Paleo Avocado Chocolate Bread
This healthy Paleo Avocado Chocolate bread is easy, delicious, rich and full of good-for-you ingredients. Gluten free + naturally sweetened
Perfectly moist, slightly sweet and loaded with healthy fat, this Chocolate Avocado Bread quickly comes together in your blender and is naturally gluten free, dairy-free, Paleo, veggie-loaded and has an easy nut-free option! You’ll be surprised how simple this delightful little treat is to make.
I remember during my Weight Watchers days (a million and a half moons ago), my fellow WWers and myself used to called the 8 weeks between Halloween and New Years Day the “8 weeks of hell”. A bit dramatic, yes, but an honestly tough season for someone who was trying to clean up their eating habits and relationship with food. I mean, let us really reflect on this.
During those 8 weeks, rich sugary foods are around every twist and turn. Baked goods that dazzle the tastebuds but serves up zero nutrients are at nearly every social gathering one is invited to. Candy plagues the in staff rooms. Donuts appear next coffee makers. And cookie exchanges are endless.
Yes, the 8 weeks between Halloween and New Years are full of foods that are delicious to eat, but offer up nothing good to our for bodies and simply leave us on a rollercoaster of sugar cravings and sugar crashes. So, maybe referring to those wonderful 8 weeks of celebration as “hell” isn’t entirely accurate, but you see where I am going when I say that it can be a real challenge to navigate…even for the most dedicated of healthy eaters.
And while I have traded in my Point-counting Weight Watchers days for an intuitive real food approach to eating, one thing that I learned from those years of facing my the 8 week between Halloween and New Years with the people at my WW meetings was to approach the holidays with a focus on moderation and some really good healthy treats by your side.
Which is exactly what I am serving up today.
A dessert that is so delicious, you can feel good about sharing it next to your Aunt Hilda’s famous French Silk pie. A dessert so easy that you can whip it up single handled while you sip your coffee and rock your bunny slippers on Thanksgiving morning. A dessert so healthy that you can even enjoy it for breakfast or a pre-feast snack. A dessert that even serves up some veggie goodness.
Folks, I bring you Chocolate Avocado Bread
Wondering what to do when you have leftover avocado? Check out How to Store Avocados (Ripe, Unripe & Already Cut) for my best tips and tricks to get the most out of your produce!
Suggested Adaptations
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Adjust sweetness to your personal preference! If your family is used to mellower treats, feel free to reduce the honey/maple syrup in this recipe to 1/4 cup. Or, replace some or all of the sweetener with monk fruit sweetener.
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Use whatever base is your personal preference! This recipe is great with creamy almond butter, peanut butter, or sunflower seed butter or tahini for a nut free option. Just an quick FYI: Sometimes people with nut allergies are also allergic to sesame seeds (the base for tahini). If serving to an individual with a nut allergy, please check that they are also not allergic to sesame seeds before using that substitution.
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Amp up the chocolate! If you want to make this an extra chocolatey treat, add some chocolate chips into the batter prior to baking AND on top!
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Chocolate Avocado Bread {Paleo}
Perfectly moist, slightly sweet and loaded with healthy fat, this Chocolate Avocado Bread quickly comes together in your blender and is naturally gluten free, dairy-free, Paleo, veggie-loaded and has a easy nut-free option! You’ll be surprised how simple this delightful little treat is to make for breakfast, snack or dessert.
ingredients:
1/3 cup maple syrup
3 eggs
2/3 cup nut butter or sunflower seed butter or tahini for a nut free option*
1/2 cup cacao powder
2 ripe avocados, pitted and mashed
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup collagen peptides (optional, but great for added protein)
chocolate chips (optional)
instructions
Preheat your oven to 350F and line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
Combine all ingredients in your food processor or high-speed blender. Run until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the food processor if needed and run to ensure that all ingredients are incorporated. The batter will be very thick, so you may need to this a few times.
Pour into prepared pan
Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean and the top of the loaf is completely set.
Remove from oven and let cool for 30 minutes before enjoying.
Store leftovers in an air-tight container in fridge for up to 5 days (if it lasts that long, which it likely won’t)
NOTES:
Suggested Adaptations Adjust sweetness to your personal preference! If your family is used to mellower treats, feel free to reduce the honey/maple syrup in this recipe to 1/4 cup. Or, replace some or all of the sweetener with monk fruit sweetener. Use whatever base is your personal preference! This recipe is great with creamy almond butter, peanut butter, or sunflower seed butter or tahini for a nut free option. Just an quick FYI: Sometimes people with nut allergies are also allergic to sesame seeds (the base for tahini). If serving to an individual with a nut allergy, please check that they are also not allergic to sesame seeds before using that substitution. Amp up the chocolate! If you want to make this an extra chocolatey treat, add some chocolate chips into the batter prior to baking AND on top!
Hi Tasha! So excited to try out this recipe this weekend! Quick question: do you use small or large avocados? My whole foods sells both sizes so just curious what you use.
Thank you!
I used two medium size ones! Great question!
drool!! a perfect combo…avocado and chocolate!! The texture looks like perfection!
Thanks, Tessa!
This recipe looks amazing and the pictures are totally drool worthy! I have a question, I don’t have collagen peptides is there a substitute? Can I use hemp hearts instead?
The collagen is completely optional and can be left out of the recipe. I have never tried this recipe with hemp hearts, but I’d love to hear how it turns out if you give it a try!
This chocolate avocado bread looks absolutely amazing! Perfect as a sweet breakfast!
Enjoy!
Hello! I’m excited to make this for my littles. Do you have the nutritional information? Thank you!
Hi Sarah!
I am so excited to hear about what your little ones think of the recipe! I do not have the nutritional information for any of my recipes, as I focus on whole foods vs. calories/carbs/fat
However, I do know that some sites can let you know what the nutritional information is when you input a recipe !
Hi there! This looks so amazing! Wondering if I could substitute coconut butter for the nut butter?
Making this bread right now! Do you have the nutrition facts? Thanks!
Hello! I made this bread over the weekend. The taste was delicious but my bread came out much shorter (more dense, less fluffy) than in the photos. Any idea what may have happened? I did not add the collagen, is that maybe where the rise would come from?
Thank you! 🙂
I often find that rise issues has to do with over mixing! I doubt the lack of collagen would impact that!
I figured that’s what may have happened. Thank you for the response! ☺️
Does this freeze well?
I like to slice it prior to freezing and it worked well for me.
Have you tried this with an egg substitute?
I have….but without luck.
Looks great! Says it’s veggie loaded – but I don’t see veggies in ingredient list. Would love to make this with some veggies if appropriate. Please advise!
The avocado, which is technically a a fruit but most people treat like a veggie. You could up the veggies in it by adding spinach to the blender batter too
is this recipe flourless? I can’t find it in the list. Thanks!
It is! Yet, so fluffy!
Looks yummy! Can this be baked as muffins instead?
Yes! I’d do the same temp for about 20ish minutes
Made this today, amazing! Love it! It won’t last more than a day or two in my house lol! Could this be made as muffins?
Absolutely!
My favorite recipe of yours! We make these into muffins every other week practically.
I am so glad! I love this recipe too!
Like!! Really appreciate you sharing this blog post.Really thank you! Keep writing.
This bread is so delicious!! It satisfies my chocolate sweet tooth better than any other paleo chocolate option I’ve tried.