This healthy chocolate avocado smoothie recipe is rich, creamy, and so chocolatey. Whip one up in minutes, for breakfast or snack that’s packed with nutrition!
What makes this the best chocolate avocado smoothie?
- Each decadent sip tastes like a thick chocolate milkshake!
- Unlike many other chocolate avocado shake recipes, this one contains no banana.
- And it’s easy to make at home in your kitchen, without paying fancy smoothie shop prices. Just throw everything into a blender and blend until smooth.
- Plus, you only need five ingredients.
- High fiber, low carb, low in saturated fat and cholesterol, and 100 calories per serving.
- The recipe is super customizable, with gluten free, dairy free, sugar free, high protein, vegan, and keto friendly options all included.
Also try this 3 ingredient Orange Smoothie
Step by step recipe video
Key ingredients
Avocado: You will need one small avocado, or about a hundred grams flesh after peeling and discarding the pit. Test the ripeness of the fruit at the grocery store by gently pressing into the center. A ripe avocado should yield slightly when squeezed but not feel mushy.
Cocoa Powder: For the richest chocolate flavor, choose high quality unsweetened cocoa powder or a combination of unswetened and Dutch processed cocoa.
Want a high protein chocolate avocado smoothie? Replace the two tablespoons cocoa with two and a half tablespoons of your favorite chocolate protein powder.
Milk: Use any milk in your refrigerator, such as dairy free unsweetened almond milk for a low calorie option or creamy oat milk or coconut milk for a velvety milkshake-like texture.
Vanilla Extract: Just one teaspoon of pure vanilla extract takes the smoothie from good to unbelievably delicious. Use pure vanilla extract for the best results.
Sweetener: The chocolate avocado drink calls for three tablespoons of your favorite all purpose liquid or granulated sweetener. I personally like pure maple syrup but sugar, honey, or a sugar free monk fruit or stevia blend work too.
Salt: It may seem unusual to see salt in a smoothie recipe, but adding a pinch of salt is important because it gives depth of flavor to the chocolate.
Almond Butter: Finally, you can choose to include two tablespoons of almond butter, peanut butter, cashew butter, or another seed or nut butter for more protein and vitamins if desired.
How to make a chocolate avocado smoothie
- Be sure to start with cold milk. If time permits, refrigerate the avocado ahead of time as well. Ice cold smoothies are so much better!
- Peel the ripe avocado, discarding the shell and pit.
- Add the avocado flesh to a blender, along with the milk of choice, cocoa powder, sweetener, and pure vanilla extract.
- Also add any optional ingredients, such as almond butter, crushed walnuts, or chia seeds.
- Blend on high until completely smooth. Then pour into a large glass or two smaller glasses. Alternatively, pour into a bowl to create a nutritious smoothie bowl.
- Garnish with mini chocolate chips, raw cacao nibs, rolled oats, or fresh mint leaves if you wish. Serve with a fun paper straw or a spoon. Enjoy chilled.
Frequently asked questions
As long as your fruit is ripe and you do not cut back on the cocoa powder, sweetener, or vanilla extract, you really cannot taste the avocado at all in this chocolatey avocado shake.
Absolutely! Just use your favorite plant based milk for a vegan version or a sugar free sweetener to make it low carb and keto friendly.
Adding ice should be avoided, because it will dilute the deep chocolate flavor. Further, the ice may turn the smoothie watery as it melts. However, you can freeze coconut milk in an ice cube tray and throw in a few coconut ice cubes or a scoop of Almond Milk Ice Cream.
The recipe is naturally banana free as written, but I do love to throw in a peeled frozen banana from time to time. It not only adds extra thickness to the frozen shake, but it also gives you potassium, vitamin B6, and fiber. If you like the chocolate banana flavor profile, I definitely recommend this addition.
The recipe was adapted from this Avocado Smoothie.
Chocolate Avocado Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 small avocado (100g flesh)
- 1 1/2 cups milk of choice (360g)
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder (10g)
- 3 tbsp pure maple syrup or sweetener of choice (45g)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract (5g)
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp almond butter (optional)
InstructionsÂ
- 1. To make the avocado chocolate smoothie, first peel your avocado and discard the shell and pit.
- 2. Add all ingredients to a blender, then blend until thick and completely smooth.
- 3. Pour the blended shake into one large glass or two smaller glasses. Alternatively, pour into a bowl to create your own smoothie bowl.
- 4. Garnish if desired, with mini chocolate chips, chia seeds, fresh mint leaves, or fun paper straws. Enjoy cold.
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You rock chocolate covered Katie! This is delicious -I add protein powder and cocoa and sweetened with Stevia. A delicious breakfast or healthy snack!