Chocolate Avocado Pie

Rich, smooth, and so delicious, this secretly healthy chocolate avocado pie recipe may just become your new favorite healthy dessert!

No bake chocolate avocado pie

The simple chocolate recipe calls for just five ingredients: cocoa powder, chocolate chips, sweetener of choice, a pinch of salt, and an avocado.

You can make it with no eggs, no heavy cream, and no oven.

The chocolate avocado pie recipe can be dairy free, soy free, gluten free, low fat, low calorie, paleo, sugar free, raw, keto, and vegan.

And unlike many other healthy desserts, this one has no banana.

With a texture so luxuriously thick and smooth, you will absolutely never believe the healthy ingredients!

Also make these Banana Oatmeal Cookies

Secretly healthy avocado desserts

I know what you might be thinking.

There goes another millennial with her eye rolling basic avocado obsession, ruining dessert by putting avocado in everything.

But the concept of sweet avocado desserts is actually not a millennial invention at all.

Populations around the world have been using the superfood fruit to make Avocado Smoothies, milkshakes, pudding, fruit salad, and Avocado Ice Cream for years.

High in healthy fats (over 75% of the fat in avocado is the heart healthy unsaturated kind) and with a mild flavor, the creamy fruit is the perfect base for chocolate recipes like this rich chocolate avocado pie.

Also, just be glad I didn’t make a recipe for avocado toast chocolate bars.

Yes, such a thing is a real product you can buy at the store.

And yes, it has actual pieces of avocado toast smashed into the chocolate bar.

I can’t even.

(Although, to be fair, I am intrigued.)

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Avocado Pie Recipe Video

Watch the step-by-step video above

How does it taste?

The first thing you all probably want to know is Does this pie taste like avocado?

Thankfully, the answer is No.

Guacamole is great and all, but I don’t want guacamole in my dessert.

If you are skeptical because you’ve tried desserts in the past that combined chocolate and avocado and did have an unfortunate taste?

Trust me, I’ve been there too.

In this deliciously healthy dessert recipe, I use two different types of chocolate, giving the pie a chocolatey brownie flavor and completely masking the avocado.

This means you can enjoy all the health benefits and the silky smooth texture without ever being able to tell the secret ingredient is there.

Use up leftover avocado in this Avocado Salad Recipe

Ingredients for the recipe

Avocado – Mashed avocado makes up the base of this pie and stands in for the heavy cream or egg yolks in most traditional chocolate pie recipes.

For the best flavor and texture, be sure to start with ripe avocado.

Cocoa Powder – I highly recommend using Dutch process cocoa powder, which should be readily available in most grocery stores.

If you cannot find this ingredient, you can swap it out for regular unsweetened cocoa powder or even hot chocolate mix.

Chocolate Chips – Melted chocolate chips add richness and a smooth texture. You can use milk chocolate, semi sweet chocolate, dark chocolate, or even white chocolate.

If you do not have chocolate chips on hand, you can substitute ten ounces of your favorite chocolate bars.

For a vegan chocolate avocado pie, go with plant based and dairy free chocolate chips. Or for a low carb and keto dessert, use sugar free chocolate chips.

Sweetener – My favorite option is pure maple syrup. Honey, agave, regular white sugar, or unrefined coconut sugar are fine as well.

To make the dessert without sugar, try xylitol or erythritol.

Salt – Throw in a pinch of salt (just a fourth teaspoon for the entire recipe) to balance the sweetness and add depth of flavor.

Vanilla – This ingredient is optional. I like the hint of vanilla it imparts on each bite.

Avocado chocolate pie crust

Feel free to use your favorite store bought or homemade crust for this chocolate pie.

Or keep it crustless, serving the chocolate filling in ramekins as chocolate mousse.

Here is the no bake pie crust recipe I used:

1 1/2 cups raw or roasted nuts of choice, 1 cup dates or another dried fruit, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 2 tablespoons Dutch cocoa powder or 3 tablespoons regular unsweetened cocoa powder.

Combine all crust ingredients in a food processor until fine crumbles form. Then press the sticky crumbles firmly into a lined 8 inch or 9 inch springform pan.

For a chocolate pie without avocado, make this Vegan Chocolate Pie.

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