These delicious Gluten-Free Vegan Fudgy Chocolate Avocado Cookies are the perfect bite-size cookie when you need a healthy chocolate treat.
I’ve been making them at lease twice a week for the past couple of weeks because they are my husband’s new favorite cookies. And that’s a big deal because he normally doesn’t go for the healthier versions of the desserts I make. But these are a winner!
And don’t be afraid because you see the word “avocado” in the title for a dessert 🙂
They are easily disguised without any avocado flavor coming through and it brings healthy fat into your recipe.
If you haven’t had a chance, you need to try some of my other dessert recipes I’ve made using avocados like my Vegan Flourless Double Chocolate Avocado Brownies or my Creamy Chocolate Pudding or Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Pudding and Brownie Parfait or my Lectin-Free Vegan Chocolate Avocado Ice Cream with Almond Butter Swirl or Raw Vegan Chocolate Pudding Tarts or hang tight for an ice cream recipe using avocados coming soon!
As with most store-bought brands and traditional homemade cookie recipes, they contain ingredients like these:
S.A.D. (Standard American Diet) Homemade Cookie Ingredients:
Typical Ingredients: white flour, white sugar, butter, eggs, oil, shortening, etc.
S.A.D. (Standard American Diet) Drake’s Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie Ingredients:
Ingredients: Ingredients: Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour [Flour, Reduced Iron, B Vitamins (Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate (B1), Riboflavin (B2) Folic Acid)], Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening (Contains One or More of: Soybean, Cottonseed or Canola Oil), Water, Corn Syrup, Cocoa, Chocolate Liquor. Contains 2% or Less of: Whey, Whole Eggs, Salt, Leavenings (Baking Soda, Ammonium Phosphate, Aluminum Sulfate), Soy Lecithin, Cocoa Butter, Dextrose, Natural Flavor, Vanillin (Artificial Flavor)
This healthier version is made with clean ingredients and is vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, grain-free, flourless, egg-free, paleo-friendly and contains no refined sugar.
Want more healthy dessert recipes? Check out Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies, Gluten-Free Vegan Flourless Snickerdoodle Cookies, Gluten-Free Vegan Flourless Chocolate Chip Banana Walnut Cookies or my Clean Eating Cookbook with an entire chapter of 20 healthy, clean eating recipes just like this one that you will love!
5 Fast Facts About Avocados:*
- excellent source of vitamin E
- contains 25 essential nutrients
- contains 2 – 3 times the potassium as one banana
- has anti-inflammatory properties
- can help lower cholesterol levels
5 Fast Facts About Raw Cacao Powder:*
- super high in anti-oxidants
- promotes cardiovascular health
- contains essential fats
- can help to decrease blood pressure
- contains over 300 compounds including protein, calcium, copper, zinc and iron
5 Fast Facts About Almonds (Almond Butter):*
- helps to regulate cholesterol and blood pressure
- energy booster
- loaded with calcium and fiber
- 1/4 cup contains 8 grams of vegan protein
- high in anti-oxidants
5 Fast Facts About Flax Seeds:*
- high in omega-3 essential fatty acids
- contains soluble and insoluble fiber
- super high in lignans
- provides anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits
- provides cardiovascular benefits
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Gluten-Free Vegan Flourless Fudgy Chocolate Avocado Cookies
Prep
Cook
Total
Yield 10 - 12 cookies
Vegan / Gluten-Free / Dairy-Free / Egg-Free / Flourless / Grain-Free / Paleo-Friendly / No Refined Sugar
Ingredients
- 1 organic avocado
- 1/4 cup organic coconut sugar
- 1/4 cup organic raw cacao powder
- 4 tablespoons Enjoy Life mini-chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon organic almond butter
- 1 flax egg (1 tablespoon organic ground flax seeds + 3 tablespoons water)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 - 2 pinches Himalayan pink salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare the flax egg: Add the ground flax seeds and water to a small bowl and whisk together. Set aside while you prepare the rest of the recipe.
- Add the avocado to a medium-size bowl and mash it with a fork until it is creamy and smooth.
- Add the remaining ingredients to the bowl with the mashed avocado and stir until well combined.
- Re-whisk the flax egg mixture, add to the bowl of ingredients and stir in until it is evenly distributed.
- Using a small cookie scoop or spoon, take out a spoonful at a time and place on a baking pan lined with parchment paper.
- Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 12 - 14 minutes, or until the edges are firm.
- Allow to cool completely before removing from the baking pan.
- Store in an air-tight BPA-free container.
- Enjoy!
Notes
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THESE WERE AMAZING. I have been desperately finding a way to at least like avocados. The healthy benefits are many but I just never liked the taste or texture. I have been looking for ways to incorporate it into my diet and my last efforts were in the dessert arena–and thats when I landed on your blog. O MmmmmAN am I glad I found this. These cookies are phenomenal. Way better than I expected. Super simple. Healthy–full package. Thank you!
Hi Aisha! I’m SO glad to hear you enjoyed them! I’m going to be your new best friend because if you liked these cookies, you ~have~ to try my other dessert recipes that use avocados (and you can’t taste the avocado either!):
1) https://thehealthyfamilyandhome.com/lectin-free-vegan-chocolate-avocado-ice-cream-with-almond-butter-swirl/ 2) https://thehealthyfamilyandhome.com/lectin-free-vegan-chocolate-avocado-frosting/ 3) https://thehealthyfamilyandhome.com/lectin-free-vegan-chocolate-avocado-pistachio-truffles/ 4) https://thehealthyfamilyandhome.com/gluten-free-vegan-matcha-avocado-chocolate-truffles/ 5) https://thehealthyfamilyandhome.com/vegan-flourless-double-chocolate-avocado-brownies/
I recently saw someone on Twitter making fun of using avocados in desserts and I thought “why?” and how ridiculous that statement was. They are a healthy fat and you can’t even taste them in the dessert recipes.
Thanks for trying out the recipe and I hope you find something else good to make! 🙂