Chocolate Avocado Smoothie (Raw and Dairy Free)
A vegan friendly breakfast smoothie which is not only deliciously thick and chocolatey, but is packed full of nutrients. This raw chocolate avocado smoothie is both nourishing for the body and for the soul too.
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Avocados
I have to come clean here: making avocados into a smoothie seems a bit of a waste of a good avocado to me. I love the texture and flavour of this princely fruit but actually like them best just as they are, on toast or with slices tossed into a salad or mashed up in guacamole or this avocado and egg dip.
But when an octet of Peruvian avocados winged their way to me it seemed like an ideal time to experiment.
Chocolate Avocado Smoothie
Intuitively a dairy-free option seemed like the way to go. Ideally I would have used coconut water as the liquid, but I didn’t have any to hand. I had a look at coconut and almond milk options in the shops, but they were all full of sugar, vegetable fats and other additives.
If only I’d read Janie’s post on making your own almond milk before going ahead, but I didn’t. In the end I resorted to a tin of coconut milk. To keep things as Peruvian as possible I used maca and raw cacao powder both grown in Peru. The maple syrup, oats and banana may have come from a different continent, but honour, I felt, had been served.
Talking of serving, how did the smoothies turn out? Really rather well. Thick and creamy, rich and chocolatey, healthy too. We had them for breakfast and they kept us going for several hours. Result.
Plant Milk Update 2020
Thankfully it’s so much easier to buy good quality plant milks these days. So I no longer resort to tins of coconut milk to make this chocolate avocado smoothie. The result isn’t quite as rich and creamy, but it’s not quite as calorific either. And if you want to make your own plant milk, here’s my recipe for hemp milk.
Power Blender
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Chocolate Avocado Smoothie Tips
- Make sure your avocado is soft and ripe. Although you could use an unripe avocado it won’t have quite the same creamy texture nor will it be as flavoursome.
- Smoothies are a good way to use up over ripe bananas. But do make sure you have a nice ripe banana as this is where the main sweetness comes from. If you don’t have a large banana, use two small ones instead.
- Maca powder is not only a superfood, but it gives delicious caramel notes to the finished smoothie. But don’t worry if you can’t get hold of any. You can just leave it out, or substitute with another superfood such as baobab. Then again, a little cinnamon is good too.
- I don’t like my smoothies to be particularly sweet, so you may want to add more maple syrup to the recipe than the amount stated. If you’re not vegan, honey is a good substitute.
- See my plant milk update above.
- For the best results, use a power blender. See my notes above.
Other Dairy-Free Smoothies You Might Like
- Double pear smoothie bowl
- Ginger green goddess smoothie
- Raspberry cashew smoothie
- Raw chocolate smoothie
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Raw Chocolate Avocado Smoothie – The Recipe
Raw Chocolate Avocado Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 large avocado (I used a Peruvian Hass)
- 1 large banana – peeled
- 2 tbsp rolled oats
- 1 tsp maca powder (optional)
- 1 tbsp raw cacao powder (I used Peruvian)
- ½ tin coconut milk (200ml), 500ml coconut water or 250ml plant-based milk of your choice
- 2 tsp (or to taste) maple syrup
- water
Instructions
- Cut the avocado in half, remove the stone and scoop out the flesh with a spoon. Place in a blender together with the banana.
- Add the oats, maca, cacao, maple syrup and coconut milk.
- Add enough water to make the volume up to 1 litre and whizz for a minute or two until smooth.
- Pour into glasses and drink with gusto.
Notes
Nutrition
Sharing
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belleau kitchen
31st August 2014 at 10:54 amI had an avocado smoothie yesterday. It was lime and coconut and avocado and it was stunning. So creamy. Your chocolate one looks amazing. I want.
Choclette
31st August 2014 at 12:06 pmThat sounds like a wonderful combination Dom – I used coconut, but really wanted coconut water.
Anne Szadorska
31st August 2014 at 10:58 amI don’t think I have stumbled across maca before, you do learn something new every day!
I never really got into the whole smoothie thing but seeing lots of non dairy options is inspiring and I think I could manage it. I love avocado’s anyway and my Filipino neighbour has them as a sweet too, might have to dust off the blender and try your smoothie out!
Choclette
19th September 2014 at 2:30 pmSmoothies are a great way of packing in lots of nutrients in a really delicious way Anne. There are plenty of dairy alternatives around now – my preferred one is coconut water, but it’s hard to get hold of.
Cathy
31st August 2014 at 3:51 pmI love smoothies and this looks really scrumptious, thank you I really must try x
Choclette
19th September 2014 at 2:31 pmThanks Cathy – it’s a good one.
GG
31st August 2014 at 4:44 pmThis sounds good! A wonderful combination of flavours and I bet the avocado makes it really creamy. GG
Choclette
19th September 2014 at 7:12 pmIt does indeed GG – a most delicious and healthful smoothie.
Sarah-Louise Bailey
31st August 2014 at 5:04 pmOh my this sounds delicious – I can never say no to anything chocolate so I must give it a try. x
Choclette
19th September 2014 at 7:21 pmOh you must, Sarah-Louise BECAUSE this is positively good for you as well as tasty 🙂
Cheri Savory Spoon
31st August 2014 at 11:45 pmThis sounds delicious, love that you added oats too.
Choclette
19th September 2014 at 7:22 pmI generally add oats to smoothies Cheri, for a bit of added fibre and to thicken.
Katie
1st September 2014 at 5:58 amLooks delicious and very healthy. I still need to try the avocado chocolate combo
Choclette
19th September 2014 at 7:23 pmKatie, it’s a fun combination to play around with. If I had a ready supply of avocados, I reckon I’d have them in all of my smoothies.
Karen S Booth
1st September 2014 at 5:32 pmI have heard of this so many times but have never tried it yet, but as yours looks so fab, I must try it soon! Karen
Choclette
19th September 2014 at 7:23 pmKaren, I’d eat avocados every day if I could – love them.
Heidi Roberts
1st September 2014 at 8:24 pmI would never have thought of putting an avocado into my smoothie – not until now that is!
Choclette
19th September 2014 at 7:24 pmHaha, I like to be a little ahead of the game Heidi! Let me know if you try it and what you think of it.
yummychunklet
2nd September 2014 at 1:39 amThis sounds fantastic with fresh coconut milk.
Choclette
19th September 2014 at 7:25 pmFresh coconut milk would have been wonderful YC.
Janice Pattie
1st March 2020 at 2:40 pmAn absolutely delightful combination of ingredients, I can imagine how good it tastes.
Choclette
7th May 2020 at 2:24 pmThanks Janice. We’ve been making it quite a lot recently. It feels like lots of healthy food is needed at the moment.
Midge @ Peachicks' Bakery
8th May 2020 at 1:09 pmOMG this sounds amazing! But yes possibly a slight waste of an expensive ingredient – although you can buy them frozen just for smoothies now i’ve seen in a few places! Thanks for sharing #CookBlogShare
Choclette
8th May 2020 at 3:56 pmOh really? That’s interesting. Would have thought they’d go all black if frozen. Will keep an eye out.
Eb Gargano | Easy Peasy Foodie
11th May 2020 at 2:56 pmLooks amazing! I love it when a recipe is delicious AND healthy 😀 Eb x
Choclette
12th May 2020 at 9:49 amHahaha, yes me too. It’s certainly my aim with the recipes here on Tin and Thyme.