Avocado Shake Recipe (Easy & Healthy)

This easy Avocado Shake recipe makes the best rich, creamy, and simply delicious milkshake that is perfect to enjoy any time of day. Filled with healthy nutrients, avocados are terrific to customize – as either vegetarian or vegan-friendly treats with your favorite extra goodies.

About Avocado Shake Recipe

Avocado is a delicious and versatile fruit that also happens to be incredibly healthy. This buttery fruit is full of good-for-you monounsaturated fats, but with zero cholesterol.

Plus, they are an excellent vegan source of potassium, vitamin K, vitamin B6, vitamin C and vitamin E.

Avocados are perfect for using to make creamy and filling milkshakes as their flesh tends to be rich and buttery.

With just a few additional ingredients you can create a satisfying and absolutely scrumptious drink that’s great to enjoy nearly any time of day.

In my recipe I prefer to use Hass Avocado for their creamy and rich texture. You could also use Indian avocados to make the milkshake.

Almond milk is my choice of plant based beverage for most of the milkshake and smoothies that I make. I also include some dried moringa leaves for an additional nutritional boost and these are completely optional.

Feel free to make the milkshake with your preferred plant based milk, be it oats, cashew, rice, coconut or soy.

Make one for breakfast to kick off your day with a nutritious boost, or for a hearty afternoon snack. You can even enjoy avocado shake for a sweet and healthier dessert.

Along with this avocado shake recipe, you can use avocados to make homemade Guacamole, which is perfect for this Guacamole Sandwich recipe.

Plain avocado is also yummy for smearing on bread or toast as a healthy replacement for regular dairy-based butter. Or get fancy and try Avocado Toast with a garlic bread twist. If you love salads, then make this creamy Avocado Salad.

Working With Avocado

Make sure that your avocado is completely ripe before using. Unripe avocados tend to have a bitter taste.
You need to cut the avocado in two parts by slicing fully around the pit.
Don’t cut it length wise. The avocado should be sliced from top of the stem to bottom.
After cutting, gently twist and pull apart the two pieces of avocado in opposite directions. Carefully remove the big seed with a spoon or knife.

Step-by-Step Guide

How to Make Avocado Shake

A tasty, healthy, and terrifically refreshing avocado shake only takes a few minutes to make at home. Follow these simple steps to whip up a batch for breakfast or an afternoon snack:

1. First, set out a high speed blender. Slice and scoop the avocado flesh (from 1 medium to large avocado) into the blender base. Add 1 cup almond milk.

chopped avocado and almond milk in a blender

2. Add 3 to 4 tablespoons maple syrup or raw sugar (depending on desired sweetness), 1 teaspoon dried moringa or ½ teaspoon ground moringa (optional) and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract .

Tip 1: Other optional add-ins are 1 tablespoon of cacao nibs or 1 tablespoon of chia seeds.

Tip 2: You can include any sweetener of your choice – coconut sugar, palm sugar or raw sugar. I like to add maple syrup as it complements the creaminess and flavor of avocado giving the shake a nutty taste.

dried moringa leaves, vanilla extract and maple syrup in the blender

3. Blend on medium speed for a minute or two, until completely blended. If you prefer a flowing thin consistency, add more almond milk.

4. Pour the avocado shake in glasses and enjoy immediately.

avocado milkshake in a glass on jute napkin on light brown wooden board

Expert Tips

Milk options: You can use regular dairy milk or opt for a plant-based alternative for a vegan-friendly shake. Oat milk, lite coconut milk or cashew milk pair well with fruits. If using thick canned coconut milk, dilute it with water in a 1:1 or 1:2 ratio to achieve the desired consistency.
Sweeteners: You can skip sweeteners entirely or choose from raw sugar, coconut sugar, palm sugar, agave syrup, maple syrup or jaggery. For a natural alternative, add dates or figs, though they may darken the shake’s color.
Boosting nutrition: Along with dried moringa leaves, you can enhance the shake’s nutritional value by adding cacao nibs, chia seeds, spinach, berries, nuts or your preferred protein powder. For a tropical twist, include fruits like banana, mango, pineapple or papaya.
Flavor enhancements: Incorporate warm spices such as cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, ginger or pumpkin spice for added depth of flavor.

FAQs

What milk can I use to make Avocado Milkshake?

You can use dairy milk, or for a vegan-friendly milkshake choose a plant-based milk. I made this recipe with Almond Milk, which goes well with tropical fruits. Even Coconut Milk or cashew milk work well too.

How can I make a thicker milkshake?

For a super thick Avocado Shake, increase the quantity of avocado or include frozen fruit or fruits like banana or mangoes. You can even scoop and flash freeze the avocado flesh for 1 hour, if you’re making a nice and simple milkshake as per my original recipe.

What other add-ins or substitutes can I include in this recipe?

I like to use dried moringa leaves and occasionally cacao nibs and chia seeds in this avocado milkshake to add a bit of earthiness, great flavor and also make it more nutritious. You can skip any of these or use one or the other, substitute or add other preferred goodies.

How long will Avocado Milkshake keep well?

I recommend serving and enjoying it right away. Leftovers will not keep very well as avocados begin to brown once exposed to air.

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avocado shake in a glass on jute napkin on light brown wooden board

Avocado Shake Recipe (Vegan)

By Dassana Amit

This easy Avocado Shake recipe makes rich, creamy, filling and simply delicious milkshake that are perfect to enjoy any time of day. Made with almond milk, hass avocado, maple syrup, vanilla and dried moringa leaves this Avocado Milkshake is filled with healthy nutrients.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

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Slice the avocado and scoop the flesh. Add it to the blender.
Add all the rest of the ingredients – almond milk, maple syrup, vanilla extract, dried moringa leaves (optional).You could also add cacao nibs if you prefer.
Blend on medium speed in a blender until fine and smooth.
Pour the Avocado Milkshake in glasses and serve immediately.

Milk: You can use dairy milk, or for a vegan-friendly milkshake choose a plant-based milk which goes well with fruits. Almond Milk, Oats milk, Lite Coconut Milk or Cashew Milk works well too. To thin out thick canned coconut milk – mix the coconut milk with water in 1:1 proportion or 1:2 proportion respectively.
Make it more healthy: Other than dried moringa leaves, you can include cacao nibs, chia seeds, spinach, berries, nuts and a protein powder of your choice. You can also include banana, mango, pineapple or papaya for a tropical avocado milkshake.
Consistency: This recipe gives you a thick avocado shake. If you prefer a thinner consistency, just add more of your favorite milk.
Flavorings: Use ground spices like ground cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, ginger or pumpkin spice for that warm flavor.
Sweeteners: You can omit the sweeteners or add your choice of sweetener – raw sugar, coconut sugar, palm sugar, brown sugar or agave syrup. You could also add some dates or figs, but the color of the avocado shake will become dark.
Scaling: The recipe can be scaled up to make for more servings.