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Chocolate Avocado Frosting
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Servings:
8 (70 g) as an appetizerPrep Time:
10 minutesCook Time:
0 minutes
Ingredients
Frosting is an easy menu item to remove to cut back on the sugar impact from dessert, but let's face it: sometimes you just want frosting. On a cupcake or on a spoon, it's a pleasure. This nutritious variation on chocolate frosting can be tweaked with spices like cinnamon or nutmeg to fit whatever you're frosting.
3/4 cup dates, pitted
1/4 cup hot water
2 ripe avocados
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1/8 tsp. salt
Unsweetened almond milk (optional)
Directions
1. Combine dates and hot water. Let sit for 5 minutes, then puree in a food processor to achieve a paste.
2. Pit avocados and remove flesh from skin.
3. Add cocoa, vanilla and salt to food processor and puree. If the frosting is too thick, it can be thinned with a drizzle of unsweetened almond milk.
Nutrition
| Nutritional Facts | |
| Servings | 8 (70 g) |
| Base Nutrients | |
| Calories | 132 kcal (7%) |
| Calories from Fat | 73 kcal (0%) |
| Total Fat | 8 g (12%) |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g (8%) |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg (0%) |
| Sodium | 43 mg (2%) |
| Total Carbohydrates | 18 g (6%) |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g (25%) |
| Protein | 2 g (4%) |
| Vitamins | |
| Vitamin A | n/a |
| Vitamin C | 5 mg (6%) |
| Minerals | |
| Calcium | 22 mg (2%) |
| Iron | 1 mg (7%) |
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