Balance your heart, mind and body with this anxiety soothing, immune boosting, avocado pudding. It just might be the thickest, creamiest and tastiest way fuel your cells this Season!

From an ayurvedic perspective anxiety is an imbalance of vata energy. The rich avocado, almonds, and coconut milk in this recipe work to nourish and soothe the nervous system by grounding overactive vata.

Because it is cold and flu season, the spices and sweetener were chosen specifically to support the immune response (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, honey). And finally, to pack an even more powerful wellness punch, our star ingredient is the adaptogen, ashwaganda. This powdered root provides a normalizing effect on our physiology, further lowering the stress response.

Savor this nutrient dense pudding as I have been enjoying it lately, with the brilliant green color of the avocado on display, or add cocoa (and possibly more sweetener) to transform it into a chocolate pudding that the kids might be more likely to try. However my 12 year old did give this green version two thumbs up!

Ingredients:

1 medium size avocado
1/2 cup coconut milk
10 almonds (plus a few to crush on top)
1/4 tsp each of cinnamon, nutmeg, & ashwaganda
2 tbsp honey (or your sweetener of choice to taste)

To make combine all ingredients in blender until creamy. Pour into dish, top with cinnamon, crushed almonds, and candied ginger bits.

This recipe made two small jam jar servings (see top photo). I probably could have easily served them into three.

*Ashwaganda powder can be found in St. John’s at the Health Food Shop on Stavanger Drive, and probably most of the other health food shops in your area. Just call ahead and ask. Support your local wellness shops. We want to ensure they will be there for us for a long time to com!

Enjoy!