Warning- Major Food Porn Alert- may not be SAFE FOR WORK!!! ;)
First up the winner of the Glass Dharma giveaway goes to #89 Dalynn:
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Gina’s Choco-Cado Pudding
I have wanted to make an avocado-based pudding for a while now (thanks for the reminders in yesterday’s discussion!!!). I asked Gina if she had a recipe that I could use and she provided me with her Choco-Cado Pudding recipe. It was super easy to whip up and it tastes like a dream!! I made a few small modifications that are noted beside her recipe.
[Recipe Source: The Fitnessista]
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup almond butter
- 1/2 cup agave (dark) (I used 1/4 cup)
- 1/2 cup water (I forgot to add the water, but I loved how thick it was!)
- 1/8 cup cocoa powder
- small pinch sea salt
- 1 medium avocado
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil (I used coconut butter)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions: Throw all ingredients into a food processor and process until smooth.
It takes less than 2-3 minutes to prepare!
I asked Gina to marry me on Twitter after I made this. That pretty much sums it up! :mrgreen:
I have never in my life tasted a pudding so delicious. Gahhhhhhhhhhh.
And no, you cannot taste the avocado at all.
Avocados are also rich in Vitamin K, Folic Acid, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Oleic acid, and carotenoids!
Updates:
1) Food/Health Blog Resource:
- I am going to put together a Food/Health blog resource on my website. If you have a Food or Health blog and you’d like to be included on this list, please email me with your website name embedded with the link.
Like so:
Not like this:
(The first embedded example will save me time so I can just copy and paste it into the document!)
For those of you who asked how to embed a link click this image for a demo in Gmail:
Email the embedded link to angela [at] ohsheglows.com with the subject line: FOOD BLOG LIST. :) Thank you!!
2) Size Healthy Around The Blog World:
- Ashlei: http://thevegster.wordpress.com/2010/02/17/you-cant-beat-fresh/
- Tiffany: http://adantatslife.wordpress.com/2010/02/19/size-healthy/
- Catherine: http://stevianspice.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/size-healthy/
- Maria: http://joleystar.com/joleystar/2010/2/18/size-healthy.html
- Angela: http://theladylovestoeat.wordpress.com/2010/02/19/size-healthy/
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That pudding looks amazing!! Can you taste the avocado in it?
Nope not at all!!
How many servings does that make?
umm…one…
jk…I’d say 2-3…its RICH!!!
Hm…so does this chocolate pudding count as a serving of fruit? ;)
of course
I just made this… really if I had to make this again I would totally skip the agave nectar… (I put 1/4 cup) it is so (too) sweet and rich that 2 spoons and I had enough…
I’m still on the fence as to whether I like avocado or not… can you taste the avocado or does it the pudding just taste like chocolate?
Looks delicious though!
yes it tastes like the best chocolate pudding in the world and you cant taste the avocado at all!
I think my computer just malfunctioned from the food porn that was just viewed. I am going to have to make this in the near future!!!
bahaha
OHMIGOODNESS that is some major food porn. How delish!
Oh my Ange! I need to make this pudding once lent is OVER!!!
LOVE the resources idea!! And OMG, if that isn’t food porn, I don’t know what is. I HAVE to try that!!!
hehe, I loved the food porn warning. The people that sit near me do probably wonder why I look at pictures of food all day. I’m excited that I have allll of these ingredients on hand AND my sweet tooth has been out of control lately. Thanks!!
That looks amazing!! :) Email coming your way!
yeah maybe I should have listened when you said not too look at work!! ahh all I am going to think about all day is that!!
Also are you just looking for healthy living blogs in general?? or do you need to have some sort of niche.. i.e. Operation Beautiful
It can be any type of food or health blog :)
that pudding looks so amazing! i can’t believe how incredible it looks…but i shouldn’t be surprised since it’s from Gina and featured on here :)
emailing you in a few!
This looks so good!! I’ve always wanted to make a pudding with avocado!
That pudding has to be good. You and Gina @ Fitnessista are my favorites.
That looks AMAZING!!! And I’m not even a chocolate person….
Dang I just ate my avocado on Tuesday night! I will have to get more!
major food porn! lol looks wonderful!
I made a similar pudding based on a recipe from Marni Wasserman’s blog. It had dates in it too. soooo good!
I like the idea of sweetening with dates. I don’t do agave. Thanks for the idea!
whhhhhhhhhhhhhhy did I give up chocolate for Lent?
WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHY?!!!!!
Ditto!! Waaah!!!!!! :(
what kind of vanilla do you use?
http://www.watkinsonline.com/store.cfm?gCatalogLocale=Can&ECredit=374153 :)
Now that truly is food porn. :)
Fabulous idea to create a resource list! Love it.
Wow those photos are amazing! I need to go get some avocados to make this ASAP.
Oh god, I cannot wait to try that pudding!
You read my mind! I have a bunch of avocados that are heading towards pudding-land today! :D
I love how you can’t taste the avocados AT ALL!
That looks delicious! I definitely need to try that, especially since it’s dairy free.
