Chocolate Avocado Pudding

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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  

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.

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.