Healthy Chocolate Avocado Bread

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This gluten-free is a moist, decadent, and naturally sweetened treat you’ll love. It’s healthy and filled with the chocolate flavor we love. It is made with almond flour and is perfect for dessert or a healthy snack.

A loaf of chocolate avocado bread sits on a marble cutting board, with one slice cut. A knife rests beside it. A cup of black coffee and a small bowl of chocolate chips are nearby on a white wooden table.

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Baking with fats adds moisture to baked goods and helps create a soft, tender texture. Avocados are uniquely suited to baking and add a pleasant, creamy texture.

By replacing avocado with the typical fat we use in baking, like butter, not only are the calories and fat per tablespoon less in avocados than in butter, but you’ll be adding nearly 20 vitamins, minerals, and plant compounds to your recipe– plus contribute good fats to your diet.

Learn more about the health benefits of adding avocado to your baking and more about those nearly 20 vitamins and minerals.

On a white wooden table, gather ingredients for chocolate avocado bread: two avocados, two eggs, almond flour, salt, baking soda, chocolate chips, vanilla extract, honey, cooking oil, and cocoa powder.

For ingredient measurements, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of this post. Here’s a quick list of the mostly pantry ingredients you will need.

This bread is a healthy, easy to make treat you’ll love. Line an 8½ x 4½-inch loaf pan with parchment paper for easy removal or coat with cooking spray, then preheat the oven to 350°F.

Add the avocado to a food processor fitted with a steel blade or a high powdered blender and pulse to break it down. Then add the oil, vanilla, milk or cream, honey and eggs, and pulse or blend until smooth.

A top-down view of a food processor bowl contains pureed avocado on a white wooden surface. Reminiscent of guacamole, this avocado-based blend could be the secret ingredient for decadent chocolate avocado bread, evenly surrounding the central blade.

Add the almond flour, baking soda, cocoa powder, salt, and chocolate chips to a large bowl. Then, mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients with a spatula. Be careful not to overmix.

Spoon batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle top with chocolate chips. Note: the batter will be very thick, and you will need to spread it across the pan with a spatula.

A metal loaf pan filled with unbaked chocolate chip avocado banana bread batter, ready to be baked. The batter is topped with a generous amount of chocolate chips. The pan rests on a white wooden surface, blending classic flavors with a creamy twist.

Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, approximately 40 to 45 minutes.

A rectangular metal loaf pan holds freshly baked chocolate avocado bread topped with chocolate chips. The pan rests on white parchment paper over a light wooden surface.

Let the bread cool in the pan over a wire rack for about 10 minutes before serving.

A loaf of chocolate avocado banana bread is displayed on a white surface. One slice is cut and placed in front. A butter knife with a decorative handle lies beside the loaf. A dark, blurred object is partially visible in the background.

Spoon batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle top with chocolate chips. Note: the batter will be very thick and you will need to spread it across the pan with a spatula.
Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, approximately 35 to 45 minutes.
Let the bread cool in the pan over a wire rack for about 10 minutes before serving.

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

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Course: Dessert, Healthy

Cuisine: American

Keyword: avocado bread, chocolate avocado bread

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