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Healthy Chocolate Avocado Pudding with Greek Yogurt! This low calorie pudding is high protein and low sugar and made in two minutes in a blender. A healthy chocolate treat to bust cravings! Gluten Free + Low Calorie
This Chocolate Avocado Pudding was originally published May 2016. I updated the recipe and reshot the photos for you. It's delicious!
I have a confession. I don't love avocado. That's not to say I hate it because really avocado doesn't taste like anything. There's something about the texture though. I just can never eat it on its own. I guess some people are adverse to certain textures and avocado is my adversity.
Suffice to say, it's pretty unlikely you'll ever find me eating an avocado on its own. Either it has to be in the form of guacamole or hidden in something else for me to muster up the strength to eat it like this Chocolate Avocado Pudding!
Chocolate Avocado Pudding
True confession. I could eat this Chocolate Avocado Pudding every day of my life. I'm also certain I could give it to a stranger on the street and they would happily gobble it up blissfully unaware of the healthy treat they were eating in disguise.
Say good-bye to your store bought funky monkey, weird ingredient low calorie pudding and say hello to this thick, creamy and luscious Chocolate Avocado Pudding with Greek Yogurt! It's perfect for eating with a fresh fruit or on its own with a clean spoon and extra chocolate of course.
It's made with real food, higher in protein, lower in sugar and so much better for you than store bought pudding. This chocolate pudding is sure to tame your chocolate and sugar cravings!
What You Need
- Avocado
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- Honey or maple syrup or stevia
- Greek yogurt
- Dairy free milk
- Sea salt
- Chocolate chips (optional)
How to make homemade healthy chocolate pudding
Throw it in a blender, blend until smooth and EAT! It really is that easy.
How is this chocolate pudding better for you
If you've ever bought pudding at the store and looked at the ingredients, you may have scratched your head wondering what exactly was in it.
This chocolate pudding has no artificial ingredients. No natural ingredients (*natural* isn't really natural - that's marketing).
This is chocolate pudding recipe is also WAY lower in sugar than other recipes. We're using REAL honey in this recipe. I don't recommend subbing anything other than real maple syrup or stevia. Artificial sugars are not recommended for a variety of reasons which I talk about in this post.
Now I know some of you will say there's too much fat in the recipe. There's not. This recipe is nutritionally balanced. Fat increases fullness, stabilizes blood sugar, balances hormones and is necessary for proper hormone and brain function.
The fat in this recipe is coming from avocados which is low in saturated fat and high in monounsaturated fat. This particular type of fat is shown to be the best kind you can eat.
Remember, not all fat is created equal. Just like not all sugar is either so eat up!
Chocolate Avocado Pudding with Greek Yogurt
Ingredients
- 1 avocado pitted
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk or milk of choice
- 1 tablespoon honey or real maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend on high until smooth and creamy.
- Remove from blender, divide into 4 portions (estimated is good enough ~1/3 cup each) and enjoy! Store in the refrigerator up to 5 days.
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Notes
- My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my nutrition clients.
- If the honey isn't enough sweetness for you, add a bit of stevia to sweeten more!
Nutrition
I just had my gallbladder removed and am working on cutting out a lot of dairy, bad fats, and processed foods. Would the amount of fat in the 1/3 cup serving work well with my newly-overhauled digestive system as an occasional sweet treat?
This recipe has all healthy fat in it so it should not aggravate someone with a gallbladder removed the way a greasy hamburger and fries would. That said, everyone is different and their tolerance level may be different for fats. Some of my clients can eat fat with no issues and some cannot. It's a trial and error for everyone. That said, you may not want to add the stevia as that would be more likely to aggravate you than the fat.
Hi Megan,
Could I use coconut yogurt in place of Greek yogurt? Or will that effect the taste? BTW love your recipes
You could definitely use a dairy free yogurt. The consistency may be different and of course, the nutrition will be a lot different too. Higher calories and fat so just keep that in mind. Thanks for following!
I just tried it using plain, unsweetened So Delicious coconut milk yogurt and it was great! Because it’s unflavored there was no change in taste. I’m allergic to dairy so can’t use regular yogurt and I have to say this was super. I’ll definitely make it again!
Where can I find raw honey and if I can’t find it can I use jar honey ?
Walmart has raw honey! Most jars are raw, you just want to be sure nothing has been added.
How does this hold up in the fridge? Want to take on vacation with me!
It will hold up 3, maybe 4 days in the fridge.
Why are there 2 different serving size is it four or 6
Because I switched recipe cards last month and the old recipes did not convert properly and I don't have time to fix them right now. There are 4 servings.
I love avocado - I put in on and in anything I can. But this pudding OMG!! Also, speaking from experience. The restaurant biz is hard work. but I'm pretty sure people would flock there for dishes like this!
Yeah, I feel like it such a far out there dream because I know I'd need an army to help me. I have no idea who you do it. Must be superwoman!
I love avocado, give it to me sweet or savory. I think because of it's creamy texture and how filling yet light it is. I really like using it to thicken smoothies and make them creamy.
Chocolate Avocado Pudding is delicious, never thought to add in greek yogurt nice addition!
I wish I had your taste buds!
I love avocado and could eat it alone, but in sure I'd love the too - need to try it it pudding or something else sweet!
You need to surprise us with an avocado frosting on a muffin or something.
Yum I'm a big fan of avocado! Something I'm not a fan of? Yogurt. I can tolerate it in recipes or in a smoothie/dip/etc., but something about the texture means I'm never able to eat it by itself without gagging.
HAHA well, you'll have to let me know if you're able to eat this.
It took me forever to love avocado and even still I'd rather have it in something! This look delicious!
On its own I definitely cannot do. Anything with chocolate in it is always a win!
I've never made avo pudding, and this sounds VERY easy! Love it! Thanks, M! 🙂
Hope you love it Ashley. Have a good weekend!
Can I have a scoop of that?!
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Yes you can!
Sounds good to me! I'll take avocado plain, in guacamole, and definitely in chocolate pudding!
You go with your bad avocado self!
I quite like avocado. I don't HAVE TO HAVE IT. But I quite like it. I confess to... well, my life is an open book. You all pretty much know the gritty details already!
Yes, this is true & one of my many favorite things about you!