Decadent & sinlessly smooth chocolate avocado frosting:
This easy chocolate avocado frosting recipe will surprise pretty much everyone.
It has a smooth and silky texture from the heart-healthy avocado, without using any butter or shortening!
Just 5 ingredients:
Avocado
Cocoa Powder
Maple Syrup
Vanilla Extract
Salt
Ideas To Use The Chocolate Avocado Frosting:
Or, you know, just eat it straight from the blender with a spoon!
It is also excellent for frosting cakes or cupcakes, spreading on sliced bananas, or using as a dip for strawberries.
You really can’t go wrong! It is naturally gluten-free; and because there is no butter, the frosting is suitable for vegans as well.
Because it’s free of processed ingredients, trans fats, and preservatives, it’s best to make up a batch of this avocado frosting right before you plan to use it.
Leftovers can be refrigerated for a few days and will still taste delicious, but the color and texture of this frosting are best the day it’s made.
Chocolate Avocado Frosting
Adapted From: Avocado Chocolate Mousse
How To Make Chocolate Avocado Frosting
Ingredients
- 2 ripe 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
- optional 2 tbsp oil
Instructions
Be sure to use soft, ripe avocados. Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender until completely smooth. You can add a little oil–such as melted coconut oil–for an even richer taste or if your blender has any trouble getting the frosting smooth (which can happen if using a smaller or low-power blender). 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. Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for a few days and will still taste delicious, but color and texture are best immediately after blending.
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Carrie this fit chick says
16th March 2017 at 9:44 amI’ve made avo chocolate mousse, but never frosting. such a clever idea, Katie!
Whitney says
16th March 2017 at 9:57 amI love avocado frosting!
Just had an idea: dollop some of this glorious frosting on top of a bowl of that glorious nice cream!
Chocolate Covered Katie says
16th March 2017 at 9:59 amKind of the best idea ever 🙂
SuzyQ says
16th March 2017 at 7:20 pmI didn’t even use a blender..
Ihad half of 1 avocado left..
I was dying for a chocolate dessert so I just shmushed some cocoa powder around on a plate w/a big soup spoon w/a dash of Stevia and vanilla…
It took me no more than 2 minutes by the clock, I was amazed at how quickly the ingredients incorporated w/NO use of a blender or oil…
Smooth as silk…added some raisins, dates and mini pretzels for dipping..
THANKS KATIE_
Aimee says
16th March 2017 at 12:04 pmYUM! I would definitely just take a spoon to this and go to town. Thanks for sharing!
Annie @ Natural Sweet Recipes says
16th March 2017 at 1:37 pmI love avocado in frosting!! What a great recipe!
Mary Jane says
16th March 2017 at 1:45 pmI personally hate chocolate frosting (no one knows how to make it right!). This frosting though, I wouldn’t use as frosting if you are really good at spotting hidden flavors or else this will use taste like eating an avocado, but I’m not like that. This works okay as a frosting, but better as a snack for me!. It was basically a mousse. Really yummy and thank you!
Izzy says
16th March 2017 at 2:35 pmThis looks amazing – I have never tried avocado frosting!
Izzy | Pinch of delight
Sara @ Last Night's Feast says
16th March 2017 at 7:13 pmThis looks so yummy!!
Json Example says
17th March 2017 at 12:13 amthis looks so delicious!!!
Benny says
17th March 2017 at 4:33 pmChocolate. Avocado. Frosting.
March 17th, 2017 – My life changed.
Thank you for this.
Nancy Morin says
19th March 2017 at 3:13 amCan you really not taste the avocado?
Jason Sanford says
20th March 2017 at 7:33 amYou really don’t!
Val says
19th March 2017 at 3:42 amChocolate avocado sounds divine! Val 🙂
Sarah says
19th March 2017 at 2:01 pmWow Katie, this looks GREAT! Lovely idea x
Bites for Foodies says
19th March 2017 at 2:05 pmThis is the easiest way to prepare vegan frosting! I can’t count how many avocados I buy each week….between adding them to salads, making frosting or raw puddings…they taste great in everything! They’re an essential item for a raw or clean diet. The on thing I would swap in this recipe is vanilla bean powder for the extract. Have you ever tasted it before? The flavour is AH-MAZING!
http://www.bitesforfoodies.com/recipes/vegan-nutella-banana-pudding/
http://www.bitesforfoodies.com/recipes/vegan-chocolate-pudding/
Tanveer says
3rd April 2017 at 7:36 amI tried this recipe and I am so overwhelmed. It is delicious and best chocolate avocado I have cooked.
Much thanks for sharing this recipe.
D says
3rd May 2017 at 4:33 amCan I make this to frost a birthday cake? The cake won’t be eaten up in one day…would you not recommend using this then? I’d prefer to use this over a typical frosting with margarine.
Great blog! Love it!
