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Paleo Chocolate Frosting

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"A great way to add a healthy fat and frosting to a dessert. For a thicker frosting, cool in refrigerator." — dustingill247

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2 avocados, peeled and pitted
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup honey

2 tablespoons coconut oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt

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Directions

Blend avocados, cocoa powder, honey, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and salt together in a food processor until smooth.

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Jan 05, 2013

Super! I'd like to see many more healthy Paleo recipes and desserts on this site.

—sheba11

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Apr 02, 2013

One thing going for it. It is very nice, creamy, smooth... but, I don't care for the taste. I think if I was to ever try this again, I'd use bananas in place of the avocado. Also, butter or crisco in place of the coconut oil. A 14 oz. jar cost over $12.00, a 16 oz pkg of butter is from $2.00 to $4.00, and you would get a little flavor in there too. I like to cook more for flavor than looks, I won't make this one again.

—Del

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13 Ratings

Jan 05, 2013

I know nothing of Paleo diet, but for a healthy alternative for myself...amazing. I honestly can tell you, this never made it to the frig to siffen for frosting. The pudding like consistancy I found to be quite pleasing as well as the nip of bitterness from the cocoa...I love it when I can use avocados in another way and put a twist on something. And this is absolutely wonderful. For myself, I used a honey alternative, to cut down the sugar but with the same taste as honey. Hands down, if I want something sweet late night, I'm going for this. It was soo simple and easy to make as well as the overall thickness, smoothness and the easy of throwing a few ingredients in a little food processor. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!! And if you like a little nip of bitter chocolate, you will love this. It wasn't overly powerful and it wasn't milky sweet, to me, it was simply just right.

—mis7up

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Jan 05, 2013

This was interesting. I had seen it under the new recipes today, with other healthy recipes and decided to try it. It was like a thick slightly sticky pudding in texture and kind of tasted like bittersweet chocolate. This is definitely not sweet like one would think of frosting made with butter and powdered sugar. If I was on the paleo diet, I would be satisfied with this on yellow cupcake. Assuming, there is some type of paleo version of a cupcake. I made 1/2 recipe, to try it, and got about little over a 1/2 cup.

—Blender Woman

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Jan 27, 2013

I think this is such a neat way to make frosting while using healthier fats. When I made the recipe as is, there was a bit of bitter aftertaste that was just too strong for our tastes (plus I was trying to get this by 12 seven year olds for a birthday party and it did not pass my son's initial taste test). SO I added some powdered sugar until the bitterness was covered and voila! The cupcakes with this frosting were the hit of the party (we also had regular cupcakes with buttercream frosting available). The extra powdered sugar does not make this frosting extra healthier by any means but it was definitely very good. Thanks for the recipe!

—webbfam_moejoe

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Jan 15, 2013

In my search for a chocolate frosting with better fats than butter and cream cheese, I found this! It is excellent! It tastes, looks, and feels very much like chocolate pudding at first. Once it has been in the fridge for a day or so, it get's closer to the "frosting" consistency.

—CabooseN2

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Mar 28, 2013

Oh my goodness this is AMAZING! I only had dark cocoa powder and pure vanilla (not extract) so those are the only substitutes, if you could call it that, that I made to this recipe. I don't think I'll EVER make chocolate frosting any other way again. I LOVED THIS! And so did all of my Crossfit friends this morning!! Thank you for sharing this recipe - I'll never have to feel guilty about 'cheating' again.

—imatami

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Mar 18, 2013

OMG I didn't even have a cake to frost. I'm just eating it by the spoonful. Soo good.

—Lissy

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Nutrition

Calories
151 kcal
8%

Carbohydrates
19.8 g
6%

Cholesterol
0 mg
0%

Fat
9.3 g
14%

Fiber
4.2 g
17%

Protein
1.7 g
3%

Sodium
121 mg
5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Paleo Chocolate Frosting

Serving Size: 1/10 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 10
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 151
Calories from Fat: 84

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 9.3g 14 %
Saturated Fat 3.7g 19 %
Cholesterol 0mg 0 %
Sodium 121mg 5 %
** Potassium 270mg 8 %
Total Carbohydrates 19.8g 6 %
Dietary Fiber 4.2g 17 %
Protein 1.7g 3 %
** Sugars 14.3g
** Vitamin A 1 %
** Vitamin C 7 %
** Calcium 1 %
** Iron 9 %
** Thiamin 5 %
** Niacin 9 %
** Vitamin B6 7 %
** Magnesium 12 %
** Folate 19 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.