Creamy Black Bean Avocado Dip (Easy!)

This quick Black Bean Avocado Dip recipe is ultra-creamy, flavorful, and ready in just 5 minutes! Made with creamy avocado, salsa, and simple spices, it's perfect for snacking, parties, picnics, and easy entertaining. (Vegan, gluten-free, oil-free.)

This creamy black bean avocado dip comes together in just 5 minutes - no cooking required! It's fast, fuss-free, and perfect for when you want something satisfying without turning on the stove.

Blending ripe avocado with black beans creates a really neat ultra-smooth, whipped texture. (So fun!) It's rich and luscious, yet made entirely from simple whole foods.

This recipe is great for busy weekdays, parties and gatherings, or a last-minute snack. Plus it's packed with fiber, protein, iron, and other plant-based nutrients in every scoop. Serve it with chips, spread it on sandwiches and wraps, or use it as a no-cook burrito filling!

Ingredients for Black Bean Avocado Dip

For this recipe, you'll blend in a high-speed blender or food processor:

• Black beans: You'll need one 15-ounce can of black beans for this recipe. (Or if you prefer to cook your own beans from scratch, you'll need about 1.5 cups cooked beans.)
• Avocado: You'll need one large avocado for this recipe. Or you can swap in 2 small avocados.
• Salsa: I like our homemade Restaurant-Style Blender Salsa, but use your own favorite or whatever you have on hand. The flavor of the dip can vary slightly depending on the salsa you use.
• Ground cumin
• Smoked paprika: This adds a hint of warm, smoky flavor. Feel free to include more if you'd like.
• Garlic powder: Or you can include one clove of fresh garlic instead for a stronger flavor.
• Salt: I use fine grain salt for this recipe.

Customizing

Flavor variations: Include roasted red bell pepper, one teaspoon Taco Seasoning (instead of the cumin, paprika, and garlic), diced green chiles, or a little nutritional yeast for savory, cheesy flavor. You can also stir in cooked sweet corn after blending.

Make it spicy: Add cayenne pepper, chipotle in adobo sauce, a pinch of dry chipotle powder, jalapeño pepper, or chili powder to taste.

Cilantro-lime version: Fresh cilantro and lime juice are tasty additions as well. Just swap in lime juice in place of the water.

Serving

Chip dip: I highly recommend topping this dip with fresh Salsa Fresca (Pico de Gallo)! It's such a great pairing. I also like to garnish the dip with some black beans that I reserve before blending. Then serve it with tortilla chips or crackers on the side for dipping.

Layered dip: You can also use this as a healthy base for 7-layer dip instead of refried beans. Spread it out in a shallow dish, then layer it with guacamole, salsa, vegan sour cream, Cashew Queso or dairy-free shredded cheese, and fresh veggies like lettuce, olives, tomatoes, red onion, green onion, or whatever sounds good!

Burrito filling: I also enjoy it as a no-cook (protein-rich!) burrito filling in the summertime when it's too hot to cook. Just spread out the black bean mixture on your favorite tortilla, then top it with whatever you'd like. (Cooked rice, romaine, salsa, onion, vegan cheese, etc.)

Storing

This dip tastes best when fresh, but you can store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1-2 days.

For more inspiration, also browse all vegan dip recipes or black bean recipes.

If you're enjoying this creamy black bean avocado dip recipe, also check out:

• Quinoa Tabbouleh
• Healthy Texas Caviar

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