Chocolate Covered Katie says
3rd May 2017 at 11:54 amHmmm I’ve honestly never kept it around on a cake long enough to find out. I think it would be okay but might turn a not-so-pretty color. Maybe do a test run with frosting a muffin or something one day?
Nicole says
30th May 2017 at 12:10 pmMaybe add a little lemon to stop the color change?
Cassie Autumn Tran says
11th May 2017 at 2:33 pmWould this be a good stand-alone recipe? 😉 I’d say so, LOL! People should really consider making avocado spreads on the market! This looks stunning!
Ann HoffmannANN says
11th June 2017 at 9:26 pmAmazing ! Going on Kale Brownies . Thanks
Pat says
11th August 2017 at 10:55 amCan you “fix” the print link so it just prints the recipe. Foe some reason I get a 10 page print. Maybe my computer is set up wrong. Thanks!
Jason Sanford says
12th August 2017 at 4:42 amHi, we are so sorry about that! It should not be doing that and we put in a ticket with our web designer to fix it again. Thank you so much for pointing it out.
Gahas says
15th August 2017 at 1:32 amDear you, thanks for this fantastic recipe!
I have a question: as for frostings, what is the best, most scrumptious frosting recipe? Those with avocado and cacao or with coconut cream and cacao? What is your preference as for taste? Thank you!
GM
Jason Sanford says
15th August 2017 at 10:16 amI like the coconut one 🙂
Sarah says
21st August 2017 at 9:40 amCan you use dark chocolate cocoa powder for a dark chocolate looking frosting?
Jason Sanford says
22nd August 2017 at 8:44 amSure why not?
Mrs. M says
15th September 2017 at 9:54 pmRated 5 Stars! This recipe is amazing. Thanks for sharing Katie! I love avocado and chocolate. I used dark cocoa powder and it was a good call. The pinch of salt truly brings out the chocolate-y maple sweet flavor pretty well. My husband and recently transitioned to whole-food plant based lifestyle and we’re discovering recipes we love and dislike. This fits in the “love it” pile.
Terri says
22nd November 2017 at 7:15 pmI can’t wait to try this! Perfect for my Primal diet and my brother’s family’s vegan diet. Need to keep the peace at Thanksgiving, haha!
Vanessa says
7th December 2017 at 8:33 pmIs the blender necessary? I just packed my food processor (I’m moving next week), but I have all these ingredients…
Jason Sanford says
8th December 2017 at 7:11 amI mean… I guess you could mash everything up really well by hand, but the texture wouldn’t be anywhere near as smooth.
Malinda Essig says
1st February 2018 at 5:53 amThis was fantastic. We have changed to whole foods and making everything. I was looking for a topper for veggie waffles and this was perfect. It was goes very well with rosemary almond bread .. ah, who am I kidding, this would go good with just about anything. Thank you for sharing.
Mary Jane Sawyer says
4th March 2018 at 10:39 pmThis avocado frosting is fantastic. It’s was about 10:30 at night, and my sweet tooth would just not let me sleep. So I made a cup of chocolate cake and topped it off with avocado chocolate frosting. And now I’m ready for bed. It’s not bothering my sleep at all. Thank you Katie.
Will says
3rd May 2018 at 11:57 pmWow!! You baked a huge cake haha!! Deliciousness!!
Will says
3rd May 2018 at 11:53 pmCan you tell how many grams of avocado are meant when saying “2 ripe avocados”? I would like to know a more exacf amount of avocado for this recipe. Thank you for posting this!! 🙂
Jason Sanford says
4th May 2018 at 2:23 amI never measure, so just use two medium ones and you’ll be fine! 🙂
Leah says
20th June 2018 at 7:11 pmAbsolutely amazing! I iced some coconut flour vanilla cupcakes with this frosting. I could not believe how it literally tasted like the old school kind I use to make with a box of cake mix and can of frosting but, free of all the junk!
Lyne says
30th August 2018 at 4:57 pmBest recipe ever! The texture and the flavor are the best! Healthy recipe free of processed sugar and dairy.
Shea says
4th December 2018 at 6:57 pmPerfect brownie topping!
Milla says
23rd February 2019 at 8:20 amHi Katie, this looks like a great recipe. To make frosting for cupcakes, can one substitute maple for confectioners sugar? How much confectioners sugar is needed? Also, has anyone tried it for little picky eaters? Did they notice the avocado taste? Thank you.
Jason Sanford says
23rd February 2019 at 1:01 pmI would probably just do an equal amount of confectioners sugar. If you experiment, definitely report back for the rest of us!
Sara says
25th July 2019 at 9:37 amIt looks amazing! If I don’t like avocado, but love chocolate – do you think I will like this? 🙂
Jason Sanford says
25th July 2019 at 9:41 amYou can always try this one! It’s my personal favorite: https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/05/04/reeses-pieces-fudge-frosting/
Jason