This chocolate raspberry pudding is the perfect easy-to-make dessert combining just the right amount of sweetness with a delectably creamy base thanks to the key ingredient – avocados! Give this recipe a try for a tasty February treat. 

February has me feeling all about the chocolate + raspberry dessert recipes… anyone else?? For my fellow chocolate aficionados, look no further for your future dessert needs than this luscious chocolate raspberry avocado pudding!

If you are skeptical about your avocados mixing with your puddings, I hear your concern! HOWEVER, do not fret, as I would not steer you wrong when it comes to dessert. You really can’t taste the avocado – its sole purpose is to serve as the creamy base for all the flavor goodness!

In addition to tasting amazing, this avocado pudding also has some valuable nutrition highlights. I feel it is my dietitian duty to give you the inside scoop!

Nutrition benefits of this creamy chocolate raspberry avocado pudding:

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Hi friends! I have a delicious dessert recipe here for you today. I came up with this black rice pudding recipe for an assignment in one of my classes. We needed to use a gluten-free grain that we had never cooked with before to incorporate into a recipe that we came up with. I chose black rice and this black rice pudding turned out fabulous!

Black rice is of Asian origin and is also commonly known as “forbidden rice” – as the story goes, historically only those of the Ancient Chinese upper class could afford to eat it. It has a nutty, sweet flavor and is often used in rice-based desserts. A fun fact is that black rice exudes a vibrant purple color while cooking! This is due to its high anythocyanin content (anthocyanin is a pigment with antioxidant properties, also found in other purple-ish foods such as blueberries and cranberries). Now on to the recipe!

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