I consider my blog, Naturally Frugal a healthy living blog, but it’s up to you if you think it’s worth to put up ;) However, I have no idea how to embed a link so if you could help us out that would be great!
of course email away!
see here for how to embed a link: I just made a demo in GMAIL: http://images.ohsheglows.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Untitled3.jpg
I had seen avocado based puddings before but was always reluctant to try them. This has convinced me – it looks phenomenal!!!
I do love a good choco-avocado pudding! This one looks fabulous (love that you left out the water–thick IS better!). Quick question re: embedded links in emails: do you do it the same way as in a comment (ie, start with html code, a= href, etc)?
I just made a demo in GMAIL: http://images.ohsheglows.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Untitled3.jpg :)
Mmmmmmmmmmm! I am most definitely making this tonight!
What is the difference between coconut oil and coconut butter?
coconut butter has the flesh of the coconut mixed in :) Its very thick and creamy.
where do you get your coconut butter. I can only find coconut oil…
That pudding looks awesome, i tried making something liek that before, and it tasted AWFUL. might need to try this one!
I love creamy desserts. I love avocados. I love chocolate. This pudding looks like heaven on a spoon!
Yummm! Looks FANTASTIC!!!
I just emailed you :)
Oh my! That looks soooooooooo rich :)
That looks A-freaking-mazing! You can seriously see the richness from those pictures!
Thanks (and thanks to Gina) for sharing :D
WOWZA. That is all i have to say :)
Yummy! Emailed you, too. :)
Oh that pudding looks so good!
Sent you an email, thanks.
I used to make avocado pudding all the time and somehow forgot about it, but I remembered early this week while grocery shopping. Now I’m just waiting for the avocado to ripen.
Isn’t coconut butter another name for coconut oil? If not, what kind do you use?
coconut butter has the flesh of the coconut mixed in Its very thick and creamy. The kind I have now is by Artisana.
Ohhh, thanks!
You weren’t kidding with your warning!!! This looks super rich and delicious.
I agree that this recipe is enough for maybe one person. Maybe. :)
I think I need to get over my fear of avocado and try this. It looks delicious!
I believe this is almost the exact recipe from the March/April issue of the Vegetarian Times. Great magazine :D
hey kristina,
there are many versions of chocolate avocado pudding- it’s a very common treat in the raw food world and doesn’t have many ingredients.
i promise that this particular version is a gina original :)
NOT FAIR. I am on day 3 of a 30 Day Sugar Cleanse, and while technicially I can have gentle/natural sweeteners like agave, I’m trying to lay off the sweet stuff altogether (aside from fruit). This is too much temptation to deal with! NOM.
Mmmmm…looks divine!!! Avocado chocolate pudding is definitely taking over the world!
That has always looked so yummy to me!
I have been meaning to try that for a long time…but by the time my avocados get ripe I always and up making guac or putting them in salad.
Those decadent pictures have renewed my resolve for at least one of those four little avocados in my fruit bowl to make it into a chocolate pudding!!
Omg, the pudding looks a-m-a-z-i-n-g-l-y good! Must make it soon!
It looks so creamy and delicious, yumm! I love avocados and chocolate, I can only imagine the creaminess the avocado lends to this concoction!
Thank you and Gina for sharing!
Ana
Ah! I made a key lime pudding with lime juice and avocado once, but this looks OMFG amazing. I just happen to have half an avocado…methinks a half-batch is in order! Thanks for the recipe!
That is such an interesting idea.
thanks for posting my recipe, lovely lady!
would you mind if i used your pics and posted it on the blog??
xoxo
Does that really taste as good as it looks? I made vegan brownies not too long ago and they looked good, but I did not care for the taste.
Beautiful picture with the spoon – I always love those shots!
it tastes BETTER than it looks.
Angela:
Could you use cacao powder instead of cocoa powder? Hopefully that will be a yes as I have some in the fridge that I have been trying to figure out the best way to use up. I tried just adding it to vanilla yogurt, but it doesn’t really taste that good.
It looks amazing . .. I actually want to make some and then give it to my husband to try and see what he thinks . . . if course without telling him what’s in it . .bwah ha ha!
Im not sure on this one, maybe Gina could offer her expertise? :)
definitely- i use cacao powder in mine (the raw stuff!) :)
Thanks guys! Now to play a trick on my husband! :0
Ahhh looks delicious!!
xo
K
Oh that looks TOO good!
WOW, can’t wait to try that pudding. SO YUM!
I am so excited about my glass straws! Thank you!!!
Also, the pudding looks heavenly – I’m making my hubby take me to the grocery store so we can make it for dessert tonight. :) Can’t wait to taste it!
This looks awesome. My husband loves avocados so I bet he’ll even try this–even though it’s healthy.
How delicious! I may need to make this soon….
yeah, i always want to buy avocado at the grocery store but i have no idea what to make with it. now i want to try this too :)
You absolutely were not lying! This pudding is wicked delicious. So thick and smooth and creamy. Mmmmmmmm. Thank-you, thank-you for sharing!!!
Avocado based? Really? I HAVE to try this!
