Chocolate Avocado Smoothie
on Aug 22, 2017, Updated Mar 03, 2025
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This Chocolate Avocado Smoothie is extra thick and creamy, perfectly sweet, packed with flavour and highly nutritious. Whether or not you love avocado, you’ll love the smooth, creamy texture it adds to this smoothie.
This amazing chocolate banana smoothie is incredibly creamy and has just the right consistency and rich, decadent and delicious taste. If you’re not a big avocado fan, don’t worry, you can’t taste it in the smoothie so its a good way to enjoy the many benefits of avocado, even if you’re not an eat-an-avcoado-with-a-spoon kinda person.
You can’t taste the cauliflower either so it’s a good way to sneak some of this fibre-rich veggie into your diet.
I also added dates but they could be left out if you don’t have any or want to reduce the sugar content. I added plant-based protein for extra protein and sweetness. I recommend adding 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of unrefined sea salt as it really enhances the flavour of the smoothie.
Cauliflower in Smoothies
I used to just use raw cauliflower in smoothies but since I started paying more attention to how I was feeling after eating certain foods and realized that it might have been the culprit of some bloating and digestive issues, I’ve switched to lightly steaming it before freezing.
I think it depends on the amount too though, I only used 1/2 cup of cauliflower pieces in this smoothie so I could probably tolerate it without steaming. You know your body best. If you can tolerate raw cauliflower go for it, but most of our digestive systems could probably benefit from lightly steaming it first.
More Smoothie Recipes
Here are some more delicious smoothies you’ll love:
- Orange Mango Smoothie
- Papaya Smoothie
- Beet Orange Smoothie
- Vegan Carrot Cake Smoothie
- Peanut Butter Protein Shake
More Recipes to Try!
Chocolate Avocado Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk of choice, almond, soy, oat, etc.
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder, 7 g
- 1 medium frozen banana, 120 g
- 1/4 medium avocado, 30 g
- 1/2 cup steamed cauliflower (fresh or frozen), 60 g
- 1 serving vegan vanilla or chocolate protein powder, 30 g
- 1 tbsp almond butter, 15 g
- 2 dates, pitted, optional, for sweetness
- 1/4 tsp sea salt, optional
- 2 tbsp cacao nibs, optional, for crunch
Instructions
- Add the milk to a high-speed blender then add the remaining ingredients.
- Start blending on low then slowly increase speed to high and blend briefly until completely smooth and creamy.
- Pour into a glass and enjoy.
Very Nice recipe. and yummy too. I just loved it. Thanks for sharing this information.
woow, Interesting … Loved the combination… Thanks for sharing.. !!
Vegan me is loving this recipe! Gonna give it a try for my little boy.
This sounds and looks os delish! Love seeing new rcipes!
This sounds so yummy! I use Vega protein powder in my smoothies and love it. I didn’t know they had performance powder, but I may have to get that for my hubby.
I always love your ideas for nutritious treats! I will have to try adding the avocado and cauliflower. The steaming part intrigues me. Do you steam broccoli before adding to a smoothie too? I’ve added frozen broccoli and I wonder if that is the reason behind the bloating?? Thanks for the tips!
I’ve never added broccoli to a smoothie so I can’t say! I usually lean towards lightly steamed broccoli these days so I probably would cook it a bit if I was going to add it to a smoothie. I could definitely be a culprit of bloating, it just depends on your digestive system. I’ve really been paying more attention to how I feel after eating certain foods and it’s really helped me improve digestion. You could try it raw and try it steamed and see if you notice a difference!
I love to use avocado in my sweet treats, I used to make some delicious chocolate cookies with avocado but I never heard of cauliflower in smoothies, I need to try it! It honestly looks delicious! 😉 Would you mind check out my page? Maybe we can follow each other ????
Love, Mimi
I love avocado in sweets! It’s so good in baking like you said. I’ll check out your site. Thanks!
This looks so good but I have NO IDEA where to get half of the ingredients!! Lol!!
I’ve given links if you’re interested in purchasing on Amazon, otherwise please see my suggestions for substitutions in the post. You can leave out the maca, sub cacao and cacao nibs, use any protein powder, and use regular cinnamon. Hope that helps!
I never really thought of Avocado and Chocolate together. Good Stuff !!
Wow this looks absolutely amazing!!!! Thank you for sharing, I might do this over the weekend. ????