Avocado Cream Sauce – Barefoot in the kitchen

Creamy avocado sauce lightly seasoned with salt, pepper, and lime is one of the easiest recipes I’ve made this year, yet it stands out as truly amazing.

If you don’t trust me with anything else, take my word on this recipe and buy some avocados ASAP.

Avocado Sauce

If you like guacamole but occasionally need something with a smoother texture, Avocado Cream Sauce is the recipe you need. It reminds me a bit of the flavor you get when you mix your guacamole with sour cream in a burrito or taco.

Spicy, smooth, and rich without being heavy, avocado cream sauce is one of my new favorite things.

It pairs well with Mexican and Southwestern flavors, as well as almost any type of meat. Whether drizzled on top or used as a dipping sauce, there’s no limit to the number of ways you can serve this avocado cream sauce.

Avocado sauce for tacos

Not only is this sauce absolutely delicious, but it couldn’t be easier to make. Simply place two peeled ripe avocados in a blender with sour cream, lime juice, and garlic and puree until smooth.

If you like, you can use Greek yogurt in the avocado cream sauce instead of sour cream. I tried the sauce both ways and enjoyed them equally. When using Greek yogurt, be sure to use a variety that is both pure and unsweetened.

I garnished the finished sauce with freshly chopped coriander leaves, but that’s absolutely not necessary. The finished sauce is delicious just the way it is.

This sauce keeps well in the refrigerator for up to two days, as long as it’s tightly covered with plastic wrap.

Whenever we make avocado cream sauce, it never seems to last long enough to have leftovers to worry about. We ate every last drop of the sauce every time I made it.

Avocado Cream

Equal parts flavorful and creamy with a velvety texture, this sauce could also be called “avocado crema” if you fancy.

Whatever you call it, this sauce is absolutely amazing. The next two recipes I’m sharing will feature the ultimate meat for dipping in your new favorite avocado sauce.

Update: The recipes I pointed out above are now available on the site! Try Chipotle Chicken Kabobs and Shrimp Wrapped Shrimp Kabobs with this avocado cream sauce right now! You will not regret it.

Avocado Cream Sauce is thin enough to serve as a dipping sauce, but rich enough to top tacos, burritos, nachos, and tons of other dishes.

I also recommend trying this sauce with crispy baked potatoes, roasted veggies, in a breakfast taco, on top, under, or with just about anything you want to dip in it.

You could even go really avocado-crazy and dip avocado egg rolls in this crema.

Seriously, but you might think serving it will work. We made this sauce twice in as many days and it was gone in minutes.

None of us could resist! It’s by far one of my new favorite ways to prepare avocados.

Avocado Sauce Recipe

1. Add the avocado, yogurt, garlic and lime juice to the blender. Process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
2. Transfer to a serving platter and serve immediately, or cover tightly, pressing plastic wrap against the surface of the sauce before covering with an airtight lid.
3. The sauce keeps well in the fridge for up to 48 hours if you make it last that long.

Avocado Recipes

When it comes to cooking with avocados, it can be fun to think beyond the guacamole box with Avocado Chicken Salad, Bacon Avocado Tomato Pasta Salad, and this delicious Fresh Corn Dip with Bacon and Avocado.

I also like avocados in my fruit smoothies, like this Apple Avocado Banana Grape Smoothie I shared a few years ago. Avocados can help make smoothies creamy and rich without adding any avocado flavor at all.

{originally posted 2/5/15 – recipe notes and photos updated 4.4.23}

Recipe slightly adapted by and with thanks to Annie’s Eats