Holy Chocomole!

Banana Avocado Chocolate Pudding is pudding in the raw at its finest. This concoction is so crazy... yet so clever! There's no dairy whatsoever yet it's a very rich & creamy dessert. I tried a few different recipes using avocado that all came out way too strong for my taste but I found that adding banana, deleting vanilla and making a couple of other changes to tone it down, makes a more inviting, easier-on-the-taste-buds batch.

What you need:

1 avocado cut into chunks

1 large banana cut into chunks

1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

a little less than 1/4 cup cocoa powder

2 tbs agave

Process: Dump all the ingredients into a blender and blend until creamy. This recipe makes 2 full cups. Let it get cold in the fridge & when you're ready to eat, mix it up. I like it best warmed up in the microwave.

Notes: I use Blue Diamond Almond Breeze vanilla unsweetened almond milk and Wholesome Sweeteners organic raw blue agave.

Easiest Homemade Ice Cream

No dairy. No sugar. No additives. No nothing!
Just one singular ingredient makes sweet &
creamy soft-serve ice cream... bananas!

It couldn't be easier or healthier:

1) When bananas start to get some sweet brown spots, unpeel them, break them into pieces and put them in a ziploc bag in the freezer. Freeze over night.

2) Put frozen banana chunks in either a food processor or high speed blender (I use a HealthMaster) and blend until lumps are gone and bananas become a creamy consistency.

This was the first time I tried it and it was so good with just this basic recipe - if you can even call it a recipe. The bananas are the base for the creaminess and then you can build on it. Other options I'll try in the future: adding another fruit like strawberries, peaches or mangoes or a little cocoa powder to make chocolate. Some people also add a little honey or agave or vanilla. Try it! (Pictured on top of the ice cream are mini dairy-free organic chocolate chips by Enjoy Life).

Thank you to the kitchn for giving me this idea!