I think every toddler should have them in their diet) because they work in everything!
This is because they are jam-packed with nourishment.
- Are loaded with healthy fats
- Have been shown to help boost brain development
- Can help regulate cholesterol
- May help prevent osteoporosis
- A complete protein (not high in protein but contain all essential amino acids)
Plus, they make everything creamy. In fact, they're a secret ingredient in learning how to build well-balanced smoothies.
Ingredients You Need
Avocados: The riper the better as they create a creamier texture. if your avocados are hard, the texture will be chunky.
Cacao powder: This chocolate powder is loaded with antioxidants and other amazing nutrients. Learn more about cacao versus cocoa powder.
Maple syrup: For the best possible flavor, use real Canadian maple syrup. This way you skip the processed oils too.
Vanilla extract: Learn how to choose a vanilla extract for your recipes.
Salt
How To Make Healthy Chocolate Avocado Pudding
Step 1: Process the avocados in a food processor until mostly smooth.
Step 2: Add in the remaining ingredients.
Step 3: Process until completely smooth and chunk-free.
Step 4: Place in the fridge to chill for at least 30 minutes and then top it with your favorites.
Topping The Pudding
If you want to make this chocolate avocado pudding into a full-on dessert, top it with any of the following ingredients or a combination of them.
- Whole30 whipped cream
- Dairy-free chocolate ganache
- Toasted pecans
- Chocolate chips
- Dairy-free caramel sauce
- Fresh berries
How To Make It Into A High Protein Snack
To make this pudding recipe into a high-protein snack, add in 2 tablespoons of collagen powder. Collagen powder is the cleanest source of protein out there and does more than just give you beautiful hair, skin and nails.
It keeps you full! Learn more about collagen powder versus protein powder and which foods are high in collagen so that you can start upping your intake.
Whole30 Swap
If you need this avocado pudding recipe to be whole30-approved, eliminate the maple syrup and use dates instead.
Soak your dates (roughly 5 of them but adjust as per preference) in warm water for 20 minutes prior to blending them. This helps them blend easier into the pudding.
Frequently Asked Questions About Avocado Chocolate Pudding
No! This chocolate avocado pudding is rich, creamy, and delicious. It tends to be super thick but the maple syrup and cacao powder give it a dark chocolate flavor. Keep in mind that you can adjust the sweetness based on preference as well. But there is zero avocado taste.
Truthfully, this dairy-free chocolate pudding is best eaten within 30 minutes to 4 hours of making it. It needs a minute to chill in the fridge and then it's perfect. Any longer than 24 hours in the fridge, it starts to turn a funky brown color from the avocados. it still tastes alright but it's not aesthetically pleasing.
Yes. Avocado pudding is best when the avocados are ripe and squishy. This is when the texture will be ultra-creamy.
Helpful Kitchen Tools
You'll notice in this video I use an avocado pitter and peeler. This is actually one of my favorite kitchen tools!
While this is definitely not necessary, it is handy as hell. Every summer I pit and peel 30 or so avocados and it makes the process SO much easier.
You'll also need a high-powered blender or mini food processor.
Other Healthy Dessert Recipes
Healthy Chocolate Pudding Recipe (Dairy-Free)
Video
Ingredients
- 2 Ripe avocados large
- 2.5 tablespoons cacao powder
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- In a food processor, add in the avocados. Process until somewhat smooth.
- Add in the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth and everything is combined.
- Place in the fridge to chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Top with coconut whip cream and chocolate chips when ready to eat (optional but awesome).
Notes
Disclaimer:
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data"
Julie says
Oh my gosh! What a great recipe for chocolate pudding. My boys loved it and asked for more.
fitasamamabear says
Haha WIN. It's awesome when the kids fall in love with it!
Anne says
The avocado makes this so creamy!
fitasamamabear says
It does!
Sandra says
This is amazing. I have never tried avocado pudding before. It's so smooth and cream and no yucky pan to clean. Yum.
fitasamamabear says
Yes! You don't taste the avocados AT ALL and it's such a nice way to take in healthy fats!
GiGi Eats says
I've made a recipe like this before and it is THE BOMB! THE BOMBBBBBBBBB!! I don't know why I went 23 years without avocado because it's god's gift to earth! LOL! My dad HATES IT so when I was growing up I just avoided it because I assumed it was nasty. BAH! PUHHH LEEEZEEE dad! LOL!
fitasamamabear says
I totally avoided it too! It wasn't until the last like five years I've become FREAKING ADDICTED to it lol And healthy chocolate pudding rocks. Because, well CHOCOLATE. And my girls love it (this was actually the "icing" on my daughters first "cake" smash) haha #ihaveproblems