Nutritional
Info – serves two.
per serving (1/2 of the recipe):
Calories: 244 Fats: 16g Protein: 13.5g Net Carbs: (carbohydrates minus dietary fibre): 12.5g Dietary Fibre: 9g Total Carbs: 21.5g Sugar: 1g
per serving (1/2 of the recipe):
Calories: 244 Fats: 16g Protein: 13.5g Net Carbs: (carbohydrates minus dietary fibre): 12.5g Dietary Fibre: 9g Total Carbs: 21.5g Sugar: 1g
Avocados are
so under-rated! Their thick and creamy texture works really well within dessert
recipes. This pudding is smooth, velvety & sweet while being ‘choc’ full of
healthy fats & protein.
You can also use this recipe for chocolate icing, in replace of Nutella or as the chocolate dipping sauce for fruit fondue.
The carb
content in this recipe is higher than my usual posts, but keep in mind that
these carbohydrates are low GI (slow released energy) and most importantly the substantial healthy fat content in
this meal blunts/slows the insulin spike response. A large insulin spike
response (triggered by simple, high GI carbs) is responsible for fat storage
which is what we ‘low carb timers’ are ultimately avoiding along with the
excess, & often nutritionally lacking, calories that are contained within large
amounts of carbohydrates. The moral of that little spiel is that this pudding
is perfectly balanced and the carbohydrates within this meal are not to be
feared. To read more about insulin and fat storage.
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1 ripe avocado
¼ cup – protein powder, chocolate or vanilla flavor works really well.
¼ cup – cocoa powder
¼ cup – light coconut milk. Any other milk will work well in this recipe.
1 tsp. – vanilla extract
2 heaped tsp. – Xylitol or preferred sweetener. Adjust sweetener according to taste, it will also depend on how sweet your protein powder is.
¼ cup – protein powder, chocolate or vanilla flavor works really well.
¼ cup – cocoa powder
¼ cup – light coconut milk. Any other milk will work well in this recipe.
1 tsp. – vanilla extract
2 heaped tsp. – Xylitol or preferred sweetener. Adjust sweetener according to taste, it will also depend on how sweet your protein powder is.
Place all of the ingredients in a food processor and process for 30 seconds to
1 minute, stopping a couple of times to scrape any mixture down from the sides.
Done. It’s
that easy! I then place my pudding in the freezer for five minutes to thicken
the mixture to my liking. This will be easier said than done depending on your
patience.
Top with
chopped nuts or slivered almonds - a sprinkling of sea salt is also amazing if you’re
a fan of the sweet & salty combo. (As pictured
below) I drizzled the pudding over a batch of World's Easiest Protein Powder Crepes and topped with raspberries and toasted shredded coconut.
Original creation.
