Name: Espresso Chocolate Avocado Pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 oz Unsweetened dark chocolate; 200 ml of Coconut Milk (I used Thai, it's gluten free); 1 medium ripe Avocado; 1 TB of instant Coffee or Espresso; 1/4 cup hot Water

A healthy chocolate pudding that has silky texture enhanced with rich flavors, and powered with nutrients! This pudding is spiked with espresso too! Moreover it’s gluten free, and vegan!

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I’m a Huge Fan of Puddings!

My mom used to make for us a milk with wheat starch pudding. Sometimes she mixed orange too, just like I made this one before. But my all time favorite is Chocolate. Sometime I get the ready one, but its full of artificial flavors, additives, and sugars. I tried one with peanut butter,you can find recipe here (Unfortunately I don’t have a photo, and it’s not very healthy).

This chocolate pudding has all my favorite ingredients, it’s hard to describe how I felt when I had the first bite! It’s like moving to heaven in a flash! It has a silky texture, and rich flavors. And Seriously, the aroma of coconut milk, and chocolate together are therapeutic! (figuratively speaking of course)!

I was looking for a healthier version, and yet creamy, and full of flavors . I read many recipes here and there, mainly Pinterest of course! Lots of food bloggers (especially the ones who care about health) add avocado. I was skeptical, until I decided to make the pudding with it myself!

I added other ingredients as well to enhance the flavor. Coffee enhances the chocolate flavor, I don’t know the science behind it! I searched, but I couldn’t get a good answer. I often add coffee when I bake chocolate cakes, and it tastes so delicious, therefore I thought adding it to this pudding will do the same trick! Another reason is, to boost antioxidants content of course! Also coffee has almost 0 calories. And I added coconut milk because of the a nice aroma, and it has some good fats too!

Coconut milk suits desserts very well. I use it for desserts and breakfast meals too. You can substitute it with cows milk, or any non-dairy milk if you wish for this pudding. But you should be aware that the pudding’s consistency will vary, and low fat milk won’t make the best pudding!

I didn’t add any kind of sweeteners, coconut milk and avocado have natural sweet taste. And overall, sweet pudding won’t match the coffee flavor! This is my favorite brand of chocolate for baking and cooking. I couldn’t find info, whether it’s gluten free or vegan, but the ingredients list contain only chocolate, so I think it is! But if you are celiac or strictly vegan, you may wish to double check.

Health benefits of Avocado:

It’s a fruits that has protein, good amount of fiber, and low sugar. Also it’s high in vitamins like K and folate, and minerals like potassium.
Although its high in fat, but its the monounsaturated type, that good for the heart.
It can lower cholesterol, reduce risk of metabolic syndrome , and a study suggested that its extract can be part of treatment in esophageal , and colon cancers.
And its good for your skin and hair, and do reduce wrinkles.

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