Chocolate Mint Avocado Pudding
Chocolate Mint Avocado Pudding is a healthy, yet indulget vegan dessert!
If you’re a fan of the grasshopper cocktail (I loved it when my dad made me virgin grasshopper drinks as a kid), I think you’re really going to like these rich and creamy chocolate mint avocado pudding grasshopper pie shots.
And, just for the record, there are no grasshoppers in them.
They are vegan and gluten-free, and loaded with heart-healthy monounsaturated fatty acids.
Sound boring???
I promise you, they are anything but!
Bring these shots to the next summer party you are invited too, and I promise that you’ll be invited back 🙂
Besides being healthy and good-for-you, these avocado pudding shots are super duper delicious, and super easy to make.
Chocolate Mint Avocado Pudding Ingredients
- Walnuts
- Maple Syrup
- Pure Mint Extract
- Dark Chocolate
- Cacao Nibs
- Avocado
Avocado Nutrition Note
Not only are avocados rich in MUFAs, they’re also a good source of fiber, folate, vitamin C, potassium, lutein, and much, much more.
In season now, California Avocados are the perfect seasonal fruit to add to any summer recipe, be it savory or sweet, and living in San Diego, I am pretty much spoiled rotten by the abundance of avocados surrounding me.
Since my avocado-eating tends to be more on the savory side (like this high protein vegan rosemary mushroom lentil avocado toast) than on the sweet side, I thought it would be fun to make a summer dessert out of my fresh avocados to share with you. Enter these yummy chocolate mint avocado pudding shots. Let’s make ’em!
Chocolate Mint Avocado Pudding
Ingredients
- 2 large California avocados, skin and pits removed
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure peppermint extract
- 1 1/2 cups walnuts
- 3 1/2 ounces dark chocolate, 70%+ cacao
- ~2 tablespoons cacao nibs , garnish
Instructions
- Combine avocado, maple syrup, and peppermint extract in a food processor, and process until smooth. Place avocado mixture in an airtight container in the refrigerator to chill for at least 30 minutes, or until ready to make and serve shots.
- Melt chocolate in the microwave for ~ 1-2 minutes, or until fully melted, and put walnuts in a food processor and pulse nuts until finely chopped. Combine walnuts and melted chocolate mixture in a bowl, and stir well until nuts are fully coated with chocolate.
- Right before serving, layer avocado and walnut mixture in to 8 2-ounce shot glasses. Using a narrow spoon, place a layer of avocado mixture on the bottom of each shot glass, followed by a layer of walnuts/chocolate. Repeat with another layer of avocado and another layer of walnuts, followed by a final layer of avocado. Sprinkle cacao nibs on top to garnish, and serve right away.
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These look so good! 😀 I love avocado, but never would’ve thought to use it in grasshopper pie! :O Time to stock up on those again! <3
Do you think these would be as good if I omitted the walnuts? My sister is allergic to nuts 🙁 and just about everything else. I’m always looking for delicious recipes for her.
Hi Allison! Sorry for the late reply but I have been on vacation. I think this would still be delicious if you omitted the walnuts 🙂 If you give if a try, I’d love to hear how it turns out. Cheers!
You killed it! Love this. Even if it wasn’t packed with delicious avocado, this dessert style totally won me over. Layered yum.
I like the dessert for breakfast idea 😉
lovely lovely, ea! mint & chocolate…. marriage made in heaven. xo
OOh, these look fantastic! What an awesome use of avocados … YUM!
What a brilliant idea! I swear you’re so creative in the kitchen! Wish I could get in the kitchen with you…And seriously. Avocado on a toast…so simple yet hits the spot every time. I like to drizzle some sriracha on top for good measure. When I had an eating disorder, I avoided ALL fat. Avocado? scared me to death! Now I can’t live without them..along with nuts. I especially love the addition of peppermint extract. It intrigues me..and your presentation is gorgeous as usual 🙂
If I ever get up the nerve to try avocado, it will be in the form of a Grasshopper Pie Shot. 😀
OMG – these are brilliant (I think I say weekly that I wish we were neighbors!) And you are speaking from the source of those gorgeous CA avocados – can’t wait to make these 🙂
heavenly.
Heavenly grasshoppers 🙂 Thanks Dixya!!!
Awww….thanks Sandi!!!
What a fabulously healthy and yummy looking pud! And astonishingly easy and wallet-friendly too. Pinning this pronto!
Love that you call this “pud” Kellie 🙂 Thanks so much for the pin!!
OMG! I love the flavor of grasshoppers. That kind of sounds weird, lol. I am soooooo making this recipe! What a healthy treat!!!
LOL!! Thanks Jennifer 🙂
Oh EA… these look absolutely divine. The avocado color is tough for some people, but you’ve turned that into a complete lip smacker 🙂 Love!!
Thanks Regan! So true-when working w/ avocados or anything green for that matter, you never know what the end color result will be. Fortunately these turned up as a prettier shade of green 🙂
These are beautiful! What a simple but lovely and luscious idea! Avocadoes are just so yummy right now.
Thanks so much Beth! Yes, so simple to make & I am in avocado heaven right now 🙂
seriously salivating. you did it again. I like anything with mint extract but layered? with chocolate? Amazing.
Thanks Lauren!!! I don’t tend to do a lot of “minty” recipes, but this worked out perfectly 🙂