Name: Chocolate Avocado Smoothie
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Hass avocado; 2 cups almond milk or coconut milk (unsweetened, see notes); 1-2 tablespoons cocoa powder, or to taste (start with less at first, add more if needed); 1 cup ice; 1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut (optional, see notes); 1-2 tablespoon honey, or to taste (see notes); 1 pinch ground cinnamon

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Here's a Chocolate Avocado Smoothie for you so you can start the day off right with a refreshing smoothie full of healthy nutrient-rich ingredients.

This smoothie tastes just like a chocolate pudding!

Avocado in smoothies

Avocado makes a GREAT smoothie addition because it is rich, smooth, and easy to blend, making avocado smoothies extra silky. Avocado also adds a healthy fat that keeps us full longer.

If you don't love the idea of avocado in sweet recipes, don't worry!! When you add a little natural sweetener (such as honey in this recipe) and some chocolate (cocoa powder), the avocado flavor is completely undetected in smoothies!! Give it a try!

Related recipe: Chocolate Protein Pancakes

Super healthy smoothie

I don't often make smoothies for breakfast, so when I do have a smoothie, you better believe it's going to be GOOD and extra NUTRITIOUS and FILLING.

This chocolate avocado is loaded with healthy, filling ingredients:

- Avocado adds loads of healthy fats to keep you full and gives this smoothie a rich, pudding-like texture.

- Cocoa powder is an antioxidant powerhouse and doesn't contain any sugars. Oh, and it gives this smoothie a GREAT chocolate flavor. I used Hershey's Special Dark cocoa powder in this smoothie and it gives the smoothie a super rich and dark chocolate color. You can use any cocoa powder you like! Here are a few options.

- A pinch of cinnamon adds more antioxidants to this chocolate smoothie and enhances the chocolate flavor.

- Honey adds a bit of natural sweetness to the smoothie. Trust me, it's needed unless your almond milk is sweetened. If you want a vegan smoothie, just use agave syrup instead of honey.

- Shredded coconut flakes add more fiber and filling fats to this smoothie and make it richer and thicker. Use unsweetened ones, if you don't want extra sugar!

- Almond milk is a nice light vegan milk to help turn all the ingredients into a smooth, drinkable smoothie.

Just blend it all together and enjoy!

I love my Blendtec blender and use it daily. It's crazy powerful and makes super smooth smoothies.

Looking for other breakfast drinks?

Coffee banana smoothie - a coffee + breakfast smoothie combo!
Papaya shake - the simplest, surprisingly delicious smoothie
Mocha dalgona coffee - try this chocolate whipped coffee over ice *or* steamed milk
Pumpkin spice whipped coffee - a pumpkin spice twist on the dalgona coffee
Buttermilk smoothie - just 3 ingredients and full of healthy probiotic and antioxidants!

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Yield: 2

Chocolate Avocado Smoothie

Here's a Chocolate Avocado Smoothie for you so you can start the day off right with a refreshing smoothie full of healthy nutrient-rich ingredients. This smoothie tastes just like a chocolate pudding!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

1 Hass avocado
2 cups almond milk or coconut milk (unsweetened, see notes)
1-2 tablespoons cocoa powder, or to taste (start with less at first, add more if needed)
1 cup ice
1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut (optional, see notes)
1-2 tablespoon honey, or to taste (see notes)
1 pinch ground cinnamon

Instructions

Combine all the smoothie ingredients in a blender and blend for 1-2 minutes, or until smooth. Taste and see if you want to add more honey or cocoa powder. Serve immediately, garnishing with shredded coconut.

(If you're feeling extra, toast the shredded coconut in a dry skillet for 3-5 minutes over medium heat, or until it turns golden brown)

Notes

If you use sweetened almond milk (or another sweetened milk), then try skipping the honey, or reducing the honey.
The coconut flakes add a little bulk and filling fats and fiber to this smoothie, but you can skip them if you want. If using sweetened coconut flakes, you might need to reduce the honey.
If you have leftover chocolate avocado smoothie, you might need to re-blend it to make it extra smooth again.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 298Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 14mgCarbohydrates: 30gFiber: 8gSugar: 18gProtein: 4g

The nutritional information displayed is just an estimate and will vary depending on the actual ingredients and brands used and the exact amounts used. Please consult with a dietitian or nutritionist if you are actually tracking nutritional information for health reasons.