What better way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo then with Avocados from Mexico. A few other bloggers and I came up with some great recipes to share with you. Everything from dips to desserts!
You may recognize these great bloggers. We had a virtual get together online.
Diane from Turning the Clock Back
Dawn from My Home Sweet Home
Check out their great Avocado Recipes.
So let’s get started making some Avocado Ice Pops.
The first thing you need is the juice of some yummy fruit. If you don’t have a juicer, don’t sweat it. You can get a simple apple juice, and these will still be tasty.
I use the juicer to sneak in spinach without my daughter noticing. Juice together the spinach, apple, mango, and pineapple.
In your food processor blend your avocados and bananas. After it’s nice and smooth start adding in your juice. Then you’ll want to juice a lemon and blend the lemon into the mix. The lemon acts as a preservative so that the avocado doesn’t turn brown.
After you have your mixture well blended, you’ll poor them into your favorite popsicle form. I used shot glasses to make ours. The glass releases smoothly after a quick run under warm water.
We froze ours overnight, but if you want to stalk the freezer, I won’t tell anybody.
If they are too strong, you can leave the spinach out. These are my version of a green goddess ice pops. Lots of great ingredients. 
Avocado Ice Pops
What you’ll need
Juiced items
1 cup spinach leaves (optional)
1 apple
1/2 cup of pineapple
1/2 Mango ( about 5 slices)
1 lemon
None juiced
1 banana
2 avocados
Juice the spinach(optional), apple, pineapple and mango with your juicer.
Blend Avocados and the Banana in a food processor.
Add juiced fruit and blend.
Juice lemon and strain the seeds and pulp. Combine the juice in the food processor.
After your mix is well blended, pour it into your ice pop molds. We used glass shot glasses.
Allow the popsicles to freeze completely, either overnight or a few hours.
To remove from the molds run hot water on the outside for a moment and then give it a little tug. It should come right out.
Ooooh…that sounds amazing!! Also looks kind of fun to make!
Oh, and I love my avocado plain!!
Super yum!
I found one online awhile ago for a 7 layer dip that I printed …yummmy!
I love ALTs: Avocados, lettuce and tomato sandwiches.
I love avocado in cobb salad!
We eat a lot of avocado plain or on salads. Homemade guacamole and avocado soup are two of my fave recipes!
I like Avocado Corn salsa
my favorite is guacamole
I like avocado bacon mini burgers
Oh, I love avocado. I bet these are delicious!
i like avocado and salsa dip
Those look interesting but I would be afraid to eat one.
I love to eat avocado plain… though I also like to slice it up and put it in my tacos… but mostly I eat it plain!
Now, that sounds awesome!
I love a yummy 7 layer dip!
Guacamole recipes!
I like AVOCADO PIE!
These sound sooooo good! I’m going to have to give them a whirl. I make a mean avocado smoothie that I sometimes turn into ice cream. LOVE!
I love avocado dip, is really easy to make! Blend avocados,cilantro, onion, garlic, jalapeno, lemon juice and fresh cream and Listo! you r good to go!
I love Alton Brown’s guacamole
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/guacamole-recipe/index.html
i like basic guac with tomatoe and onion
I recently saw an avocado and chicken soup recipe that I would like to try!
I love avocado on turkey BLTs
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I love crab and avocado appetizer
I like avocado and turkey burgers or extra spicy guacamole with diced habaneros
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Avocado Rolls with almond butter, broccoli, carrots and avocados.
I love it on salads or in smoothies.
I love avocados on tuna and plain with a dash of sea salt on them… yummy!!
I love avocado with pretty much everything…but never tried a popsicle!
I have honestly never made anything using avocado. Shocking right?!? 🙂
i love avocado on quesadillas and tacos!
I like to make guacamole for tacos
Yum. I just tried avocados for the first time a few weeks ago, so far my favorite is just plain on my tacos. MmmMmm
oooh these look so yummy and I loveeee avocado they don’t usually last too long here 🙂
We love chilled Avocado Soup! The one we make is from my Mary Hart cookbook and is so easy! Its just 3 avocados, 1 1/2 c chicken broth, 1 1/2 cup light cream, 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon onion salt, 1/8 teaspoon white pepper, and 2 teaspoons lemon juice! Puree avocados with chicken broth and then mix in cream and seasonings! You should chill for at least two hours….we sometimes make the night before for our family get togethers! Add the lemon juice just before serving! It tastes so good during the summer!!!!
I love avocados any way you can make them, but recently had Baked Avocado Fries with Chipolte Dip. Love to be adventurous with my cooking! Gonna make these popsicles for Cino de Mayo.
