Dip, dollop or spread, Avocado Cream Sauce (avocado crema) is a versatile recipe that can be whipped up in about 5 minutes. This creamy avocado sauce is a tasty spread or topping on tacos or burritos, on sandwiches or as a dip with chips or veggies. This recipe is vegetarian, gluten free and easily vegan.
A Versatile and Easy Avocado Cream Sauce
If you’ve made my Creamy Guacamole Recipe with Sour Cream, you’ll love this Avocado Crema Recipe too. It’s a versatile condiment that’s made with five simple ingredients. It’s meal prep ready and is a delicious addition to all your Mexican food favorites, like on these Mexican Style Black Bean Stuffed Sweet Potatoes and more. It’s zesty, creamy, slightly spicy and with a touch of tanginess from pickled jalapeños and sour cream.
This Recipe Is:
- Ready in Five Minutes
- Dip, Dollop or Spread
- Make Ahead Ready
If you love inspired homemade Mexican food recipes, you’ll enjoy this versatile and totally mouthwatering sauce.
About the Key Ingredients
- Ripe Avocado – ripe avocados yield to gentle pressure. If an avocado feels firm, it’s not ready to enjoy. On the other hand, if it feels very soft and mushy, it could be overripe.
- Sour Cream – full fat sour cream will offer the richest texture. For a dairy free or vegan option, you can sub your favorite vegan sour cream.
- Fresh Lime Juice – for best flavor, use fresh squeezed lime juice.
- Pickled Jalapeños – just a few pepper rings offer a hint of background spice. I also toss in a half teaspoon of jalapeño pepper brine for added kick, but it’s totally optional.
- Cilantro – love it or loathe it, it’s truly fabulous in this fresh avocado cream recipe. However, there are those who say it tastes like soap. So, feel free to leave it out, if preferred.
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How to Make Avocado Cream Sauce
For Meal Prep: You can make avocado sour cream sauce up to two days in advance. Stored in an airtight container, it retains its green color beautifully!
How to Enjoy Avocado Crema
Avocado cream sauce or crema can be used in various ways to add flavor and creaminess to your meals. Here are some ideas:
- Taco or Bowl Topping: Add a dollop of avocado cream sauce to tacos, burritos or Sofritas Bowls for a creamy and zesty flavor.
- As a Dip: Serve avocado cream sauce with vegetables like cucumbers, carrots or bell peppers, or with tortilla chips, for a tasty snack.
- As a Spread: Use avocado cream sauce as a spread on sandwiches, wraps, or burgers for a flavor boost and creamy texture.
- With Potatoes: Top your baked potatoes with avocado cream sauce for a delicious alternative to all sour cream. It’s quite tasty too as a dip with Crispy Oven Fries.
Traci’s Tips
- Thick or Thin – For a sauce, add water while processing, one tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency. For a thicker sauce and for a thicker dip consistency, omit the water.
- More Spice? Yes please! Drop in a few more pepper rings to taste.
- Vegan or Dairy Free Avocado Sauce – For a dairy-free or vegan option, you can easily sub your favorite dairy-free sour cream.
5-Minute Avocado Cream Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 (275 grams) Ripe Avocado, sliced in half, skin/pit removed, about one medium
- 1/2 cup (80 grams) Sour Cream
- 3 – 5 Pickled Jalapeño Rings, to taste
- 6 sprigs Cilantro, bottom ends trimmed
- 3 teaspoons Fresh Lime Juice
- 1/4 + 1/8 teaspoon Fine Sea Salt
- 2 – 4 tablespoons Water, as needed
Instructions
- In the work bowl of a food processor fitted with the S blade, add the avocado, sour cream, jalapeño rings, cilantro, lime juice and salt. If you're feeling spicy, add a 1/2 teaspoon of pickled jalapeño pepper brine.
- Process the ingredients until creamy and smooth, stopping to scrape down bowl at least once. Taste for salt adjustment and add another 1/8th teaspoon if needed.
- To thin your sauce, add a few tablespoons of water with the processor running. Thin to desired consistency.
- Transfer to a bowl and serve or to a lidded container. Store in the refrigerator for up to three days.
Nutrition
Nutrition is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate. If this information is important to you, please have it verified independently.
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this makes a great salad dressing
Love hearing this Joanne! Thank you for your note and tip!
I have my own recipe for avocado, too Traci. My comes with Honey and Vinegar and I eat it as desert. Your avocado Crema has a beautify color… Nathan
Hi Nathan! Thank you for your note. An avo dessert sounds delicious!