Beyond Guacamole, 5 Ways You Can Use Avocado In Your Cooking

At milkshake kiosks, particularly in South India, you’d chance upon a ‘butter fruit flavour’. As tempting as it sounds, simply put, it’s a creamy, light green-hued avocado milkshake. Gradually doing away with its ‘bougie’ tag, with people embracing locally grown varieties, avocados have been gaining steam not just at artisanal cafes, but in Indian households as well. While the most popular way of consuming avocados has been in Mexican guacamoles, we urge you to get creative with the highly nutritious fruit. So, here are 5 ways you can use avocado in your cooking.

5 Ways To Creatively Cook With Avocado

1. Turn The Fruit Into A Smoothie

There’s a reason butter fruit milkshake is one of the most popular items at fruit juice centres! Think about it! It’s indulgent,  sweet (many a time cloyingly sweet), and supremely satiating. Why! You can gulp down a butter fruit milkshake if you don’t have time for a quick meal. A healthier variant would be an avocado smoothie. Blend the fruit with yoghurt, oats, dry fruits, dates, and you’d get an equally hearty and healthier drink.

2. Whip Up A Vegan Chocolate Avocado Mousse

Apart from incorporating it in mashes, avocados are often loved by dessert chefs. The fruit’s buttery, rich and creamy textures make it a go-to ingredient for desserts. Its versatility also comes with its muted flavour. For a healthy plant-based dessert, make vegan chocolate avocado mousse with the fruit being the ultra-velvety base.

3. Make Avocado On Toast

A typical Aussie brekkie would be incomplete without avocado on toast. So, why not bring the flavours of Australia to your kitchen? Just mash the fruit with a spoon, add seasonings of your choice and chopped onions and tomatoes. Spread it on toast and drizzle it with olive oil. There you go! You have a quick breakfast fix that’s filling, looks Instagram-worthy and will surely put a wide smile on your face.

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4. Substitute It For Potatoes To Make Fries

Okay, so we could be pushing the envelope a little bit, but hear us out! How often do you feel a little guilty after indulging in carb-loaded French fries? Too often, right? What if we were to tell you that you can replace the potatoes with avocados? Whether baked or deep-fried, thinly sliced and battered avocados can make great fries! Crisp on the outside and luscious on the inside, the fruity twist to the classic is a recipe waiting to be explored.

5. Make Creamy Homemade Ice Cream

Another indulgent yet relatively healthy dessert is homemade avocado ice cream. A wonderfully creamy ice cream, avocado’s neutral base can be experimented with other flavours like pistachio, caramel and even vanilla. You can even avoid dairy and go for plant-based milk to make the ice cream healthier. Packed with good fat and nutrients, butter fruit will make a buttery ice cream that will leave you smacking your lips.

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Well, avocado fans, it’s time to go beyond the Mexican guacamole and give this diverse fruit a creative spin!

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