avocado smoothie; image: Getty
Vanessa Morgenstern-Kenan, founder of HNINA Chocolates
“This delicious dessert contains no sugar or dairy. I cover it with HNINA’s chocolate along with nuts that mixed in with the chocolate ganache. It makes for a beautiful and delicious dessert.”
Ganache/Chocolate Mousse with Avocado
For the ganache/mousse:
- 2 ripe avocados
- 1 banana
- 1/2 cup raw cacao powder
- 1/3 teaspoon organic vanilla beans or vanilla bean powder
- 1/3 cup fresh coconut meat
- 2 dates
For the decoration:
- 3 pieces of HNINA chocolates, Brazil nuts + almonds + coconut flavor
- Raw sprouted and dehydrated Brazil nuts and almonds cut in pieces
- 1 teaspoon cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon organic unsweetened coconut chips
For the cream: Put all the ingredients into the blender and blend until you have a thick and smooth mousse. Insert all the cream into ice cream goblets. Then add on top of the ganache, the HNINA chocolates, the coconut chips, the pieces of Brazil nuts and almonds followed by the cacao powder. Leave it one hour in the freezer for a more ice cream effect.
Colin Darretta, founder of WellPath
“This is one of my go-to smoothies for its mix of convenience, health and taste. It’s especially good for anyone who exercises in the mornings as the potassium from both the banana and avocado is great for staving off lactic acid buildup, which can cause nasty cramping and soreness. Further, the avocados provide a great source of healthy fat in the morning when, aside from eggs, there aren’t too many other good alternatives. The green tea provides a bit of caffeine, which can actually be a great thing for your body prior to working out, in moderation of course. In short, it’s basically the ideal breakfast for the exercise-aholics and it’s incredibly easy and quick to make, provided you have a blender.”
Avocado Banana Smoothie
- 1 avocado
- 1 banana
- 1 tablespoon matcha green tea powder
- 4 ice cubes
- 1 cup almond milk
- Vanilla WellPath powder (but any other vanilla flavor works here — stay away from chocolate-based flavors)
Blend.
