Moroccan Avocado Smoothie — Jus d'Avocat

Name: Moroccan Avocado Smoothie — Jus d'Avocat
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 2 large ripe avocados; 600 ml cold whole milk; 6 medjool dates; 2 tbsp blanched almonds; 1 tbsp honey or sugar; 1/2 tsp orange blossom water; ground cinnamon and chopped almonds; ice cubes

By The Moroccan Cooks KitchenUpdated 12 September 2026

The thick, cold avocado and milk drink sold at every Moroccan juice bar, sweetened with dates and dusted with cinnamon.

Tall glass of Moroccan avocado smoothie topped with cinnamon and chopped almonds

Prep: 5 min
Cook: —
Total: 5 min
Serves: 4
Difficulty: Easy

Walk past any juice bar in Casablanca or Marrakech and you will see tall glasses of pale green jus d'avocat lined up on the counter. It is thicker than a juice and lighter than a milkshake, and it is a standard Ramadan drink because it is genuinely filling.

Dates do the sweetening, almonds add body, and a dusting of cinnamon on top is not optional if you want it to taste like the real thing.

Five minutes, one blender.

Ingredients

Servings

Makes 4 servings

2 large ripe avocados
600 ml cold whole milk, or almond milk for a dairy-free version
6 medjool dates, pitted
2 tbsp blanched almonds, optional, for body
1 tbsp honey or sugar, to taste
1/2 tsp orange blossom water, optional
ground cinnamon and chopped almonds, to finish
ice cubes

Instructions

Blend
Put the avocado flesh, milk, dates, almonds and honey in a blender with a handful of ice and blend for a full minute until completely smooth and pale green.
Adjust
Taste. Add more milk if you want it pourable, more dates if you want it sweeter, and the orange blossom water if using.
Serve
Pour into tall glasses, dust with cinnamon and scatter chopped almonds over. Drink immediately — avocado darkens within the hour.

Cook’s notes

Soak the dates in warm milk for 10 minutes first if your blender is not powerful; it saves you straining out fibrous bits.
A spoon of sesame paste or a few soaked raw almonds makes it noticeably richer, which is how it is often served during Ramadan.

Recipe information

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: —
Total time: 5 min
Servings: 4
Calories: 290 kcal per serving
Cuisine: Moroccan
Course: Drink
Difficulty: Easy
Keywords: moroccan avocado smoothie, jus d'avocat, avocado milkshake morocco, moroccan avocado juice

Nutrition is an estimate per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Values vary with brands, cuts and portion size.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I make it dairy free?

Yes. Almond milk is the natural swap and keeps the drink close to the almond-milk versions sold in Morocco.

Can I make it ahead?

Not really. It oxidises and darkens within an hour, and the texture loosens. Blend it just before serving.

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