Creamy Lime and Avocado Pie

This post is dedicated to the very, very tiny voice of virtue in my head, the one who every once in a while shouts at me to eat something clean and healthy. Sometimes you crave a cheeseburger, and other times you need something devoid of animal fats, processed sugar, and other things that are probably not great for you. Luckily, I live near Noorish Conscious Eatery, which caters to my occasional bouts of virtuousness with an eccentrically delicious menu.

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Avocado Pound Cake with Raspberry Glaze

I'm obsessed with avocados. They're so damn good. I've tempered my addiction somewhat, but there was a while there where I was eating at least half an avocado every day. On toast, in pasta sauce, on pizza... but I never realized you could bake with them. 

When I was home for Christmas in December, my mom (knowing that I have an avocado dependency) gave me a recipe from her Chatelaine magazine for a pound cake that uses ripe avocado as a substitute for about half of the butter. So, I mean, I don't know about healthy, but it's definitely healthier than a regular pound cake. Plus it's kind of quirky and colourful and delicious, and that counts for a lot.


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