With simple ingredients, zero cooking, and a method that takes about 2 minutes , this Chocolate Avocado Pudding is a yummy dessert to share with the kids. It’s also low in added sugars yet super creamy and so delicious!
Making pudding with a base of avocado may be unexpected, but this dessert for kids is GOOD. We love it as much as my Healthy Chocolate Mousse.
Quick Look: Chocolate Avocado Pudding
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Serving: 2
- Flavor Profile: creamy, lightly sweet chocolate pudding
- Difficulty: Easy, perfect for everyday desserts and holidays
- Why to Make: It’s a quick and yummy pudding with a lot less work!
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It’s great plain or with fruit like fresh raspberries and is delicious chilled. And yes, it has healthy fats from the avocado, but we love it mostly because it’s fast and yummy.
Why this Recipe Works
The avocado adds richness and a super creamy texture to this Chocolate Avocado Pudding—and combined with cocoa powder and a little sweetener, it’s a no-cook pudding that’s incredibly easy to blend up. (And is nutritious for the kids!)
You can also freeze it into Fudge Pops or just freeze the mixture into little bites by adding it to an ice cube tray or silicone mold.
(You may also like my 2-Ingredient Pudding Pops, Chocolate Yogurt Gummies, Chocolate Muffins, and Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins.)
Ingredients You Need
Here’s what you need to make this Chocolate Avocado Pudding. that tastes the best.
- Ripe avocado: Ripe avocado will make the creamiest pudding. You can also use frozen avocado, just let it thaw mostly first so that it blends easily in the blender.
- Plain whole milk Greek yogurt: This type of yogurt helps to ensure that the pudding is super creamy. You can use a Greek-style nondairy yogurt if needed, too, to make this dairy-free. Or coconut cream or full-fat coconut milk. (I wouldn’t use nondairy milk like almond milk or oat milk in place of the yogurt as it won’t be as creamy.)
- Cocoa powder: I use unsweetened cocoa powder to add chocolate flavor and typically buy Hershey’s Special Dark. Honestly, you can use any that you like the flavor of—the recipe is fairly flexible (though some cocoa powders are more bitter than others). You can also use cacao powder.
- Maple syrup: I like to add a little maple syrup to balance out the flavor of the avocado and the cocoa powder. If you want to make this without any added sugars, you can use ½ of a very ripe banana instead.
- Pure vanilla extract: Adding vanilla extract helps to ensure that the mixture tastes like pudding.
- Optional: You can also add a ripe banana, more maple syrup, and/or a little powdered sugar if needed for a sweeter flavor.
TIP: You can use honey if you prefer, but always avoid honey for babies under 1. Agave also works.
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“Love this recipe so, so much! My 4 kids (6, 4, 2, and 1.5) lick their bowls clean every time! We make it almost weekly at this point, usually a double recipe to freeze half in popsicle molds.” —Alex
How to Make Chocolate Avocado Pudding
Here’s a look at how to make this Chocolate Avocado Pudding recipe. Scroll down to see the full information, including the amounts and timing.
Step 1. Add the ingredients to a blender and blend smooth. Stop to scrape down the sides as needed and taste and adjust sweetness if needed.
TIP: Note that this mellows slightly in flavor after it sits in the fridge, so you can make this a little ahead for the best results.
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Chocolate Avocado Pudding FAQs
You can refrigerate it for an hour which will help settle the flavors. Or, add a little more sweetener or vanilla.
You can omit the maple syrup and add a ripe banana to the mixture.
We started this pudding at about 16 months as a nutritious treat to share.
Best Tips for Success
- Use a ripe avocado that’s soft, yet not brown on the inside.
- Taste the pudding before you serve it and adjust the sweetness if needed. You can add more maple syrup, a little powdered sugar, or even blend in a very ripe banana.
- Start with a small portion since it’s rich and the kids may not want a ton (or maybe they will, but if you start with a smaller portion, you may get some too!)
- Note that the flavor mellows out a little after it sits in the fridge so you can make it a little ahead if desired.
- Store leftovers in the fridge for a few days in airtight containers.
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I’d love to hear if you try this recipe, so please comment below to share!
Easy Chocolate Avocado Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 medium avocado, pit and peel discarded (about ½ cup avocado flesh)
- 1/2 cup whole milk Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a blender. Blend on low speed until combined, increasing the speed a little to make a smooth pudding. Stop and scrape down the sides of the blender if needed.
- Top with sprinkles if desired.
Equipment
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Notes
- Use a ripe avocado that’s soft, yet not brown on the inside.
- Taste the pudding before you serve it and adjust the sweetness if needed.
- Use unsweetened cocoa powder, such as Hershey’s Special Dark.
- Add 1-2 tablespoons smooth almond butter (or sunflower seed butter) for extra creaminess.
- Top with sprinkles if you’d like.
- Start with a small portion since it’s rich and the kids may not want a ton (or maybe they will, but if you start with a smaller portion, you may get some too!).
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This post was first published February 2020.
My toddler is OBSESSED with this recipe. She especially loves it frozen!
Love this recipe so, so much! My 4 kids (6, 4, 2, and 1.5) lick their bowls clean every time! We make it almost weekly at this point, usually a double recipe to freeze half in popsicle molds. I typically use Greek yogurt, but swapped it for cottage cheese most recently because I was out of yogurt. The texture was unbelievably creamy. Thank you so much for your recipes!!!
For someone who doesn’t much like cooking this was ideal for me. I had all the ingredients and it turned out really well.
It looks like there is an error in your recipe in that when the number of avocados increases the recipe still says the amount is 1/2 a cup.
Yes, sorry about that. That field in parenthesis doesn’t automatically change unfortunately but it will be twice that.
Can you use regular whole milk yogurt instead of Greek?
You can, but the pudding won’t be as thick.
We love avocados and were wary of “wasting” them on pudding… but omg… worth it.
So glad to hear it!
As others have mentioned, adding a banana takes this to a whole new level. Esp for kids that have a more discerning palate and can detect the avocado.
Very yummy, I also put a banana as recommended. My kids loved it! They had no idea they were eating avocado!
This didn’t work for our family. My kids didn’t like it and I even added an extra Tbsp of syrup and 4 Tbsp of powdered sugar (plus some milk because it was too thick) and sprnkles! I personally loved how creamy it was and didn’t mind it but it is a very different flavor than boxed pudding. I will finish it off myself. I may try banana for sweetness next time too.
How long can this store? Made on Easter
Trying to see if still good and/or freeze for frozen treats
Usually 5-7 days. It might be too long at this point.
Btw, I poured the extra pudding into the small popsicle moulds you recommended and I completely forgot about them … I just took one out and OMG! They are phenomenal! I can even say that they taste better frozen! I never crave ice cream but this is something I’ll be looking forward to having again and again , so creamy and delish xx
SO GOOD! It’s the most delicious thing ever! I added it on top of your sheet pancakes and they tastes like Nutella pancakes minus the headaches! Thank you so much xx
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Never thought this would work, but it’s a 10/10. My 4 and 1 year olds gobbled it up AND my husband. I very rarely get 3 for 3! Agree with others that a banana would be good. Next time I’ll double the recipe to make popsicles.
Great!
Made two batches, one with plain oatmilk yogurt, the other with plain almond milk yogurt. Both taste delicious!
I made this and it was unfortunately too bitter! So… I added banana and it help tremendously! 🙂
If anyone else thinks it is too bitter trust me the BANANA helped 💗