Foods This is my favorite no-brown creamy guacamole recipe. These tips will keep your guacamole from getting brown too quickly. And if you love creamy guacamole like me, this recipe will make you very happy.
I love avocados. Not only are they a great source of healthy fats and vitamins, they’re also delish. Avocados are perfect on burgers, chopped up in salads, and of course a bacon avocado salad is simply divine. But I can’t help but think guacamole whenever I have a perfectly ripe, ready to use avocado.
Health Benefits of Creamy Guacamole
Avocados aren’t just a tasty fruit though, they’re also a powerhouse super-food!
Here are just a few health benefits you’ll receive from eating avocados:
- When fresh avocado is added to a salad there is increased absorption of 2 important antioxidants, beta-carotene and lycopene.
- Avocados are a great anti-inflammatory food. They’re filled with a great array of different carotenoids.
- Avocados high-fat content is great for those on a low-carb or ketogenic diet. The types of fats found in avocados are another important element of it’s anti-inflammatory benefits.
Unfortunately (for my family) I’m the only one who cares for avocados. How a person couldn’t enjoy them is beyond me. But it’s their loss. When I get together with my girlfriends, we can put down some serious guacamole.
My creamy guacamole is a bit different than some recipes you’ll find. I love this recipe because I can make it ahead and not worry about it browning (not that it tastes bad when it is brown, it just looks icky). It also makes it super creamy and dippable! It’s a perfect snack for when you have the night-time munchies, need a dish to take to a friends, or on top of your favorite beef fajita salad!
Creamy, No-Brown Guacamole
Ingredients
- 2 medium avocados
- 3/4 cup tomato chopped
- 1/8 cup onion finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice juice of 1 lime
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise ideally Homemade Mayonnaise
Instructions
- Slice avocados in half and smash with a fork.
- Add chopped tomato, onion, salt, chili powder, and juice of one lime. Mix well.
- Smooth the guacamole out on top and spread mayonnaise to cover the entire top surface of the guacamole.
- Place guacamole in the refrigerator until ready to eat. When ready to eat, thoroughly mix the mayonnaise into the guacamole. The mayonnaise keeps the guacamole from browning before you're ready to eat it and makes the guacamole nice and creamy!
Notes
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Did you love my creamy guacamole and no-browning trick as much as I do? Tell me about it in the comments below!
I like to put sour cream in my guacamole. I wonder if it would work to spread it on top instead of mayo. Hubby hates anything with mayo in it.
I’m not sure if it would work. If you try it, be sure to report back and let us know! There is such a little bit of mayo in this recipe, do you think your hubby would be able to detect it? My hubby doesn’t care for mayo either, but sometimes it gets snuck into recipes and he doesn’t mind 😉
I’m not sure if it would work. If you try it, be sure to report back and let us know! There is such a little bit of mayo in this recipe, do you think your hubby would be able to detect it? My hubby doesn’t care for mayo either, but sometimes it gets snuck into recipes and he doesn’t mind 😉
Yum I loooove guacamole! 🙂
I love anything with avocado!
YUM!!!! I can’t wait to try this! We make our own Mayo anyway, so this would be perfect!! I’m lucky – 2 of my 4 kids enjoy avocados and so does my husband! 😉
Whoa this is great! I don’t even need chips for guacamole… Just give me a spoon lol
Yes, who needs chips. I actually LOVE it on taco salad or fajita salad.
Pinned and stumbled…yum!
Thanks!
That is such a great idea to keep guacamole from browning! I’ll have to remember this next time I make it. Pinning this for sure! Glad I stopped by from The Weekend Wind Down!
Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Your Creamy Guacamole looks fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing this awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday and come back soon!
Miz Helen
I love guacamole and this one is simply magnificent. I will definitely try this myself!
I hope you enjoy it 🙂
You can make a different kind of guacamole without the mayo, simple blend the avocados with green tomatos (raw) and then add the other ingredients in your recipe. No mayo and keeps green; you may add cilantro leaves for a more authentic guacamole
You can. There are lots of ways to make guac. But we enjoy the creaminess from the mayo and healthy fats added from my homemade mayo recipe. 🙂
I love this recipe! I add cumin to mine to give it a smoked flavor instead of the chili powder because that tears my stomach up. I also use a half of a lemon for the juice and store it with the seed of the avocado to further detour the browning. Go USC!
That’s another great tip to keep the browning at bay! 🙂 I like cumin in my guac sometimes too. Can’t go wrong with cumin or chili powder or a little of each 🙂