Secretly Healthy Chocolate Pudding
Feb 09, 2018, Updated Dec 10, 2024
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Does it get more classic than chocolate pudding?? This secretly healthy chocolate pudding will be loved by everyone in your family, including your picky eater (as long as they like chocolate)!
I have been making this chocolate pudding about once a week lately, it is SO GOOD. It all started because Teddy suddenly stopped eating avocados, and I decided I had to do something spectacular to bring them back in his life. Because what is life without avocados?
I originally set out to make a vegan frosting for cupcakes, but Teddy and I just kept dipping our spoons into it. We couldn’t stop! So I decided, why not just skip the cupcake and eat this like pudding? And since I’m the mom, I get to make the rules. Secretly healthy chocolate pudding was born!
There are only 5 ingredients, all things you likely have on hand, especially if you’re an avocadoholic like I am. This definitely qualifies as dessert because there is sugar added, and I DO recommend adding the full amount of sugar here. I tried to get it to the lowest amount of sugar possible while still being delicious! It DOES NOT TASTE LIKE AVOCADO. While I love avocados, I don’t really want to taste them in my dessert. Just chocolate, creamy, goodness here!
We love this secretly healthy chocolate pudding, and hope you do too. Eat it straight from the bowl, or fill raspberries with a dollop of pudding for a Valentine’s worthy red treat!
**Updated to add: you can also make a no sugar added version using dates! Instead of using brown sugar, add 2 to 3 dates that have been soaked in hot water. Soaking just helps them blend better. With this version, I used my mini food processor. If you want to make this for a child under 2 years old, you might even get away with only 1 date, though it wouldn’t taste very sweet to you.
Secretly Healthy Chocolate Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 medium/large avocado
- 2 tbsp brown sugar, light or dark
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp almond milk, unsweetened
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Add all ingredients together. Use hand mixer, immersion blender, or mini blender to mix well. Serve!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is calculated by a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. All nutrient values are approximations, as there are natural variations in ingredients and measurements.
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Tried this yesterday after seeing it a few times. Yummy! We had 3 ripe avocados, so did it 3x in a normal blender. Worked great. Very creamy. At 3x, the cocoa is a little strong, so I would tone it down if I did it again. My daughter would never eat an avocado, but she loved this pudding!
My daughter is allergic to avocados and almonds (and dairy, soy, egg…). What substitutes would you recommend for avocado and almond milk?
Can you use regular milk please?
Hi! Can you use regular milk in the healthy chocolate pudding (made with avocado)?
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