Chocolate avocado cream with raspberries

Chocolate avocado cream with raspberries: avocado, cocoa and plant-based milk, sweetened with maple syrup – a creamy, chocolatey dessert that's quickly blended.

At a glance

• Serves 2
• Prep time: 10 min
• No cooking needed
• Total time: 10 min
• Calories: 310 kcal per serving
• Protein: 4 g
• Fat: 25 g
• Carbs: 12 g

Ingredients

• 1 ripe avocado
• A few raspberries
• 1 splash of plant-based milk
• 3 tbsp maple syrup
• 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 pinch of sea salt

Method

You’ll need: blender · chopping board · knife

1. Halve the avocado, remove the stone and scoop the flesh out of the skin.
2. Put the avocado flesh into a blender with the cocoa powder, maple syrup, plant-based milk and sea salt.
3. Blend everything until the mixture looks smooth and airy. If needed, loosen it with a little more plant-based milk.
4. Spoon the cream into small glasses or bowls and leave in the fridge briefly so it firms up a little.
5. Before serving, carefully sort through the raspberries and have them ready.
6. Serve the avocado cream chilled with fresh raspberries.

Good to know

This cream is simple, smooth and pleasantly chocolatey. It feels like a little dessert, yet it's made from whole ingredients.

Swaps

Less sweet: halve the sweetness and round it off with cinnamon, vanilla or a few berries Plant-based milk → unsweetened coconut milk (often fewer additives) Raspberries → a few blueberries or strawberries (mildly sweet, go well with cocoa) Cocoa powder → highly defatted cocoa powder or a little extra vanilla (intense chocolate flavour)

Allergens

Depending on the plant-based milk, it may contain soya or nut allergens. If you use honey instead of maple syrup: no honey for babies under one year old. In pregnancy, avocado, cocoa and washed raspberries are generally fine.

Frequently asked questions

Does avocado provide mainly fat or vitamins?

Both, with a clear emphasis on fat: avocado mainly provides monounsaturated fatty acids. It also has folate, vitamin K, vitamin E and potassium, among other things.

What's in cocoa powder besides flavour?

Unsweetened cocoa powder contains minerals such as magnesium and iron, plus natural plant compounds such as flavanols. Their content can vary considerably depending on processing.

Do raspberries suit a sensitive stomach?

Raspberries contain fibre, which not everyone gets on with equally well in larger amounts. With a sensitive gut, small portions are often more comfortable.

Does the recipe contain sugar?

Yes, maple syrup contains free sugars. For less sweetness, just use less syrup.

Which plant-based milk works best in this cream?

That depends on the drink: oat milk is often mild (it contains gluten unless labelled gluten-free), soya milk provides more protein, and nut milks can be unsuitable with allergies. Unsweetened versions are usually the best fit.

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