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    Avocado Crema

    Published: Aug 10, 2018 · Modified: Mar 20, 2025 by Maria Doss · This post may contain affiliate links · 8 Comments

    This Avocado Crema is creamy, spicy, tangy and flavorful. It is perfect in tacos, nachos, quesadillas, fajitas, burritos bowls or just a dip with chips.

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    Avocado Crema

    One of our favorite sauce recipes. It is creamy, light, refreshing, spicy, tangy and tasty. My favorite part is that it stays green for days unlike a guacamole. It comes together very easily in a food processor.

    This is one of those versatile Mexican sauces like this cilantro lime sauce or garlic yogurt sauce. It is amazing with Mexican spiced chicken thighs or Mexican chickpeas.

    Why Is This The Best?

    1. Incredibly versatile - It is so good served with all Mexican meals, snacks and appetizers. Serve with chicken, shrimp, fish, meat, grilled veggies, tacos, tortillas chips or just about anything.
    2. Tastes amazing - It is creamy, spicy, tangy, sour and flavorful.
    3. Stores well - It keeps well in the refrigerator and freezer.
    4. Stays green for days - Unlike guacamole, this recipe does not discolor when stored.

    What Is Avocado Crema?

    It is Mexican crema but made flavorful with the addition of avocado, cilantro and jalapeño. The difference is that Mexican crema is white in color and made using heavy cream and buttermilk whereas this recipe is bright green, thicker and delicious.

    INGREDIENTS

    1. Avocado - Select a ripe fruit without any dark spots for the best tasting crema.
    2. Cilantro - Adds freshness and texture.
    3. Jalapeño - Use one large jalepeno and we did not remove seeds.
    4. Sour cream - Adds tanginess and creaminess.
    5. Mayonnaise - Makes it tasty.
    6. Lemon juice - Use freshly squeezed and do not sub with lime juice.

    Helpful Tips

    • Don't blend very smooth - It tastes best when there is some texture.
    • Use greek yogurt - Replace sour cream with plain greek yogurt for a healthier dip.
    • Garlic - Add a garlic clove along with the ingredients.

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    How To Make?

    This is the easiest recipe that you'll make. All you need to do is add all ingredients into a food processor and process until ground.

    How To Serve?

    • Appetizers or Snacks - Serve as a dip with tortilla chips, potato chips or fresh veggie sticks for your next game day.
    • With Tacos - Delicious with buffalo shrimp tacos, air fryer chicken tacos or potato tacos.
    • In Burrito Bowls - Makes a tasty topping in chickpeas rice bowl or chicken rice bowls.
    • Nachos - Try this recipe instead of avocado in air fryer nachos.
    • Quesadillas - Serve as a dipping sauce for chicken quesadillas.

    How To Store?

    • Refrigerator - Refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 4 days.
    • Freezer - Freeze in an air tight container for up to a month. Let it thaw overnight in the refrigerator.

    FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

    Is this gluten free?

    Yes! It is made using all gluten free ingredients.

    Can I make this ahead?

    Absolutely! This sauce stays green for a few days when refrigerated unlike guacamole and is also great frozen.

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    a hand dipping a chip in a bowl of avocado crema.

    Avocado Crema

    This Avocado Crema is creamy, spicy, tangy and flavorful. It is perfect in tacos, nachos, quesadillas, fajitas, burritos bowls or just a dip with chips.
    4.3 from 47 votes
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Mexican
    Prep Time: 3 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 0 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 3 minutes minutes
    Servings: 3 Servings
    Calories: 275kcal
    Author: Maria Doss

    Ingredients

    • 1 large ripe avocados
    • 1 jalapeno pepper (remove seeds for less spicy)
    • ½ cup cilantro, lightly packed
    • ¼ cup sour cream
    • ¼ cup mayonnaise
    • ½ tablespoon lemon juice (do not use lime)
    • ¼ to ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste

    Items used

    • Mini food processor
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    Instructions

    • Add all ingredients into a small food processor or small blender. Process until it you can leave tiny specs of cilantro and not super creamy (the texture makes it tasty).

    Notes

    Don't blend very smooth - It tastes best when there is some texture.
    Use greek yogurt - Replace sour cream with plain greek yogurt for a healthier dip.
    Garlic - Add a garlic clove along with the ingredients.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 3 Serving | Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 324mg | Potassium: 381mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 460IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 0.5mg

    Nutritional information, based on third-party calculations, should be seen as estimates, not guarantees, as various factors like product types, brands, processing methods, and more can alter the nutritional content in recipes.

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    Comments

    1. Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats

      August 10, 2018 at 6:35 pm

      You are hitting all the flavor notes with this creama Maria!! I would definitely want this ALL over some nachos!

      Reply
      • Maria Doss

        August 11, 2018 at 2:17 am

        Thank you Kelly:)

        Reply
    2. Amy

      January 20, 2019 at 1:31 am

      5 stars
      Thank you for publishing this wonderful recipe. I've made something very similar for a couple of years, but somehow lost the recipe and the ratios eluded me till I stumbled on your blog. (The only difference is that my recipe included cilantro as well, so if you like cilantro, I highly recommend adding some.) I can't thank you enough for posting this recipe!

      Reply
      • Maria Doss

        January 20, 2019 at 3:07 pm

        I love the cilantro addition, will definitely add next time i make this avocado crema:)

        Reply
    3. Mariangela

      August 29, 2022 at 3:44 am

      5 stars
      Ok I know this post was from some time ago but I was searching for an avocado jalapeño and crema salsa and this hit all the notes! It was delicious with our grilled veggie tacos tonight. I used Mexican crema and it was all together perfect. Thank you!

      Reply
      • Maria Doss

        August 31, 2022 at 3:48 am

        So glad to hear hun, Maria

        Reply
    4. Toni

      May 15, 2024 at 12:24 am

      I haven’t tried this Avocado Creama sounds delicious.I was wondering if it can be frozen, does anyone know?
      Thank you

      Reply
      • Maria Doss

        May 15, 2024 at 2:25 pm

        Hi Toni, Yes, you can freeze this avocado crema, however the texture may change after thawing. The emulsion might tend to separate and will need a good stir - Maria

        Reply
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