Healthy Chocolate Pudding? Is that even a thing?

So I think it’s safe to say that when it comes to chocolate pudding, we all revert back to 5 year olds and get super excited! Am I right?! Well actually, in all honestly, one of my kids is not a fan of chocolate. I don’t even know how that happened. So as much as I love it, I do not like my kids asking me for pudding and knowing that most of the options out there are full of fake junk and chemicals!

I was so excited then, and a little skeptical, when I heard that you could make a good for you, guilt-free, but still oh so delicious version of pudding! Like one that you could give your kids without cringing. The secret ingredient is……drum roll please…..AVOCADO! Now I can chow down on some guacamole with the best of them but having it in my dessert is not something I ever thought I’d try!

Of course I had to put it to the test and so reluctantly I set about cutting my avocados!! I say reluctantly because #1 if you have bought avocados recently, you know they are expensive which then led to hesitation #2 that no matter how gross this pudding came out, someone was going to eat it, cuz ain’t nobody got time for wasted avocados!

So it’s a GREAT thing then that everyone liked it! It was a total hit with my kids and I made it 2 days in a row….so simple to throw together. I topped ours with some chopped up cacao nibs because we like to be extra.

I would love to hear your thoughts on it if you try it.

Chocolate Avocado Pudding
~2 medium, ripe avocados, cut into chunks
~6 Tbsp cacao powder
~6 Tbsp maple syrup or honey
~10 Tbsp non-dairy milk (I used almond milk)

Throw all the ingredients in a blender and start on low working your way 
up to high. Add more milk if necessary. Serve cold and enjoy!