Chocolate Avocado Milkshake Recipe

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Yvonne Ruperti
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Yvonne Ruperti
Yvonne Ruperti is a food writer, recipe developer, former bakery owner, and cookbook author. She is also an adjust professor of baking at the Culinary Institute of America in Singapore.
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Updated April 15, 2020

Notes: Low fat milk can be substituted for the whole milk. I haven't tested skim or soy milk but I'm sure that it would also work, though the shake may taste slightly less rich.

Recipe Details

Chocolate Avocado Milkshake Recipe

Active 90 mins
Total 90 mins
Makes 3 cups

Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 4 teaspoons cocoa powder
  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Pour milk into freezer safe container and freeze until half frozen, about 1 1/2 hours.

  2. While milk is freezing, place chocolate and water in microwave safe bowl and heat on high power until chocolate is melted, about 30 seconds. Whisk in cocoa until smooth; set aside.

  3. Halve and pit avocado. Scoop avocado flesh into blender. Add chocolate mixture, sugar, vanilla, and frozen milk. Blend until smooth, 15 to 30 seconds. Serve.

Special equipment

Blender, microwave


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