Avocado Milkshake with Chocolate Sauce

Happy New Year to all my friends and readers! It is now 2013 and it seems like only yesterday when the Y2K issue became such a hoohah back in year 2000. It has been 13 years since then, that's how fast time flies by.

Although the pessimist in me says "What's there to be happy about?", I resolve to be a more positive person this year. Looking back to 2012, I would say that my most significant achievement was learning how to bake. And of course, the creation of this blog, which has brought me much joy and introduced me to so many wonderful friends! Without further ado, lets get on to my first post for the new year.

If you haven't tasted this avocado milkshake, you don't know what you are missing. Thanks to my cousin SuperWeightKoalabear, I am now addicted to this evil concoction. When he left a comment on my Avocado and Chicken Salad post, he asked me if I have tried avocado with chocolate and gave me this link. I immediately checked it out and as usual, not being adventurous, I thought this was a weird drink. Avocado with milk and chocolate? Eeuuwww!!

But curiosity got the better of me. When I had dinner at Waterlily Bistro (you must go there!) I ordered the avocado milkshake and gingerly sipped it. Whoah!!! Power I tell you! It was creamy and yummy and yummy and yummy. So there! An instant convert and if I drink this too often I will be "superweight" too :)

For the chocolate sauce, you can use the store bought one or use your own favorite recipe. I basically made the chocolate sauce from scratch by melting some chocolate with whipped cream and adding some water. Please be generous with the chocolate sauce when serving. The second time I had the milkshake at the restaurant, there was not enough chocolate in it and it did not taste as good as the first time :(

Top the milkshake with a scoop of vanilla or chocolate ice-cream for a more luxurious effect. I did not have any ice-cream on hand but I'll be sure to try that the next time.

Avocado Milkshake with Chocolate Sauce
Recipe source : Adapted from Resipi Citrasawan
Makes 2 servings

Ingredients
- 2 ripe avocados (I kept it in the fridge to make it cold, but it is not necessary to do that)
- 240 ml milk (cold from the fridge)
- 1 cup ice cubes
- Chocolate sauce
- Vanilla or chocolate ice-cream

Method :
1. Cut avocados into halves, remove seeds and scrape flesh into blender.
2. Add milk and ice cubes.
3. Blend until ice cubes are finely crushed.
4. Pour into serving glass and drizzle chocolate sauce generously.
5. Top with a scoop of vanilla or chocolate ice-cream .

Too bad I didn't have ice-cream.