My favorite way to use avocados is in a simple, but yummy, salad. With lettuce, I mix a cup corn, 1 diced tomato, 1 diced avocado. I usually use a simple lime dressing with it.
I Love Grilled Avocados, Stuffed Avocados With Crab Salad, Guacamole , Banana And Avocado Smoothies! So Many Options With Avocados!
Our favorite would be guacamole. Took it to a party we went to last night and everyone loved it.
These look yummy!
Great idea.
Well, that sounds interesting!
i like it with salsa
I like guacamole.
My best friend makes the best avocado dip. It’s very simple, cilantro, onion, garlic and avocado. YUM!
Avocado soup is delicious!
I am old school. I love guacamole. I add red onions, cilantro, lemon, a little jalapeno and mix it all up.
I love adding avocado slices to my BLT sandwiches.
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my favorite is guacamole
These are definitely different. Would love to give them a try.
I feel very boring, but my fave is guacamole. 🙂
Interesting. I love avocados.
Now this is a really cool idea!
I love guacamole
Oh this looks amazing! I love avocado!
I love a Turkey, Avocado, and Cranberry sauce sandwich. You don’t need any mayo or anything else. the avocado and cranberry mixed together is like a taste explosion.
My moms salsa is to die for, well almost!
My favorite avocado recipe is for Guac!
Yum. The girls would love those!
MY favorite lately is to smoosh some up on a piece of toast with salt and pepper.
I love Avocado Mango Salsa
melt cheese, avocado and tomato on an everything bagel… delicious breakfast!
I love avocados, my favorite way to eat them is on a turkey sandwich with cheese and ranch. YUM! But this looks like a yummy idea too.
interesting – I’ve made the avocado pudding.
I love to make America’s Test Kitchen’s recipe for chunky guacamole.
I love everything from America’s Test Kitchen!
I have 2:
avocado and tomato (sometimes with cucumber and hommus) sandwiches. yummm
avocado – chocolate pie. (cocoa, avocado, coconut cream, honey or stevia. put in blender and pour into a graham crust shell. refridgerate) healthy and very taasty !!
PS thanks for the awesome avocado popsicle recipe !!
I make a dish with avocados sweet & hot peppers black beans onions corn with a Greek dressing – Oh yum!
Thank you.
Avocado and Salsa. Yummy!!!
I love Avocado’s on a Turkey Sandwich, simple and yummy. Or for a recipe, I mash up the Avocados, add some garlic, cayenne pepper, onion powder and a tad bit of spicy salsa to it… pretty simple and yummy guacamole.
I love Avocado Popsicles, thank you for the chance.
Guacamole is the only thing I make with avocados, but I’d like to try new recipes.
Wow, what a fun healthy recipes that my kids would love! My favorite avacado recipe is guacamole, using it on hamburgers and adding a lot of garlic!
I make a great smoothie recipe that includes avocados!
I like plain avocado or guacamole!
blt pizza topped with avocados
I love putting avocado in homemade burritos, wraps, sandwiches, and salsa. Next time, I will try them in a smoothie. I love your popsicle recipe idea.
My favorite is guacamole.
I like to put avocado slices on turkey sandwiches.
I love making ALT’s! Similar to BLT’s, but using avocados.
I love a bacon and avocado grilled cheese sandwich!
I defer to your avocado creativity with those amazing popsicles. I don’t have a recipe but we enjoy an unusual avocado presentation. We grill slices with olive oil, garlic, pepper and whatever we’re in the mood for (in a tin foil pouch of course).
I love avocados spooned right out of the skin, drizzled with a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
A good cobb salad has to have avocados.
My favorite avocado recipe is a Avocado, Tomato and Mango salsa:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Avocado-Tomato-and-Mango-Salsa/Detail.aspx
I love making
Avocado Bruschetta
I mix Creamy avocado with a few special ingredients to make this appetizer.
I love guacamole! 🙂
I like guacamole with diced tomatoes and hot chilis
guacamole
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Soft Tacos With Pork, Cabbage Slaw And Avocado Mash
I love making a salad with the following ingredients:
4-5 avocados
1 container (pint) cherry tomatoes
1/2 red onion
1 15oz can hearts of palm
Put in a bowl. Add mayo and lemon juice and a bit of black pepper.
Great salad.
I put avocado slices on my buffalo chicken wraps.
Avocados, lettuce and tomato sandwiches.
i just really love quacamole !!!
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My all time favorite recipe using avocados is zesty lime shrimp and avocado salad
love guacamole, avocado slices on warm toast and with tomatoes in a salad
My guac is often requested at gatherings – organic avocado, finely chopped red onion, dash sea salt, dash lemon, bit of veganaise, organic tomato
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Easy but a favorite with the kids is a turkey and avocado sandwich.
