My darling childhood friend recently found our that her nine-month old baby is allergic to dairy, wheat and nuts. Since she is still breastfeeding, this means she cannot eat dairy, wheat or nuts either!
“What I miss most is fat,” says Sonia. “I’m starving and just want to eat chocolate! Do you have any dessert recipes that are dairy, wheat and nut-free?”
“Actually, girl, you are in luck! Did you know you can make an amazing chocolate pudding out of ripe avocados?”
“Shut up,” says Sonia with a laugh. “You are not serious.”
“Really! The avocado is a great creamy base for the pudding and the chocolate masks any avocado taste. Plus, you get lots of really great fats and vitamins from the avocado. Not only will it satisfy your cravings, it will make your skin glow and your hair shine.”
“Send me the recipe. I’m starving for chocolate.”
RAW VEGAN CHOCOLATE PUDDING
2 T organic chocolate
1 cup water
1 t. vanilla extract
1/4 t. cinnamon
10 pitted dates, soaked in water for 5-10 minutes and drained
1 avocado, ripe
strawberries, sliced
1. In a food processor or high-speed blender, process all ingredients except strawberries, dates and avocado.
2. While the food processor is running, alternate dates and avocado until the entire mixture is smooth.
3. In a wine or champagne glass, alternate mousse and sliced strawberries to create a layered decadent dessert.
TIP: If you use more water this makes a wonderful chocolate sauce to pour over your favorite vegan ice cream or a dipping sauce for fruit.
This recipe was slightly altered from Robyn Boyd’s amazing raw (and some cooked) vegan cookbook, Rawsome Recipes.
November 3, 2008 at 3:27 am |
I saw a similar version of this pudding on an episode of Grill It with Bobby Flay earlier this summer. I tried it – but I don’t think the avocado was ripe enough because it was kind of gross. I’ll try again…but coconut milk and kuzu works well too. i made a great pudding with apricot jam, egg whites, coconut milk and kuzu that was amazing. I just kind of threw everything together parfait style. I was trying to recreate this dessert I had once in a Portuguese restaurant called heavenly white, but I couldn’t ever find a recipe online for it. I too can’t eat dairy or wheat and nuts seem to do a number on my digestion…