Simple Avocado Cream Sauce – 5 Minutes

This simple avocado cream sauce is quick, easy, and packed with flavor! Made with ripe avocados, Greek yogurt, lime, and jalapeños, it’s the perfect cool and zesty topping for tacos, enchiladas, or burgers—or a delicious dip for fresh veggies.

This avocado cream sauce recipe is a great addition to all of my sauce recipes! It is a wonderful Mexican crema made with healthy ripe avocado. By blending the avocado with other ingredients like Greek yogurt, citrus and herbs, it becomes creamy, flavorful and is the perfect sauce to drizzle on any Mexican dish! 

We love this avocado sauce on this taco skillet, or black bean tacos. It also goes great on chicken or fish like cod or salmon. See serving suggestions below!

You may also love this avocado ranch dressing or this 5 minute green goddess dressing that both use avocados.

Why You’ll Love This Creamy Avocado Sauce Recipe

• Makes the perfect topping for tacos, enchiladas, or burgers
• Cool, tangy, and packed with fresh herby flavor
• Quick and easy with just a few simple ingredients
• Great for meal prep—stays fresh in the fridge
• Nutritious, wholesome, and made with real-food ingredients

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• Why You’ll Love This Creamy Avocado Sauce Recipe
• Ingredients and Substitutions
• Recommend Kitchen Tools
• How To Make This Healthy Avocado Cream Sauce
• Servings Suggestions
• Avocado Cream Sauce Storage Tips
• More Healthy Sauce Recipes
• Simple Avocado Cream Sauce

Ingredients and Substitutions

You only need a few simple ingredients to make this avocado cream sauce recipe. Here is what you’ll need:

• Avocados – fresh, ripe avocados are the key ingredient in this recipe.
• Greek yogurt – plain greek yogurt to add protein and nice creamy tangy flavor. You could also use sour cream. Diary free Greek yogurt works great too! Just make sure it is plain and not flavored.
• Jalapeños – 1 medium jalapeño gives this sauce a slight spicy kick. This ingredient is optional but adds a nice hint of spice to the avocado sauce.
• Cilantro – some fresh cilantro adds a nice herby clean taste that is amazing!
• Mayo – adds even more creaminess and thickness. You could also use sour cream. Vegan mayo works as well.
• Lime juice – just a bit of fresh lime juice helps brighten up the flavors.
• Garlic paste – adds a nice savory flavor and blends easily into the sauce. 1-2 garlic cloves will work as well if you do not have garlic paste.
• Honey – adds a nice touch of sweetness to balance out the spicy flavors of the jalapeño. You could also use maple syrup or agave.
• Salt and pepper – just a little bit of salt and pepper helps to round out all of the flavors nicely.

Recommend Kitchen Tools

• Cutting board and knife
• Food processor or High-speed blender

How To Make This Healthy Avocado Cream Sauce

Here is a summary of the step-by-step process for making this cream sauce with avocado. Get the complete list of recipe ingredients, instructions and nutrition in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Servings Suggestions

Here are some great ways to use this incredible sauce!

• On salmon tacos
• Drizzle it on these black bean sweet potato tacos.
• Serve it alongside this taco skillet.
• Enjoy it as a topping on these chicken enchiladas.
• Use it as a topping on zucchini tacos boats.
• Use it as a dressing on some mixed greens (shown below).
• Pair it with some fresh cut veggies to use as a cool refreshing dip. 
• It also goes great drizzled on top of cooked chicken breast or salmon.

Avocado Cream Sauce Storage Tips

You can store this avocado cream sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Don’t worry about it turning brown. By blending the avocado with Greek yogurt, sour cream and limes it allows the sauce to remain a nice green vibrant color. 

I cannot wait for you to try this avocado cream sauce recipe! It is perfectly smooth, creamy and loaded with vibrant flavors! Plus it stores great too!

If you try this recipe please leave a rating and comment below. I would love to hear how yours turned out!

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