Wow, not so sure about avocado popsicles:) My favorite is to use it in a seven layer dip.
The only thing I’ve used avocados for is a seven layer dip.
guacamole
I love guacamole!
I like avocadoes with my tacos
avocado grill cheese
ZOMG trying that tomorrow!
I like authentic guacamole.
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Shrimp and avocado salsa!
My friend makes the most awesome guac in the world. I recently used a left over avocado in some scrambled eggs and it was delish.
Homemade guacamole is delicious and easy to make!
My favorite is to cut the avocado in half…and remove the pit. Brush with olive oil and put them open face down on a grill. Grill until brown & bubbled, and then fill the “pit hole” with goat cheese. Let the goat cheese get all melty and just dig in!
I have no recipes but I love avocado on all my sandwiches.
Guacamole is simple and classic, but it’s my favorite avocado recipe.
we’ve only done guacamole
I love spicy guacamole made from them
I love avocados on a turkey and cheese sandwich.
I like avocado on ham and cheese sandwiches
Have never used them other than in smoothies
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One of my favorites is a grilled ribeye steak served with lightly grilled onions and slices of fresh avocado.
I just hummus wraps recently with sliced avocado, sliced tomatoes, and lettuce that were great.
I love avocados with salt.
I like avocados on everything. I have an avocado chicken salad recipe that I love
I love to use fresh avocado instead of mayo on sandwiches for my family. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!
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my family likes guacamole
I love making guacamole
I make a yummy dip using avocado, honey and banana.
My favorite way to use avocados is in a Cobb salad.
I love to make Spicy Avocado Chicken with roasted peppers.
We love fresh guacamole sauce made with cilantro, onion & tomatoes. We eat it with chips, on burgers and in wraps or tacos.
On a sandwich with chicken!
Guacamole is my favorite recipe
Not to fond of Avocados, only way I will even touch it is for guacamole
We love guacamole !
I like putting guac on top of my egg whites.
Homemade guacamole
avacado and salsa
I love to eat avocados on salads! I also like to eat it on sandwiches as a replacement for mayo or mustard.
I love a burger with avocado!
I love love love homeade guacamole!
avacoda soup- puree’d avocado, spices, chicken bits and rice
WE like avocado fries.
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I love avocados and bacon on buttered toast 🙂
i love avacado and coconut milk smoothies
I found Rachel Ray’s Garlicky Guacamole one day and it’s been the only way I make guac ever since!
I love guacamole!
I dont have an avocado recipe but I love the club sandwich at t.g.i fridays, it has avocado….yummy!
I’ve only had them in guacamole. thank you!!
I recently discovered this recipe and i love it, Zucchini and Avocado Soup With Cucumber Salsa!
my bf’s mom’s guacamole recipe- its top secret
my favorite is guacamole
I have never actually tried an avocado so no favorite recipe.I will have to get one next time I go shopping just to try it.
I love avocado on Mexican shrimp cocktail.
I like making a spring salad mix with grilled chicken and avacado w/ranch dressing
Avocado Corn salsa
I love guacamole with a small amount of salsa and I love to just eat them plain with crackers.
I love making chicken wraps with grilled chicken breast, bacon, tomato, cheese and sliced avocado. Thanks for the awesome giveaway 🙂
Renee
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my favorite is guacamole.
My favorite avocado recipe is Guacamole.
guacamole
I like Avacado and grilled Chicken sandwiches
Our friend made us an avocado smoothie recently. It had avocado, milk and a little sugar. It was surprisingly good!
Classic Guacamole!
Thank You!
I love avocado margaritas!
Those popsicles look good. I like them in a salad or guacamole. Thanks for this contest.
I love guacamole!
Avocados in guacamole for sure!
I like to have avocado on a sandwich with cucumber, salami, cream cheese, and seasonings.
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I don’t have a specific recipe but love dips and guacamole
I have actually have avocado soup before and I really liked it. I have yet to make it right.
Thanks for the giveaway…we like to add avocado chunks to scrambled eggs just before they “set” in the pan… great with whole wheat toast.
I love Guacamole and putting Avocado on sandwiches.
I love sliced avocado with creamy italian dressing. I also like to add it to cold spicy gazpacho.
I am not a fan of avocados at all but this is so healthy I’d love to make them for my girls.
These look amazing and perfect for summer!
I love avocado, but I never thought of using it in popsicles, neat idea.
I am absolutely going to make these for my kids. I also like the idea of using a glass to form them. I’ve seen a similar idea using a paper cup, but using a glass you already have on hand is cheaper and easier. I like that idea a lot!
Oh those sound delightful for a hot summer day! I’ll have to bookmark this so I can try them next year.