Avocado Chocolate Pudding

I'm always on the lookout for new ways to consume chocolate -- and this tasty treat was a real shocker.

Next time your avocado is a bit too ripe for slicing onto your salad, try this. Scoop the avocado into your food processor. Add 1/2 ripe banana (I always have some frozen ones on hand, but a fresh one will work, too), 1 tsp vanilla, about 3 tbsp of cocoa, and 1 tbsp maple syrup. The avocado creates a consistency very like pudding. I eat half when I make it, then freeze the rest for a treat the next day.

Yum!