Avocado Shake (Creamy and Healthy)

Avocado Shake is creamy, healthy, filling, and delicious. This healthy smoothie requires very few ingredients, and it’s quick to make. Making this vegan shake is straightforward and is perfect for breakfast. It’s even good for a healthy and quick snack.

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About Avocado Shake

The avocado is a superfood, one of the most nutrient-dense foods. It is not only the richest source of some of the nutrients and superfood, but it is super delicious as well.

We love to have it in our smoothies for creaminess and richness. It makes a shake thick, creamy and delicious. Avocado has a very mild earthy and nutty flavor and has a buttery texture. So it goes well with many other elements.

It is perfect for a healthy breakfast or a late morning hunger pang. It is very filling, satisfying, and made with only four ingredients.

Texture: Avocado shake is smooth, creamy, thick, and delicious. To make it thicker, increase the amount of avocado or reduce the cashew milk. And you will get a smoothie almost like a thick whipped cream consistency.

Flavor: This smoothie is sweet, refreshing, and mildly nutty with avocado and cashew milk. There is no prominent taste of avocado.

Ingredients

• Avocado: We need to use ripe avocado to make the shake. Very firm and unripe avocado will make the shake bitter. Avoid using avocados that are mushy and stringy inside. After cutting avocados, if you run into brown flesh, scoop those out, and discard them.
• Cashew Milk: I like using non-dairy milk to make the avocado shake. And I mostly make it either with cashew or almond milk. But the other good options are coconut milk or oat milk. We can also use dairy milk to make the milkshake, and it tastes delicious too.
• Sweetener: Maple syrup adds a nice earthy flavor along with sweetness. But we can add any choice of natural sweetener, like honey or agave. However, we can also add sugar to the avocado shake. Add more or less sweetener as per your preference.
• Cardamom Powder: A long time ago, one of my friends told me to try cardamom powder in the avocado shake. I tried it, and since then, it’s my favorite. Whenever I make a smoothie using only avocado and milk, I add cardamom powder to add some flavor. But it is optional, and skip adding cardamom powder if you don’t prefer it.

Add-ins

• We can include many other ingredients in this shake. We can add seeds like chia seeds, hemp seeds, or sunflower seeds. If you like more nutty flavor, add more nuts like almonds and cashews. You can also skip the maple syrup and add few dates to this shake. Also, baby spinach or protein powder are healthy options to include.
• Berries go very well in an avocado shake, so if you like, add strawberries and blueberries. Or add more berries of choice.  Banana is another great option to add to the avocado shake, which will make the shake naturally sweet.

Step by Step Directions

• Add all the ingredients to the blender. Blend until everything is well combined and completely smooth.

• Serve avocado shake cold.
• Avocado shake is best served immediately. If we keep it longer, avocado will brown, and the shake will not taste fresh and pleasant.

Helpful Tips

• Use only ripe avocado; the unripe avocado will make the shake bitter and unpleasant. However, do not use overripe avocado, which is stringy and has lots of brown spots.
• If you like vanilla-flavored shake, skip cardamom powder and instead add 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla.
• If using a high-power blender, make sure to add some ice cubes. High power blender creates heat and makes the shake warm which will be unpleasant, and adding ice cubes will keep the avocado smoothie cold.
• Because avocado browns very quickly, serve this shake immediately and cold.

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I use other than cashew milk?

For non-dairy options, we can add almond milk, oat milk, or coconut milk. But if you have no restriction on dairy products, this shake tastes equally delicious with dairy milk. Because avocado is creamy and buttery, there is no need to use full-fat milk, and we can use 2% milk.

Will I taste avocado?

Avocado is more about texture; it is creamy and buttery. And in flavor, it is mild with an earthy and nutty flavor. So you will not have the prominent taste of avocado in this shake. Instead, the shake will be thick, creamy, sweet, and nutty with avocado and cashew milk. Adding cardamom or vanilla will make it more flavorful.

So I hope you will like this recipe and if you make it, please leave your comment. You can also easily rate the recipe in the recipe card below.

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