(#86) AVOCADO: The Fruit of Fruits

Avocado--the fruit of fruits. My absolute favorite. I could lock myself in my room and eat guacamole ALL day (not that I've ever done this. Seriously. I haven't! I swear. I really haven't! Okay...I HAVE!) 

I didn't think I would be revisiting the "alligator pear"--Chocolate Avocado Ice Cream was flavor #3, and I made Basil Avocado a few weeks ago (a flavor that was never posted to the blog). But a few days ago my friend described a perfect avocado smoothie she had at a Domincan restaurant in Jamaica Plain. How could I not reunite with my beloved fruit friend one more time? This time there would be no chocolate, no basil--just avocado (and a hint of lime). 

Avocado smoothie with almond milk.  

(#3) CHOCOLATE AVOCADO: A Scoopsies Original!

A few years ago, I had the richest vegan chocolate mousse at the now defunct Otherside Cafe on Newbury Street (R.I.P). Avocado was used as an animal-friendly substitute and the combination was heavenly. It was one of those desserts that you never forget about. One of those desserts that you somehow want to revisit in one way or another.  With no restaurant to return to, and a list of flavors to come up with, I couldn't resist adding chocolate avocado to the top of our list.

Most chocolate avocado ice cream recipes out there are raw vegan. No stovetop, no dairy. They're technically not ice creams, and they're just not the same.  While we're all for using organic ingredients, we didn't want to make any substitutions. So we put together our own recipe--our first original flavor in our 100 Scoopsies project. 

Scoopsies' Chocolate Avocado Ice Cream

(yields about 1 quart)

3 large ripe avocados

3/4 cup heavy cream

1 cup whole milk

2 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tablespoons honey

1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice

pinch of salt

Chocolate and avocado--a heavenly combination!