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avocado, avocado chocolate pudding, chocolate pudding, dairy free chocolate, GAPS Diet, GAPS friendly, gluten free dessert, green fruit, vegan desserts, vegan dishes
Yes, it tastes as good as it looks. I never would have believed it!
My kids joke that I am anti-everything. I simply refuse to go with the flow and do what everyone else is doing. I know for certain that this stems from growing up as a shy child. Don’t ever tell a shy kid to “Smile! You look like your dog just died.” The shy kid may not be as miserable as she looks, just lost in thought. I guarantee such comments will ruin her day. And telling a shy, sensitive kid not take things personally is even worse. A shy and sensitive kid who questions authority and everything else she is spoon-fed in a private, fanatically religious school will feel even more rebellious. Spending nearly a decade as a military spouse after shaking off the irritants of the past two decades won’t help the “problem” any. Don’t tell me what to do, I’ll NEVER do it. But I will if I want to. So there. Sticking my tongue out at the world. 😉
Avocado chocolate pudding? Agave syrup? Sugar is sugar is sugar. Well, raw sugar is raw sugar is raw sugar and I only use turbinado and raw honey, except for on those special occasions when only white flour and sugar will do, as in birthday cake making. You’d never convince me that eating a bowl of chocolate guacamole would trick me into thinking I was eating chocolate pudding. Then came the GAPS Diet…
I was halving an avocado for my sons to share this afternoon when I decided that it would be more fun to give it to them in the form of that vegan chocolate pudding recipe I’ve been avoiding, to see if it was any good. Holy cow! I found when I licked my spatula that it was indeed, and quickly divided it up into four portions, rather than two. My three fellows sat mmm-ing, sighing, eyebrows raised in question, wondering at my sneaky grin. Where did she get chocolate pudding?! My husband, who had never been brave enough to try the mushy green fruit (anyone who follows this blog knows he avoids green edible plant material when possible), nearly licked his sundae dish clean. I waited until after everyone was done before I told them it was made from avocados. They all asked for more. There wasn’t any more. There is another avocado in the fridge…
And I must mention that we are NOT a vegan family. Grilled lamb kebabs for dinner!
Most of the recipes for this overblogged delight are the same so I don’t even know who to give credit to for this idea. Who was the first? I don’t know. Here’s my version.
Orange Chocolate Pudding~ Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan, GAPS Friendly
1 avocado. Peeled. Pit removed.
1/4 c. Hershey’s Special Dark cocoa (so much better than regular, and better for you)
1/4 c. honey
1/4 c. water (milk, almond milk, whatever)
1/2 tsp. orange extract
Pink Himalayan salt to taste.
Method:
Puree in food processor.
You can have dessert first! Mmmmm-azing!
Yield: App. 4, 1/4 c. servings
edible tapestry 