Sweet and Healthy Avocado Pudding

Sometimes, but not often, its nice to take a break from baking. Its nice to wake up and start your day of healthy and continue to finish your day off healthy without any sweet little monsters trying to add inches around your waist line. 

I mean, don’t get me wrong I love, love, love, love, love baked goods! 

(Well, now that I think about it I fell like I actually like baking things and eating the batter while baking more than I like then end result. A little weird, I know.)

But  let’s be honest sometimes its nice to eat things that are guiltless, scrumptious, and won’t lead to a next-day-gym-freak-out, which happen pretty often in my life considering my love for cookies and chocolate. 

When I exercise I don’t feel half as guilty about eating sweets as I do when I don’t exercise. 

That’s kind of a “Duh!” though right? 

So today I skipped the gym which means I am going to skip the baking. However I did make a pretty yummy avocado pudding, and I ate it all for breakfast (that’s right, pudding for breakfast), and I don’t feel bad, and that’s that! 
This pudding is creamy and sweet in all the right ways. The avocado flavor is subtle, if not nonexistent. Don't be weary, just try it! Trust me, you'll love it!  

What you need (for 1 serving):

• 1 ripe haas avocado 
• 1 ripe medium sized banana
• 1/4-1/2 cup of nondairy milk or water (if you want a raw pudding)
• 1/4 cup of ice cubes
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon raw agave nectar
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin coconut oil 
• 1 tablespoon cocoa nibs (optional) 

What to do:

1. Add all of your ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth
2. Add more water if your mixture is too thick. You want the consistency of pudding. 
3. Serve immediately in a bowl. Top with fresh fruit, nuts, granola, or whatever you’d like. 

Tip or Trick: Add one teaspoon of peppermint extract before blending. Once the mixture is blended and smooth pour it into ice trays. Allow a few hours to freeze. Once frozen pop your little avocado ice cubes out into a blender, and blend for a raw mint chocolate chip frozen dessert. 

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