Try this smooth and decadent chocolate avocado frosting recipe on chocolate cakes and cupcakes, or eat it by the spoonful!
Healthy chocolate avocado frosting
With a thick, rich, creamy, silky smooth texture thanks to heart health avocado, this easy chocolate avocado frosting recipe will surprise pretty much everyone.
And there’s absolutely no butter or shortening required.
You need just five ingredients to make it: avocado, unsweetened cocoa powder, pure maple syrup, pure vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt to bring out the sweetness.
It can even be piped just like regular chocolate frosting!
Use it to top these Black Bean Brownies
Ingredients for the recipe
The frosting calls for cocoa powder, sweetener, pure vanilla extract, a pinch of salt, optional chocolate chips, and of course avocado.
Look for ripe avocados at the grocery store or wait for the fruit to ripen at home. When ready to use, they should yield to gentle pressure but not be overly soft or mushy.
You may use regular unsweetened cocoa powder or raw cacao powder. For a rich chocolate flavor, try Dutch cocoa powder for a fourth cup of the total amount.
We like pure maple syrup here. Honey, agave, powdered sugar, coconut sugar, or some common sugar free sweeteners also work.
We often add two tablespoons of melted coconut oil or two ounces of melted chocolate for extra richness, but this is not required.
The recipe was adapted from this Avocado Chocolate Mousse.
Is the frosting low carb, keto, and sugar free?
It can be all three of these things.
For a keto chocolate frosting, replace the maple syrup with half a cup of powdered xylitol, erythritol, or your no sugar sweetener of choice.
If desired, you can also include melted Sugar Free Chocolate Chips.
When prepared with a sugar free sweetener, the avocado frosting contains less than one gram of net carbs per serving.
We have not tried sweetening the icing with stevia, so be sure to report back for other readers if you experiment.
Step by step recipe video
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Serving suggestions
The chocolate frosting is excellent on cake or brownies.
And it is equally wonderful as a healthy chocolate spread for sliced bananas, apples, toast, waffles, Vegan Pancakes, or Healthy Banana Bread.
Or serve it as a dessert dip for strawberries.
You really cannot go wrong no matter how you choose to serve it.
The chocolatey recipe can be dairy free, nut free, gluten free, oil free, sugar free, low carb, paleo, and keto friendly.
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How to make avocado frosting
If you are using the optional chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate, carefully melt the chocolate in the microwave or by using a double boiler method.
Scoop the insides of the avocados into a food processor or blender. Discard the avocado peel and pits.
Combine all ingredients, and process or blend until completely smooth.
The avocado chocolate frosting can be spread with a knife or piped through a pastry bag fitted with an icing tip.
The recipe is free of processed ingredients, trans fats, and preservatives. Therefore, it is best to make up a batch of this avocado frosting right before you plan to use it.
Refrigerate leftovers for up to about three days in an airtight covered container.
Although leftover avocado tends to turn brown in the refrigerator, that is not a problem in this case since it is already a chocolate recipe.
While the blender is out, try an Avocado Smoothie
- 2 avocados
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 6-8 tbsp pure maple syrup or sweetener of choice
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 oz chocolate chips (optional for richer flavor)
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Be sure to use soft, ripe avocados. Discard the peels and pits. Carefully melt the chocolate chips, if using. Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender until completely smooth. Because of the lack of preservatives, it’s best to make up a batch of this avocado frosting right before you plan to use it. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator for up to three days.View Nutrition Facts
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