Chocolate Milk/Chocolate Milkshake/Ice Cream (Without milk, ice cream, sugar, or chocolate!)

I've really been trying to cut out sugar, and just be healthier in general. However, I LOVE ice cream and chocolate!!!

I wanted to have both. Impossible?

Could I not deprive myself, but also get the health benefits?

I was feeling run down, catching every cold in sight, and not looking my best due to my horrible diet. I wanted that "glow of health" (that I used to have when I was healthier), and I missed having tons of energy! It seemed like after a short activity I just was ready for a nap! And a lot of this, was due to ordering too much horrible take-out food.

A lot of that take-out food was...ice cream sundaes and chocolate shakes! Yes, I had the excuse of not only have a divorce recently finalized, but I was starting to date and also going through numerous mini-break-ups, so sugar was needed!

However, it got to be embarrassing, because the delivery guy recognized me. He of course knew exactly what was in those stapled brown bags...Who orders only desserts? Um, me! He knew the truth!

All of that sugar was making me feel (and look) like crap.

But how could I give up something I loved so much? I then found this amazing substitute! It's seriously JUST as good, in my opinion. Okay, maybe 1-2 points less good, but that's worth it to me, to be healthy, AND enjoy a rich and sweet treat.

What you need:
*Avocados
*Cocoa powder
*Any kind of mind (regular, soy, almond, cashew, coconut, etc.)
*Stevia/agave/honey (any kind of sweetener. I used Stevia because I wanted to avoid sugar of course!)
*If you want a cake, you'll need non-gluten flour, guar gum, and baking powder.

These are your basic ingredients for any kind of chocolate dessert. You can pretty much use whatever ratios you want. I often use a half avocado with about a cup of milk, and 3-4 teaspoons of cocoa powder. But it's really up to you. The creamy/fat taste comes from the avocado, the chocolate taste obviously comes from the cocoa. So mix it up depending on your palate.

Chocolate Milk
Milk
Cocoa powder
Stevia (or other sweetener)

Stir together!

Chocolate Milkshake 
Milk
Cocoa powder
Stevia (or other sweetner)
Avocado

Blend in a blender or magic bullet. You can make it more like a "chocolate mouse" by putting in more cocoa powder and using less milk.

Chocolate Ice Cream
Use the Chocolate Milkshake Recipe. Then pour into a glass dish, so it is a fairly shallow layer, freeze.
Hack up the frozen layer (freezes faster than you think), and eat! It tastes surprisingly similar to ice cream, due to the fat in the avocado. If you want other flavor, leave out the cocoa. It will be a green color on its own, and you can add any flavor you'd like.

I was super lazy with the presentation here, but I seriously SCARFED this down immediately. You can make it look more like real ice cream if you scoop it out in round shapes. I just hacked out these triangular pieces so I could eat it right away! :)

Chocolate Cake (With ice cream over) -- see above. (Green ice cream is without the cocoa.)

Use the Chocolate Milkshake recipe. Then add in these ingredients in a bowl:
*A non-gluten flour (I used coconut flour, with about a 1/3 as much soy flour)
*Guar gum (this stuff makes non-gluten flours stick together)
1 egg
*Baking powder (about a teaspoon or so)

Stir together, pour in a cake pan sprayed with Pam, and bake at about 350 until done. I'm guessing 30-40 minutes, but depends. This cake alone is okay. However, put your chocolate "ice cream" over it, and it's seriously AMAZING. And soo similar to the real thing, you'll be shocked.