Silky Chocolate Pudding (vegan)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup pitted dates, packed
• 2 1/2 cups hot water or 2 1/2 cups almond milk or 2 1/2 cups coconut milk
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 ripe avocado
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 in a blender, pour the hot water over the dates and let them stand 10-15 minutes or so to soften. (you can use a hot non-dairy milk, but it tasted just great using only water).
• 2 after they have soaked, add the flesh of the avocado and all remaining ingredients. blend on high, scraping down sides as necessary, until smooth.
• 3 you can eat it warm, but it tastes best if you can refrigerate it for 2 to 3 hours in an airtight container. nice with raspberries on top. you can also freeze to make fudgiscles, we were told.