If you’ve never had Chocolate Avocado Ice Cream, then you are in for a real treat! This dairy-free frozen dessert is creamy, healthy, and so delicious. You don’t need any special equipment besides a blender and your freezer to make this ice cream.

Three sugar cones on their sides filled with avocado chocolate ice cream.

While you may be used to using avocados to make guacamole, it turns out that they are more versatile than you think. You can put avocados in a creamy Detox Smoothie, Avocado Pudding, Avocado Spread, or even make avocado ice cream!

You only need a few simple ingredients for this Avocado Ice Cream recipe. You don’t even need an ice cream maker for this healthy chocolate treat – just blend and freeze!

Why You Need This Recipe

  • Completely vegan and plant-based, this healthy and dairy-free ice cream is perfect for many diets.
  • Picky kids? Give this recipe a try. The chocolate nicely covers the avocado flavor and gets healthy fats into them.
  • While not instant, this can be made the morning or afternoon before you want to serve it after dinner. Without a lot of planning, you can have a creamy, rich dessert!

Key Ingredients

Ingredients for avocado vegan ice cream set on a white surface.

Cocoa powder is unsweetened, giving you the perfect chocolate flavor without extra sugar. If you don’t have cocoa powder on hand, you can also use cacao powder or see my article with the Best Substitutes for Cocoa Powder for other options.

Maple syrup is a natural sweetener as well as being vegan.

Avocados are filled with healthy fat, giving you a non-dairy source of fat and calories making this ice cream treat decadent but nourishing.

Coconut beverage or your favorite plant milk helps the mixture blend.

Recipe Steps

Process collage of making avocado ice cream in a blender.

Step One

Combine the ripe avocados, cocoa powder, coconut beverage, vanilla extract, and maple syrup in the pitcher of a blender. I like using a high-speed blender like a Blendtec or a Vitamix, but a regular blender is okay too.

I like to use Homemade Coconut Beverage for this recipe. You can also use the coconut beverage you find in a carton (not coconut water) or canned light coconut milk. In a pinch, you can also use almond milk or your favorite non-dairy milk. Oat milk, hemp milk, or cashew milk would also be great.

Step Two

Blend the ingredients for about 30 seconds, or until they are thick and creamy, with no chunks. You may need to stop and scrape down the sides to ensure that everything gets fully blended.

Up to this point, this recipe is very similar to my Avocado Chocolate Pudding recipe.

Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.

Step Three

Then, use a spatula to transfer the blended ingredients into a freezer-safe bowl. Freeze the ice cream for at least 4-6 hours before serving.

Step Four

Then, remove the container from the freezer and use an ice cream scoop to serve the avocado ice cream.

An ice cream scoop filled with chocolate avocado ice cream from a metal loaf pan.

Recipe Tips & Substitutions

  • This recipe will freeze very hard if you leave it in the freezer for longer than 12 hours. If that is the case, you may need to let it sit outside the freezer for 10-15 minutes to soften enough to scoop.
  • You can also use a food processor for this recipe, although you may need to stop and scrape down the sides.
  • You can use frozen avocados for this recipe. Just defrost them in the refrigerator overnight before blending them.

Recipe FAQs

Can I make this in a food processor instead of a blender?

Yes, but a high-speed blender is ideal for making the ice cream. You may need to stop and scrape down the sides of a food processor if you make it this way.

Can I use almond milk instead of coconut beverage?

Yes, but I have only tested this recipe using coconut beverage.

What is coconut beverage?

Coconut beverage is similar to canned light coconut milk, but coconut beverage is usually sold in a carton and not a can. It’s not coconut water, that is something different. I make I like to use Homemade Coconut Beverage for this recipe.

Can I leave out the cocoa powder?

Yes, but then your ice cream will be green in color. It will still taste good though!

Side view of a glass parfait dish holding a spoon and two scoops of chocolate avocado ice cream.

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Close up of three sugar cones each with a scoop of chocolate avocado ice cream.

Chocolate Avocado Ice Cream

If you’ve never had Chocolate Avocado Ice Cream, then you are in for a real treat! This dairy-free frozen dessert is creamy, healthy, and so delicious. You don’t need any special equipment besides a blender and your freezer to make this ice cream.

  • Total Time: 260 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x

Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 2 ripe avocados, cut in half with the flesh scooped out
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup coconut beverage (or your favorite unsweetened plant milk)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup

Instructions

  1. Combine the ripe avocados, cocoa powder, coconut beverage, vanilla extract, and maple syrup in the pitcher of a blender.
  2. Blend the ingredients for about 30 seconds, or until they are thick and creamy, with no chunks. You may need to stop and scrape down the sides to ensure that everything gets fully blended.
  3. Then, use a spatula to transfer the blended ingredients into a freezer-safe bowl. Freeze the ice cream for at least 4-6 hours before serving.
  4. Then, remove the container from the freezer and use an ice cream scoop to serve the avocado ice cream.

Notes

  1. This recipe will freeze very hard if you leave it in the freezer for longer than 12 hours. If that is the case, you may need to let it sit outside the freezer for 10-15 minutes to soften enough to scoop.
  2. You can also use a food processor for this recipe, although you may need to stop and scrape down the sides.
  3. You can use frozen avocados for this recipe. Just defrost them in the refrigerator overnight before blending them.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 239
  • Sugar: 24.9 g
  • Sodium: 16.9 mg
  • Fat: 11.8 g
  • Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
  • Carbohydrates: 36.3 g
  • Fiber: 6.2 g
  • Protein: 2.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg

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