Why it works: Avocado and cocoa powder work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and 23 recipes mention both. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 6Ingredients
Contains: milk, tree nuts (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Add the avocado chunks, cocoa powder, honey, Greek yogurt, vanilla almond milk, vanilla extract and sea salt to a blender or food processor.
Blend on high for 2 to 3 minutes, stopping to scrape down the sides, until completely smooth and thick.
Taste the pudding and blend in a little more honey if it needs more sweetness, then blend briefly again.
Divide the pudding among serving dishes, cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour until well chilled and set.
Serve the pudding cold.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Avocado + cocoa powdertop 13% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together23 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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Vanilla + milktop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together19,175 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
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Honey + yogurttop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together659 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).
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Honey + vanillatop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,262 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Avocado + almondtop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together98 recipes
Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the almond
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (avocado, cocoa powder, honey, yogurt, vanilla, milk):
- Peanutabout as good a flavor fit
- Almondthe original
- Pecansabout as good a flavor fit
- Beansabout as good a flavor fit
Fit is the average pairing score against avocado, cocoa powder, honey, yogurt, vanilla, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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