Chocolate Peppermint  Pudding

Published December 27, 2023 by Dr. Stephanie Gray, DC

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I love love love this Chocolate Peppermint Pudding. This pudding is made from avocados. Yes, you read correctly! But I promise, you won’t taste the avocado. Avocados are rich, creamy and provide the perfect texture when blended to form the base of this pudding. Add chilled coconut milk , cocoa powder, a little maple syrup and some peppermint extract and out comes a velvety chocolate pudding that you will love. Nobody will guess that it’s made from avocados. Trust me on this.

So easy to make, with simple ingredients.  Why not just buy the boxed variety pudding? This dessert is SO much healthier than the store bought boxed puddings which are filled with questionable ingredients. Jello’s boxed chocolate pudding has not even one decent ingredient- sugar, modified corn starch, tetrasodium diphosphate, modified palm oil, modified vegetable oil, titanium dioxide, mono and diglycerides, allura red, tartrazine, brilliant blue FCF. Don’t eat this crap. There’s a reason it only costs $1.36 for a box.  It’s worth a tiny bit of effort to enjoy a MUCH healthier treat. 

This Chocolate Peppermint Pudding is gluten free, grain free, vegan, dairy free, paleo with a keto option (use monkfruit sweetener in place of maple syrup). Garnish with candy cane if desired right before serving.

A perfect dessert for your dinner party or any time!

Why you will LOVE this Chocolate Peppermint Pudding

• Very easy to make

• Simple ingredients using  REAL food

• Creative way to get avocado in your diet

• Gluten free, grain free, dairy free

• Healthy, totally guilt free dessert

• This pudding is chocolatey, with a hint of peppermint. Velvety in texture with a touch of sweetness

• It’s DAIRY friendly with a blood sugar friendly option (ketogenic)

What equipment do you need? 

• small food processor
• 4 ramekins or pudding bowls

What ingredients do you need?

• 2 avocados
• 1 can unsweetened coconut milk (chilled overnight)
• cocoa powder
• maple syrup (or monk fruit sweetener)
• peppermint extract

How do I make this Chocolate Peppermint Pudding?

It’s Super EASY!

Step 1: 

Chill 1 can of unsweetened coconut milk overnight in the fridge.

Step 2:

Put all ingredients (except candy cane- if using) in a small food processor. Process until smooth.

Step 3: 

Divide mixture between 4 ramekins or small pudding bowls.

Serve immediately or chill first (recommended).

Important Note:

**Garnish with candy cane right before serving! Otherwise, candy cane will “melt” and look gross in your pudding.

Recipe Notes: 

Key Ingredients & Substitutions:

•  Avocado– A perfectly ripe, or slightly over-ripe avocado was used for this recipe.  Cut out any brown spots. 

• Coconut milk  –I recommend using a high quality, full fat coconut milk. I advise against buying “cheap” coconut milk as they are usually filled with emulsifiers like guar gum and carrageenan. Too many emulsifying agents affect the taste and quality of the coconut milk. Coconut milk should be chilled in the fridge overnight before making this recipe. 

• Maple syrup- Maple syrup was used to sweeten the pudding. Honey would also work. To make the pudding keto, use monk fruit sweetener instead. This recipe calls for 1/4 cup of sweetener. Use more if it’s not sweet enough for you. I have made this recipe with as little as 3 tbsp of sweetener. 

How to Store this Chocolate Peppermint Pudding?

Cover pudding cups and refrigerate. It should be eaten within 4 days.

Avocado pudding can be frozen if put into popsicle molds.

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