Description
This Avocado Banana Pudding is a creamy, dairy-free dessert blending ripe avocado and banana with rich unsweetened cocoa powder and natural sweetness from maple syrup. It’s smooth, silky, and perfect for a healthy chocolate craving, made quickly in a food processor.
Ingredients
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Ingredients
- 1 small ripe avocado (super soft, no black spots in the flesh)
- 2 large bananas, peeled
- 3–4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2–3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch sea salt
Instructions
- Prepare ingredients: Peel the bananas and slice the ripe avocado, ensuring the avocado flesh has no black spots for optimal flavor and texture.
- Add to food processor: Place the avocado flesh, peeled bananas, unsweetened cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and a pinch of sea salt into a food processor.
- Blend the mixture: Blend until the pudding is creamy and smooth, ensuring all ingredients are well incorporated with no lumps.
- Adjust sweetness and flavor: Taste the pudding and add more maple syrup if you desire increased sweetness or add more cocoa powder for a richer chocolate flavor. Blend again after each adjustment to combine fully.
- Serve or chill: Once the desired taste and consistency are achieved, serve immediately or chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes for a cooler, thicker pudding.
Notes
- Use ripe avocados with no black spots for best flavor and smooth texture.
- Adjust sweetness and cocoa powder to your taste preferences.
- Chilling the pudding enhances the texture and flavor, but it can be eaten immediately.
- This recipe is dairy-free, vegan, and gluten-free.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Avocado Banana Pudding, vegan dessert, healthy chocolate pudding, dairy-free pudding, quick dessert, blender dessert
