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Nothing better than chocolate
Do you just love chocolate? How about a creamy chocolate pudding? If you ate the prepackaged puddings of our collective childhoods that are full of artificial flavorings, sweeteners and preservatives…try this instead. It will taste better and is chock full of powerful nutrients, no added sugar and nothing artificial.
I use my high speed blender daily. It is one of my favorite appliances and ranks right up there with my slow cooker.
You can enjoy this sweet treat without feeling guilty. In fact, you can even feel a little self righteous in your choice. You’re welcome.
Healthy Chocolate Pudding
Equipment
- high speed blender
Ingredients
- 1 very ripe banana
- 1 ripe avocado
- 4 Tbsp raw cacao
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup non-dairy nut milk
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients into a high speed blender and blend until thick and creamy
- If the consistency is too think, add more nut milk a tablespoon at a time and blend between each addition
- Cover and refrigerate for a few hours
- Serve topped with raw cacao nibs, toasted nuts or berries or some combination of all of them
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Karen, yum yum! I will pass on the cinnamon the first time I try this recipe, but the rest of the ingredients sound great together. A friend once served me a hard-to-identify dessert that was very pale green, garnished with a sliced-splayed strawberry. It turned out to be half banana-half avocado “pudding”– fantastic!
Avocado makes everything in life better…and creamier, in my estimation Kebba. Enjoy it!
I can’t wait to give this a try! Thanks, Karen!!
Enjoy! Avocado…it’s what I live for.
Now I have another recipe for my over ripe bananas! This looks delicious!
The riper the better Martha. I freeze mine when they get really ripe so I can use them later. I have a bagful in my freezer.