Try this smooth and decadent chocolate avocado frosting recipe on chocolate cakes and cupcakes, or eat it by the spoonful!

Healthy chocolate avocado frosting

With a thick, rich, creamy, silky smooth texture thanks to heart health avocado, this easy chocolate avocado frosting recipe will surprise pretty much everyone.

And there’s absolutely no butter or shortening required.

You need just five ingredients to make it: avocado, unsweetened cocoa powder, pure maple syrup, pure vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt to bring out the sweetness.

It can even be piped just like regular chocolate frosting!

Use it to top these Black Bean Brownies

Ingredients for the recipe

The frosting calls for cocoa powder, sweetener, pure vanilla extract, a pinch of salt, optional chocolate chips, and of course avocado.
Look for ripe avocados at the grocery store or wait for the fruit to ripen at home. When ready to use, they should yield to gentle pressure but not be overly soft or mushy.

You may use regular unsweetened cocoa powder or raw cacao powder. For a rich chocolate flavor, try Dutch cocoa powder for a fourth cup of the total amount.

We like pure maple syrup here. Honey, agave, powdered sugar, coconut sugar, or some common sugar free sweeteners also work.

We often add two tablespoons of melted coconut oil or two ounces of melted chocolate for extra richness, but this is not required.

The recipe was adapted from this Avocado Chocolate Mouss...