This thick and creamy healthy chocolate raspberry pudding is guilt-free and sweetened with fruit! Naturally gluten-free with paleo, vegan and dairy-free options.
Yup. It’s actually healthy.
There’s no added sugar at all. Just fruit. There’s about half an avocado, 3/4 cup raspberries and some dates. I normally use bananas in these type of things but I didn’t want the taste to overpower the raspberries, so I went with dates.
Thanks to the avocado, you’ve got your healthy fats. And the raspberries provide you with a nice amount of fiber. I didn’t strain the raspberries because I don’t mind the seeds, but if you’ve got picky kids, you may want to do that prior to adding the raspberries to the avocado / date mixture.
There’s a small optional amount of Greek yogurt, regular yogurt, or whatever dairy-free milk you have on hand. It’s good either way, but I preferred it with Greek yogurt.
I have to be honest. This doesn’t taste totally like normal pudding (in case that’s not obvious by the ingredients ;)) First you’ve got the raspberry seeds and on top of that, it’s not nearly as sweet. But it is incredibly creamy and will definitely satisfy any chocolate or dessert craving you may have!
It was plenty sweet for Mr. T and I, but you can always add in a little sugar. I tossed in a little coconut sugar to the pudding once, just to see if it’d dissolve or taste funky due to the taste of the coconut sugar, but all was well.
I first posted this chocolate raspberry pudding in February 2012 but I thought it needed a makeover so here it is again! If you’ve had my chocolate avocado smoothie – this recipe is very similar. You can’t taste the avocado (another thing that I don’t like!) and chocolate is the predominant flavor. You can definitely taste the raspberries, and it’s more than subtle, but it’s mostly chocolate.
And um, apparently it’s chocolate raspberry recipe week on the blog. It was unintended but I hope y’all don’t mind. :)
Healthy Chocolate Raspberry Pudding (paleo, vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free)
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- Yield: 1 large or 2 smallish/medium servings
Ingredients
- 6 dates (40 grams - if you use Medjool dates, go by weight)
- 85 grams cold avocado flesh (~1/2 avocado)
- 3/4 cup (94 grams) frozen or fresh raspberries
- 2 tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt, regular yogurt, or dairy-free / vegan / paleo milk of choice - optional
Directions
- Blend the dates and avocado together with an immersion blender or a small food processor until it's very creamy. You can also use a blender if you have a very good one like a Blendtec (my regular blender requires too much liquid for a pudding like this).
- Add the frozen raspberries, cocoa powder and vanilla and process until well combined.
- Add the yogurt or milk, if desired.
- Serve immediately. If you use fresh raspberries, you'll probably want to refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving.
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70 comments on “Healthy Chocolate Raspberry Pudding (paleo, vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free)” — Add one!
I can’t wait to try this!! I’ve made avocado pudding before but sweetening it with dates is such a great idea!
I hope you’ll enjoy it! :)
This pudding looks delicious, and great photos too :)
Thanks so much, Elizabeth!
What a delicious pudding, perfect for Valentine’s Day!
Agreed! :)
My Mom loves chocolate and raspberry. I bet she’d like to come over and be served this.
Haha. I’d like to come over and be served this, too. ;)
I love the pairing of chocolate and avocado. So since it’s so healthy and has greek yogurt it can be had for breakfast. Right? :-)
It’s totally breakfast appropriate. :)
Chocolate and raspberries go so well together! Sounds delicious!
Thanks, Nancy!
Now that is really interesting…making pudding with avocado. I’ve got to try this!
I hope you will and that you’ll enjoy it! :)
Love using avocado in smoothies and puddings, makes everything so creamy!
Doesn’t it?! I just love them in desserts.
This looks like the richest, creamiest most delicious pudding. I am glad you revisited it and tweaked it for us.
Thank you, Ginny! I’m happy I did so, too. :)
Even if it doesn’t taste like I’d expect pudding to taste, I still suspect I’d enjoy it. I love everything in it (including avocado). ;)
I bet you would! I hope you get to try it. :)
Yummy – this looks so rich, creamy and delicious!
Thank you, Martha!
Chocolate and Raspberry–so classic, so delicious!
Oh my goodness…this is brilliant, Erin! How awesome that you used natural sweeteners and fats in this.
I thought you’d appreciate it. :D
This looks all kinds of luscious!
Erin,
I just made this and am struggling not to eat both of them right now! Super afternoon treat and great use for 1/2 an avocado.
Speaking of, how can you be from Texas and not like avocados? I thought they are our state fruit and state vegetable.
Thanks for the lovely recipe,
Carla
p.s. I know that you are still working on your current cookbook but if you need an idea for the 2nd I would love to see one with desserts for 2. You are one of the few sites I visit that offers any and I almost make those right away. Just a suggestion. ; p
Nice to hear from you, Carla! I’m so, so happy you made and enjoyed the pudding! And about avocados – I just don’t like anything green. It’s awful. I’m finished with the first (and last book I ever think I’ll write ;)) but I do like your idea! I think I’ll make some more small batch desserts because I like them too. Thanks for your comment!
And what’s not to like about the chocolate-raspberry combo???? It’s one of my favorites. This pudding sounds like it would definitely be worth making. My poor avocado-disliking husband is suddenly being hit with foods made with avocado… He survived the last one so it should be safe to try this. :-)
It’s just I can see people getting sick of it as I have several more chocolate + raspberry posts coming up. ;) I hope you and your husband will enjoy this! Don’t tell him there’s any avocado in there to let him enjoy it first. I really don’t think he’ll be able to tell. ;)
This looks insanely chocolate-y. Love!
Thanks, Jennie!
Gorgeous! Perfect for January when I am missing all of the holiday goodies but really need to get back on track with my health!
Thank you! I agree that this is good for a post-holiday treat. :) Sorry again for the slow reply! I’m not sure what my deal was with the comments…
Oh wow!! Healthy chocolate pudding sounds dreamy!!
Thanks, Katrina!
Honestly I'm still a little burned out on sweets because of the holidays but I'm slowly making my way through some recipes. I've invited my family over for supper on Sunday and I'm making this for dessert. I know they're going to be shocked as to how unbelievable this is. My husband was. I hope you post your Nutella fudge. Now that I'm getting more adventurous I'll make that too!
Sorry for my slow reply! I was really sick up until today. The avocado fudge I made is still in the fridge and hasn't been touched or photographed. I hope I'll feel well enough to get around to that soon so that I can make a post about it. I hope your family liked the pudding! :) And I like that you're getting more adventurous. I'm the same way, but with only very few things. Like with avocados. :)