I mentioned in this month’s In My Kitchen post that I have been making a fab avocado smoothie on which I should do a post.  Well, here it is.

I decided to make a smoothie one morning when I noticed one of the avocados on the bench was ripe and I knew we would not be needing it that night for dinner.

I have had The Complete Avocado Cookbook by Christine Heaslip for years and knew there was a chapter on drinks in the back of the book so I decided to check it out.  Nothing appealed, so I went on-line for inspiration.  I found a site that had several recipes for avocado smoothies including one with cocoa powder – now, that did appeal.  I have no idea what site it was or what ingredients were used, except avocado and cocoa powder.

I decided to made a smoothie much like I usually would, with natural yoghurt and milk, and went from there.  It was brilliant, if I say so myself.  It tastes more like chocolate mouse than a smoothie.  It is thick and creamy and very rich. If you gave it to any child they would dig in, having no idea it contained fruit and was good for them.

Normally, I use frozen bananas in my smoothies but we only arrived in Bridgetown late yesterday and I hadn’t frozen any.  If I had used a frozen banana, it would only be thicker, creamier and more yummy.  I haven’t tried it with frozen avocado but it is a thought worth considering.

If you are a smoothie person, this is one to add to your repertoire.  You are sure to love it.

I have a high-powered blender so my smoothie was like silk.  I’m not sure how more modest models would go but both fruit are soft so I would think they would cope admirably.

Serves one.

Ingredients:

• 1 banana
• ½ an avocado
• 3 tsp cocoa powder (not drinking chocolate)
• 3 tsp sugar (or to taste)
• ½ cup natural yoghurt
• ½ cup milk

1. Put everything in your blender and blend until smooth.
2. If you are taking a photo for your blog, sprinkle some cocoa powder on top.
3. Dig in.