Moroccan · Drink

Moroccan Avocado Juice (Jus d'Avocat)

Thick enough to eat with a spoon, jus d'avocat is one of the great pleasures of a Marrakech juice stall — ripe avocado blended with cold milk and sugar into a pale-green shake, layered in a tall glass and crowned with chopped almonds, walnuts and sometimes a swirl of date syrup. Rich, cooling and sustaining, it is a snack and a drink in one.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 0 min
Total: 10 min
Serves: 2
Level: Easy

Ingredients

2 ripe avocados
About 400 ml cold whole milk
3 tbsp sugar, or to taste (or honey)
A few ice cubes
To finish: chopped almonds and walnuts, and a little date syrup or honey

Method

1

Blend

Scoop the avocado flesh into a blender with the cold milk, sugar and ice and blend until completely smooth and thick. Add a little more milk if it is too dense to pour.
2

Taste

Adjust the sweetness — it should be gently sweet, letting the buttery avocado lead.
3

Layer the glass

For the stall look, drizzle a little date syrup or honey down the inside of a tall glass, then pour in the avocado.
4

Top and serve

Scatter generously with chopped almonds and walnuts and serve at once with a spoon and a straw.

Chef's tips

Use properly ripe avocados — under-ripe fruit tastes grassy and won't blend to that silky richness.
Serve immediately; avocado juice starts to discolour and thicken if it stands too long.
The chopped-nut topping isn't a garnish afterthought — the crunch against the creamy juice is the whole appeal.

Frequently asked questions

Is Moroccan avocado juice sweet or savoury?

Sweet — it is treated as a dessert drink or snack, blended with milk and sugar and topped with nuts and date syrup, not seasoned like a savoury dish.

Can I make it dairy-free?

Yes. Blend the avocado with almond milk or another plant milk and sweeten to taste; it loses a little of the traditional richness but stays delicious.