Avocado cheesecake

That is right! You can make cheesecake out of avocados! Say what??? 

This recipe is super easy and a great way to use those avocados in a fun way. 

Avocado Cheesecake

What you need:

Filling

• 2 ripe avocados
• 2 8-oz blocks cream cheese
• Pinch of salt
• 1 cup of sugar
• 3/4 cup of heavy cream
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• Zest of 1 lime

Crust

• 10 Gramcrackers 
• 1/3 cup of granulated sugar
• 6 tbsp. butter, melted

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350° and spray a pie dish with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Make crust: In a food processor, pulse graham crackers until fine crumbs form. Transfer to a medium bowl then add melted butter, sugar, and a pinch of salt and mix until combined.
3. Press graham cracker mixture firmly into prepared dish. Bake until the crust looks slightly toasted, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.
4. Make filling: In a large bowl using a hand mixer or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese, sugar and a pinch of salt until smooth and fluffy, 3 minutes. Add avocados and beat until smooth.
5. Add heavy cream, lime juice, and most of lime zest (save some for garnish!). Beat until stiff peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes more.
6. Transfer filling to cooled pie crust. Freeze until solid, 4 to 5 hours. Then Enjoy!!!