RECIPE

SUGGESTIONS:

So you’ve given away hundreds of avocados and have no idea what to do with the rest.

Guacamole is the obvious choice and can be used as a dip or as a dressing on meats, sandwiches and fish.

Bored of that? Bermuda resident and health student April Godfrey is a self-confessed food addict. Below, a few recipes that have been tried, tested and approved by her four-year-old:

Glorious green goodness smoothie

(vegan- and gluten-free)

1 cup almond milk or coconut milk

1 pear (cored and cubed)

1/2 avocado

1/2 medium cucumber

A hearty handful of kale (leaves pulled away from the stem)

3-4 medjool dates (pitted)

Blend until smooth, add some ice.....enjoy

Chilled avocado and chocolate pudding

(vegan- and gluten-free)

2 medium bananas

1 large avocado

1/4 cup cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder

4 tbs pure maple syrup

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp cinnamon

In a blender, process the banana and avocado for approximately one minute. Add the cacao powder and process again.

Add the maple syrup, vanilla and cinnamon. Process again, stopping to scrape down the sides, blend. Transfer to single serving dishes and cover, or an airtight container and refrigerate 1-2 hours. Serve chilled

Chocolate avocado doughnuts

(vegan)

1 cup oat flour

1/2 cup flour

2 tbs flax and seed blend (I use Linwoods flax, sunflower, pumpkin and sesame seed and goji berry blend)

3/4 cup cocoa powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt (I like pink salt)

2 tsp vanilla extract

3/4 cup maple syrup

3/4 cup coconut milk

1/2 cup apple sauce

1 medium avocado mashed

1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips (you can use regular semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips but then it is no longer vegan)

Pre-heat oven to 350

Grease a doughnut mould pan (or you can use a muffin pan). Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Mix together all of the wet ingredients and add to the dry mixture, then add chocolate chips. Mix until just well blended. Spoon into the doughnut moulds. Bake for 18 minutes. A toothpick inserted should come out clean. Let cool in the pan.

I have also sprinkled the inside of the greased mould with shredded, unsweetened coconut, so when the doughnuts are flipped over you have a coconut-topped chocolate avocado doughnut.

• April Godfrey, who lives in Bermuda, is pursuing an online course with the Institute of Integrated Nutrition in New York. She’s obsessed with all things food.