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You know what happens when you run out of sugar?
You mash an avocado and mix it with chocolate.
Yeah, I put avocado in my cake. And you know what, it is good. And kind of, like healthy!
So on Sunday I had these big plans to make these fancy triple chocolate cake balls. Full of sugar, chocolate, butter and more chocolate. But then I went to grab the sugar only to find a very empty container. Not a grain of sugar was left. Now normally this is not a problem. I always have plenty of backups. Well I guess not always, cause when I went to get those they were nowhere to be found.
Backups = Gone.
Panic mode hit. No sugar!
Now there was no way I was going to the store on Superbowl Sunday. I am pretty crazy, but not that crazy!
So I kept the cake ball idea, but tossed the white sugar and butter and swapped in some avocado and whole wheat flour. I had no sugar but like 15 avocados. When Hass avocado’s are on sale for 77 cents (people 77 cents) you buy a lot. A lot!
I of course kept the chocolate. For the antioxidants! Never skimp on the chocolate.
Because we are baking the avocado I promise you can not taste it. All it does is moistness to the cake without adding any unhealthy fat! Winner, winner! As for the sugar, I used a little brown sugar to sweeten things just a little.
Then I proceeded to cover these moist fudgy cake balls in a dark chocolate coating. For more antioxidants.
Or course.
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I’ll have some avocado with my chocolate, please.
Shared with:Â Inside BruCru Life, Lil Luna, Chef In Training, Buns In my Oven, Foodie Friday Friends, Tidy Mom, Taste and Tell, Cheerios and Lattes, Somewhat Simple, Mom and Timeout, I Heart Nap Time
What a fun use for the avocados I have ripening on my counter! I’m hosting an Iron Chef Mom link party and this week our secret ingredient is cream cheese. I’d love it if you came and linked up this recipe! http://growingupgabel.com/iron-chef-mom-cream-cheese-battle/
wow who would have ever guess that avocado would look so good in a cake ball?! Thanks for linking at Show Me Your Plaid Monday’s!
Can’t wait to try these! I have a chocolate cookie recipe with avocado and they are excellent! They were like velvet…..lots of surprised faces when I told what was in them!
Very smart idea, and they look delicious!
I really want to try this! It is very intriguing to use avocado in this way! May have to give it a go!
Healthy chocolate, now that caught my attention. These look yummy!
I love avocado and I love chocolate but I would have NEVER thought of this. What a lovely way to make chocolate “healthy”!
Chocolate chips is mentioned twice in ur recipe- 1/2 cup and 1 cup.What do you do with the 1 cup of chocolate chips? You dont mention .Also do you let the cake cool before you put in the 1/2 cup of chocolate chips? I suppose I should’ve asked these questions before I started but they looked so good I couldn’t help myself. The balls are in the fridge now getting hard.
The one cup is added to the cake batter before baking and the other 1/2 cup is added later on with the cream cheese. I hope you enjoy them!
Wow! These look gorgeous. I’ve never used avocado in cake but I need to start right now if mine will look this good 😀
These sound amazing! I’ve got to try! Pinning 🙂
Thanks for pinnin and I hope you enjoy them!
Wow, I did not know that you could substitute avocados. I will have to give this a try!
Thanks for sharing at Titus 2 Tuesday! These look great! Pinned it!
Thanks for pinning!
Awesome! I LOVE that you incorporated avocado – sneaky, healthy, and delicious. 🙂
Do you use a mixer or mix by hand when combining the cream cheese and cake? These look yummy!
I used a spatula, but You could also use a mixer. Hope you like these!
WOW … These look and sound amazing!!! Thanks again for another great recipe!