Vegan Pudding Grasshopper Pie Shots are a fun, festive, healthy, yet indulgent treat. 6-ingredients & only 15 minutes hands on time to make!
I received free samples of California Avocado mentioned in this post. By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by the California Avocado Commission and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time.
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 vegan 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 {MUFAs}.
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 creamy vegan pudding grasshopper pie shots are super duper delicious, and super easy to make.
Ingredients for vegan pudding grasshopper pie shots (no cornstarch needed)
- Walnuts
- Maple Syrup
- Pure Mint Extract
- Dark Chocolate
- Cacao Nibs
- Avocado
The Healthy Scoop on Avocado
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 vegan pudding grasshopper pie shots. Let’s make ’em!
Grasshopper Pie Shots
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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Let’s Chat! Will you make these vegan pudding grasshopper pie shots? Have you tried avocado in sweet recipes? Have you had a grasshopper cocktail before???