Buahahaha!! Food porn… LOVE it! Seriously though, that picture had me drooling. YUM!
I just printed that recipe and I am going to make it!!!!!!
I know this isn’t an original comment, but that looks amazing! Your right complete and total food porn.
The BEST Gelato I ever had was Avocado so I imagine this will rock my socks:)
Your pics of the chocado pudding may have just placed me on the chocado pudding train. Can’t wait to make it when I am home for spring break and have blender access. Haha, is it sad that I am excited to be home so that I can use special cooking equipment? Such a foodie.
The pudding looks incredible! And not at all like that gross processed stuff you can find at the grocery store! I will definitely try this, thanks SO much for the recipe :)
Ange, sent you an email. Thanks lovely!
Ohh the pudding looks awesome! I wrote the recipe down to make sure I try making it soon! :) Thanks for sharing!
I love how your bowl looks like a pie shell….at first I was surprised you would make pastry and then realized it was a bowl :)
The links to other health sites is a great idea….
Jane
You weren’t wrong about the food-porn alert. I just ate lunch, but I’m strangely hungry after seeing that pudding.
Hi Angela – what a great idea for the food blog list! All of us newbies out there thank you ;)
just wanted to say I finally got up the nerve to try a green monster this morning! it wasn’t bad!
Isn’t it amazing how some of the healthiest foods can easily be masked in with other tasty things? Nature knew what it was doing!
I love how this recipe doesn’t have chia seeds or other expensive nutrition supplements that I can’t afford to keep in stock. :) Thanks for keeping it simple AND delicios!
i LOVE the idea of recognizing other healthy food bloggers! I just emailed you
Oh and that looks amazing!! and yes one serving works for me :) ill eat the WHOLE thing!
Looks yummy to me! :)
mmm, looks SO good!
please add my blog to your blogroll!
Green Food Diaries
hmmmm…..I mean..mmmmmmmm do you think that chocolate protein powder could be substituted for cocoa powder? Also…what about substituting coconut milk for coconut oil? Let me know your thoughts :) happy weekend!
How many servings will this make? Does it keep well? I bought all of the ingredients-it looks amazing! Let’s be honest, this would probably be fantastic for breakfast, no shame here.
I emailed you to add my blog to your list! Looking forward to seeing everyone else’s blogs. :)
That chocolate pudding looks so delicious!
I just made the pudding. It’s been on my mind for about a week now. SOOOO GOOD! I did about 3 Tbsp. agave. I would like it to be a tad sweeter, but I wanted to try to keep the sugar down a bit. Mine turned out quite a bit lighter than yours though. I wonder why. I used dark agave. Maybe you have a darker cocoa powder? It’s delicious either way. It’s sitting in my fridge calling my name…I have to go.
I made this tonight and it was so good! Only problem was that I clearly need a larger food processor! It barely fit in mine and didnt quite mix all the way.
Can you suggest a substitution for the coconut butter or oil? That’s the only ingredient I don’t have in the house.
You could probably get away without including it, since it is just a tablespoon. I’m not sure what you could really sub for it. Let me know what you end up making! ~Ange
Hi Angela,
This sounds and looks amazing!!
I’m allergic to nuts…do you have any suggestions for what to use instead of almond butter???
Yeah, it’s good, very useful, thanks :)
Yum!!!! I just made this for my kids. My son who won’t go near an avocado, let alone eat one LOVED it! (and I even told him there was avocado in it). I substituted 1/4 cup of vanilla almond milk for the coconut oil and peanut butter instead of the almond butter (my husband had eaten all the almond butter) and it tasted great. Thank you so much for the recipe, it’ definitely a keeper! Much Aloha : )
Julia
Oh yes the name says it all! I was looking for healthy nondairy spins on sweets and came across your website! Its a life saver because I have such a sweet tooth. I’m very much addicted to this now! Thanks for all sharing all of this great information! :)
Just made this today! Absolutely delicious!!! It is most definitely the best chocolate pudding I’ve ever tasted!! :)
OH MY this is delicious. I used 1/4 C of maple syrup instead of the agave and replaced 1tbsp of the cacao powder with Amazing Greens chocolate powder. It is SOOOO fabulous. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
I totally tasted the avocado in this!!!! :-) It was my first raw dessert, though, and I also substituted peanut butter for the almond butter, so those two things may be making a difference in my world! Consistency was just like regular pudding, but it was a little warm since everything had been through the food processor. Its super super creative, though, and my hats off to you for this!
I can taste the avocado when it’s warm too…I def prefer it chilled. Glad you tried your first raw recipe!
I tried this delicious recipe for my dessert for Thanksgiving and was just delicious. I substituted pureed organic pear and carrot for the sweetener and it was amazing! I avoid all sweeteners even agave. Didn’t even need the vanilla – although think I will try that next time. Thank you for sharing Angela!
This is THE BEST pudding ever! It is getting me through law school studying… and PMS…and chocolate cravings! Thank you!
This recipe is freaking awesome! I’ve made other avo-choco puddings but this one trumps them any day of the week.
We made this but replaced the agave with maple syrup – so delicious!