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If you don't tell them it's avocado (banana or sweet potato), they won't know... I frost cakes with this too!

Avocado is a superfood, loaded with healthy fats (omega 3s), and fiber. Avocados are a great source of vitamins C, E, K, and vitamins B2, B3, B5, B6, and folate. They also contain important minerals like magnesium, and potassium, and they provide lutein, and beta-carotene, important antioxidant nutrients.

If you can’t use avocado, try this with sweet potato! Sweet potatoes are a complex carbohydrate, and a good source of prebiotic fiber (to feed those good gut bugs). They are rich in vitamins A (in the form of beta carotene, which your body converts to vitamin A) , C, B3, B5 and B6, potassium, copper, and manganese.

The flavonoids in cacao make it a superfood. Organic cacao contains a variety of unique phytonutrients (plant-based goodness), including high amounts of sulfur, magnesium and phenylethylamine. In fact, it's said that if you crave chocolate, you may have a magnesium deficiency.

*Note: Children under age 2 shouldn’t consume chocolate because it contains caffeine and added sugar, which aren’t recommended for little ones.

Ingredients:

1 ripe avocado, 1 baked sweet potato, 1 banana
1/8-1/4 cup milk of choice (more, or less depending on how creamy you want it)
Cacao powder
Honey or maple syrup

Instructions:

Put all in a food processor or a blender, add cacao and sweetener to taste (you’ll likely need less sweetener if using banana or sweet potato)

Enjoy!

Jennifer Brand, MPH, MS, CNS is a clinical nutritionist helping children with dry, flaky, weepy, red, itchy, painful rashes navigate the journey to healthy skin and enjoy a childhood free from disruptive skin symptoms.