Chococado Pudding

Dec 11 2011 | by joniceline | 20 Comments » |
Tags: gluten-free, higher-fat, Quick & Easy

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Celine Steen of  Have Cake Will Travel and Joni Newman of Just The Food have more tasty recipes on their blogs. Be sure to check out their amazing vegan cookbooks, especially The Complete Guide to Vegan Food Substitutions where this recipe comes from!

This guilt-free pudding will have people wondering why all puddings aren’t made from avocados!

Chococado Pudding

12 ounces (340 g) fresh avocado flesh (about 4 avocados)
1/4 cup (20 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup (84 g) brown rice syrup
1/4 cup (84 g) agave nectar to taste
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Pinch salt
1/4 teaspoon chipotle powder, optional

COMBINE ALL INGREDIENTS in a blender and purée until silky smooth. Divide among 4 dessert cups and chill before serving.

YIELD: 4 servings

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20 Responses to “Chococado Pudding”

1. Sarah Wax Says:

   September 21st, 2013 at 6:29 pm

   I lightened up this recipe by substituting some leftover silken tofu for two avocados. I poured off the extra water from the tofu to keep the pudding nice and thick. It was delicious!
2. Juanita Says:

   August 27th, 2013 at 9:02 pm

   Regarding ‘Fat-Free”. Typically this would mean, ‘no added, processed fat’. If it meant totally ‘fat free’, then the site would have to eliminate most of the recipes because most foods contain some fat, nuts and seeds contain a lot of fat. But even vegetables contain fat. Vegetables? Sure, ever hear of ‘corn oil’ or ‘vegetable oil’? 🙂
3. sofia Says:

   September 26th, 2012 at 11:09 am

   Great. Thanks Joni!
4. Joni Marie Says:

   September 25th, 2012 at 8:35 pm

   Sofia,
   I would say it will safely keep for 3-4 days in the fridge. Make sure to pack it in an airtight container.
   Hope that helps!
   Joni
5. sofia Says:

   September 25th, 2012 at 6:40 pm

   How long does this keep in the fridge?
6. Roxanne Says:

   May 8th, 2012 at 1:57 am

   Come on people, do not nitpick the recipes!
   This is completely “fat-free” in the sense there is not a drop of OIL or UNNECESSARY fats added to the pudding.
   I do not consider a whole food like avocado a “fatty food”.
7. msjoy333 Says:

   April 26th, 2012 at 10:17 pm

   LOVE this recipe – got to get my husband to forget he is eating avacados – fat free cool whip is good on this – tho we are going completely vegan – no dairy – I do cheat once in a great while!
   mas
8. Anna Says:

   April 22nd, 2012 at 10:16 am

   My boyfriend actually didn’t put the bowl down till it was clean. Id say thats a win!
9. Megan Says:

   April 20th, 2012 at 10:01 pm

   Is the brown rice syrup for thickness or sweetness? I’m looking to substitute and am not sure if I should use corn syrup or agave nectar.
10. ulani Says:

    April 4th, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    In response to Lorna Kay – the heading for the page and site is “Fat Free Vegan” – I think it would be commonly understood that would mean the recipes would be fat free.
11. Diane Says:

    April 2nd, 2012 at 11:46 am

    Meaculpa, about your question regarding the acceptability of having fats in whole food as opposed to having them extracted as oils… There are other sources that address this more eloquently than I can here (see this video clip by Jeff Novick, it’s great: http://youtu.be/lbALgjmZUek ). But the gist of it is that when in their original “whole food” form, the amount of fat is much lower than when its extracted to oil form, and all the other nutrients and fiber are still there in the whole food. In short, there is tremendous advantage to having fat in the form of its whole food. Even then, it needs to be kept on the low side, but it should be in the whole food form. Hope that helps.
12. SusanV (admin) Says:

    March 24th, 2012 at 10:14 am

    Plus, it’s tagged as a “higher-fat” recipe because it gets more than 15% of its calories from fat. It meets the critera for the site, and no one claimed it was fat-free.
13. Lorna Kay Says:

    March 24th, 2012 at 3:17 am

    Meaculpa – I have been trying to find out where you have found a ‘fat free” tag for this recipe. It’s described as ‘guilt free’ and as we all know, the issue with fat is really the bad fats in our diet, unless you’re more concerned with weight as opposed to wellbeing and eating a wholesome diet. As I say, I can’t find any link to anyone claiming this to be ‘fat free’, just ‘guilt free’?
14. grafx1 Says:

    January 22nd, 2012 at 6:29 pm

    I made this recipe for my husband (the biggest sweet-tooth on the planet!) and he loved it. Thank you!
15. meaculpa Says:

    December 27th, 2011 at 6:00 am

    Yes I agree that body needs fat from good sources. After reading the FAQ section I see that avocados are permitted – now I just find “fat free” rather misleading.

    It seems that “fat free” means that it is not allowed to use olis or fats, but if the same oils are found in a fruit (such as avocado) then its ok. From a dietary perspective I find it rather illogical.
16. Cevy Says:

    December 23rd, 2011 at 5:52 pm

    Meaculp: You also need to take into account what type of fat is in foods. The “normal” pudding may only have 7% fat, but all of it comes from saturated fats. Avocados primarily consist of monounsaturated fat, a healthy type of fat that can actually help reduce blood cholesterol levels and raise HDL cholesterol (the “good” kind of cholesterol).

    I don’t think that the author of this site means to provide recipes that are completely fat-free, but instead aims to eliminate unhealthy or added fats (such as oils) and restrict high-fat vegetable foods. The body needs fat, but it is best to get it from healthy sources. This recipe is perfectly suited as a occasional treat for health conscious food-lovers.
17. meaculpa Says:

    December 23rd, 2011 at 2:24 pm

    When considering that “normal” pudding only has around 7% of fat.

    http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/sweets/5484/2
18. meaculpa Says:

    December 23rd, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    Don’t avocados have loads of fat(15% or so)? So in total this pudding would have 51g or ~10% fat. Not really fat free…
19. Megan Says:

    December 17th, 2011 at 7:10 pm

    I made a version of chocolate-avocado pudding but didn’t think to use lemon juice which I imagine would brighten it considerably. I’m definitely going to have to try this version … especially curious about the chipotle powder too! Thanks!
20. Gail Cosgriff Says:

    December 11th, 2011 at 3:13 pm

    How could I not make this for the vegan son who once proclaimed he would put on my tombstone “She burnt the chocolate pudding.”
    Maybe he will finally forgive me. lol