Refresh with this decadent keto chocolate avocado smoothie! A healthy keto avocado smoothie, dairy-free using almond milk and of course no banana!
What is a chocolate avocado smoothie?
A chocolate avocado smoothie is a creamy chocolate smoothie thickens with ripe avocado and flavored with unsweetened cocoa powder. It’s also known as an avocado milkshake. In fact, it has the similar creamy texture of a keto chocolate milkshake without the sugar loaded ice-cream.
How to make a keto chocolate smoothie?
A keto chocolate smoothie has no banana. While bananas are often used to thicken smoothies, they also contain a lot of natural sugar not suitable for diabetics. Therefore, the trick to make the most delicious thick sugar-free chocolate smoothie is avocado. Avocado is naturally creamy, bland in flavor when combined with cocoa powder and adds the perfect thickness to keto smoothies. Plus, it helps you reach your fat intake and gives you fiber and protein to feel full for longer.
An easy 6-ingredient dairy-free milkshake recipe
We all love 6-ingredient recipes that are ready in 5 minutes. This chocolate smoothie is definitely one of them.
Let’s see all you need to make this decadent chocolate drink
- Ripe avocado – of course, this is the key to the perfect creamy keto smoothie. Make sure your avocado is soft with no black spots. Avocados are very good keto-friendly vegetables.
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Unsweetened almond milk – I love to use Almond Breeze unsweetened almond milk as it doesn’t contain added sugar and it’s very bland in smoothies
- Hemp powder – amazing plant-based protein high in fat, perfect to boost fat burning on keto diet. It also adds thickness to this keto chocolate smoothie. If you don’t have some, you can replace this powder by chia powder, keto protein powder or flaxmeal
- Ice cubes – this adds extra thickness to the drink
- Sugar-free crystal sweetener – Monk fruit crystal, xylitol, erythritol or stevia drops! All work well
When to eat your keto smoothie?
This keto smoothie is a great breakfast smoothie as it contains lots of fats, fiber and protein that are all very fulfilling. You can also enjoy this smoothie as keto protein shake after the gym to reload on nutrient and protein. Otherwise, it’s a nice summer drink to refresh in the afternoon and indulge on chocolate.
More avocado keto recipes
There’s something very special about the chocolate-avocado combo. I am pretty sure I shared all the possible chocolate avocado recipes on this blog. If you like it too, I recommend you check my other recipes.
Enjoy this fresh and creamy avocado milkshake and don’t forget to share a picture of your creation with me on Instagram if you give it a try!
XOXO Carine.
Chocolate Avocado Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1/2 Avocado
- 1 cup Unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 1/2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2-3 tablespoon Erythritol or 8-10 stevia drops
- 1 teaspoon hemp powder - optional see note for options
- 2/3 cup Ice Cubes
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients into a blender, order doesn't matter. Simply make sure you are using ripe avocado with no black spots.
- Blend on high speed for 45 seconds to 1 minute, stop the blender and taste your smoothie.
- Adjust texture and sweetness if desired. If you like your smoothie sweeter, add 1 extra tablespoon of erythritol or few vanilla stevia drops. You can also add 2 or 3 ice cubes to thicken your smoothie.
- Blend again until smooth and serve immediately.
- You can omit the hemp powder if desired or replace by the same amount of flaxmeal, chia meal or chia seed
This recipe is sponsored by Almond Breeze Made from the best California Almonds and I received a compensation to develop this recipe but note that I only recommend product I love and trust on this blog. Thank you.
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Just wondering if I substitute chia seeds in place of hemp powde, would the carb count be less?
Ye you can and its actually a good swap since hemp seeds contains less net carbs and a good bunch of fuLfilling proteins. Enjoy, XOXO Carine
Thank you. Will be trying the smoothie
Just tried this but I was running super low on protein so I added in hemp seeds, chia seeds and flaxseed which I ground down first. It was super thick and really yummy!!! Will make again for sure 🙂 you wouldn’t believe half an 🥑 was in it. Thank you!
That sounds delicious ! Thanks for sharing with me. I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe, XOXO Carine.
This was easy to make and delicious. Almost a dessert. Will be making it again. Thanks
Thanks so much for the lovely feedback. I agree that this one taste like a dessert a real treat.