Chocolate Avocado Pudding, sweetened with dates
A tasty and nutritious way to enjoy Chocolate Pudding.
- Prep Time: 15
- Total Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
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- 1 ripe large hass avocado
- 1/4 cup cottage cheese
- 7 medjool dates , remove the pits and soak in hot water to soften.
- 2 tablespoons cacao powder bloomed with 2 tablespoons water from soaking date’s liquid
- 3 tablespoons of liquid from the soaked dates
Instructions
- Remove the pits from 7 dates, transfer the dates to a glass heat-safe bowl, and add hot water to cover the dates. Allow the dates to soak for 5 minutes. This process will help soften the dates which in turn will make them easier to blend/process.
- Note: I like to use Medjool Dates with the pits still inside because I find them to be a lot softer. Additionally, I recommend adding about 5-7 dates. We liked the level of sweetness from 7 dates, but we found 8 dates to be a little too sweet for us. But, feel free to add as much or as little as you’d like.
- While the dates are soaking, add 2 tablespoons of cacao powder to a small glass heat-safe bowl. Also, add 2 tablespoons of the water from the soaking dates.
- Then, mix until the cacao powder has dissolved and a paste-like texture has formed. Set this aside.
- To a food processor, add the diced avocado, cottage cheese, the chocolate paste, and the soaked pitted dates. Also, add 3 tablespoons of the liquid from the soaked dates (or may also just add filtered water).
- Blend until the mixture is smooth and the dates have pureed as well, stopping to scrape down the sides a couple of times when needed. Add more liquid if you’d like to thin out the mixture some more.
- Add desired toppings and enjoy
Notes
Keep leftovers in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.