Put a twist on classic deviled eggs with this delicious recipe for guacamole deviled eggs. Creamy avocado and spicy seasonings make for a flavorful and unique appetizer.
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Easy Guacamole Deviled Eggs Recipe
These avocado deviled eggs are made with no mayo, so they're lighter and healthier than the traditional deviled eggs recipe. If you're looking for an easy appetizer for Easter, Cinco de Mayo, game day or even St Patrick's Day, you're going to love these spicy deviled eggs!
We always make a ton of hard boiled eggs at Easter. Instant Pot hard boiled eggs are super easy, and you can make a bunch of them in no time! I use them for potato salad, egg salad and to make stuffed eggs. Even my picky kids, who normally wouldn't touch an egg without drowning it in ketchup, will happily scarf down some deviled eggs without complaining.
The nice thing about this healthy deviled egg recipe is that you use avocado instead of the traditional mayonnaise, which lightens them up. Plus, the addition of avocado adds so much flavor. Basically, I took my simple recipe for guacamole, made a couple of changes, and used that to stuff the hard boiled eggs.
Ingredients
There are only a few simple ingredients in this easy recipe. Full ingredient amounts are listed in the printable recipe card below.
- Hard boiled eggs
- Ripe avocados
- Lime juice -- to prevent the avocados from turning brown
- Jalapeño pepper -- seeded and finely diced. adds a little heat to the filling
- Spices -- sea salt, black pepper and smoked paprika
- Cilantro -- optional, for garnish
How to Make Avocado Deviled Eggs
First, you need hard-boiled eggs. Cook them in the Instant Pot pressure cooker or on the stove, and let them cool down in ice water or very cold water. I used 6 in this recipe.
When they were cool, I peeled them, sliced them in half and scooped the yolks out of the egg whites and into a mixing bowl. Then, I added the avocado and some lime juice.
My little guy helped mash the avocados and the egg yolks. This is a fun way to get kids involved in the kitchen because they always love to mash things up -- at least, mine do.
Then, I added a few other ingredients, and the eggs were ready to be stuffed with the avocado mixture. I usually keep things easy around here and use a small spoon, but you can get fancy if you are entertaining and pipe the filling using a piping bag if you want!
Top the eggs with chopped cilantro and a sprinkle of smoked paprika or ancho chili powder for a little extra heat.
How to Store
Refrigerate avocado stuffed eggs in an airtight container for 1-2 days. Even though the lime juice helps preserve the color, the avocado filling will still turn brown.
Substitutions and Tips
You can leave out the jalapeño pepper for a milder version.
If you don't have limes, you can substitute lemon juice for the lime juice.
And if you are one of many people who think cilantro tastes like soap, substitute chopped parsley for the garnish.
Can you Make Avocado Deviled Eggs Ahead of Time?
I recommend making these yummy deviled eggs the day you serve them to keep the avocado filling as fresh as possible. You can cook the eggs a day or 2 ahead of time and stuff them the day of serving.
Recipe
Guacamole Deviled Eggs
Ingredients
- 6 hard boiled eggs cooled and sliced in half
- 2 large avocados
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped jalapeño pepper seeded
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
- â…› teaspoon smoked paprika
Instructions
- Scoop out the avocados, add to a large bowl and add the lime juice
- Scoop out the egg yolks, place in the mixing bowl, and set the egg whites aside
- Mash until the mixture is fairly smooth
- Add the salt, pepper and jalapeño pepper and mix well
- Fill the egg whites with the avocado mixture
- Top with smoked paprika and cilantro
- Refrigerate until ready to serve in airtight container or covered with plastic wrap
Notes
Nutrition information is estimated. Please do your own calculation to fit special diets.
Nutrition
My family absolutely loves guacamole, and whenever I make a bowl of it, it disappears almost instantly. Believe me, these guacamole eggs were gone just as fast! My family thought they were the BEST deviled eggs ever!
Originally published in 2016 and updated 2024
Beth Pierce says
What a unique twist to a classic recipe! Looks delicious; excited to give these a try this Easter!
Steph says
We are huge avocado lovers in our family and my kids ate all of them before the guests arrived. (insert eye roll) Great recipe!
Dee says
Sounds exactly like my kids. Thanks, Steph!
Jade Manning says
I do love the look of these, how delicious!
Dee says
Thank you so much! They are amazingly delicious! 🙂
Katerina @ diethood .com says
These are fantastic!! I LOVE the avocado!!
Dee says
Thanks, Katerina! The avocado eggs are my favorite. 🙂
Lora says
What a fun way to enjoy deviled eggs! Lovely for a Sunday brunch !
Dee says
These are perfect for Sunday brunch! Thanks, Lora. 🙂
Merisi in Vienna says
Thank you for this ingenious recipe! Beautiful photographs and great inspiration all around,
Merisi
Dee says
Thank you so much! I have a lot of eggs to use up, so I think we're making some more today! 🙂
Amy says
These look incredible! I can't wait to try them - love everything avocado. I'll be featuring them Friday night at Best of the Weekend
Dee says
That's awesome, Amy! Thank you so much for the feature! 🙂
Miz Helen says
Looking forward to seeing you again at Full Plate Thursday tonight!
Hope you are having a great day!
Miz Helen
Colleen says
Thanks for posting this. My husband will love it. I am going to make these tomorrow. I would never have thought of this so it was a very fun surprise.
Dee says
Thanks, Colleen. I hope you like them! 🙂
AnnMarie says
These sound wonderful! I always have an avocado and some eggs in the fridge. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
heather @french press says
hard boiled eggs and guac are tow of my faves! I bet they are even better together
Dee says
This is a really awesome combo -- they're made for each other! 🙂
Chelc | Inside the Fox Den says
I've recently found that I love avocados and have been looking for some new recipes to test out. I will definitely be giving these a try! Pinned, tweeted, and shared. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday, hope to see you again next week!
Dee says
Thanks! I hope you enjoy these as much as we did. 🙂
Colleen says
I can never get enough deviled eggs. These look delicious. Now, if only everyone in my family liked avocados!!! Sigh...
Dee says
Two of my kids aren't crazy about avocados, but they love guacamole -- you never know! 🙂
Peter Block says
I love deviled eggs and I love avocados. What a perfect combination you created here.
Dee says
Thanks so much -- we're huge avocado fans here, too!
Jessica {Swanky Recipes} says
Bought a bunch of avocados last week that I need to use up soon. We have everything needed for this recipe so I might just have to give it a try. We totally love guacamole on, like, everything!
Dee says
I could eat guacamole on its own, so I know what you mean. I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
Tracy | Baking Mischief says
I love that these use avocados instead of mayonnaise! I love deviled eggs but always feel guilty about all that mayo. This is such a great compromise. They look fantastic and the kick of a little chipotle is always a great addition.
Dee says
Thanks, Traci! Some avocado eggs call for both, but I really don't think you need it. 🙂
janella panchamsingh says
I love eggs so this is right up my alley!
Dee says
Thanks so much! We love them. 🙂
Marsha | Marsha's Baking Addiction says
I love deviled eggs! These guacamole ones look so delicious!
Dee says
They're different, but I love anything spicy, so I actually prefer these. Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Taylor-Made Homestead says
Guacamole and deviled eggs - what's not to love?? What a refreshing variation to an already-favorite at the Taylor Household. Thanks for sharing the tip! (stopping by from the Merry Monday Link Party)
~Taylor-Made Homestead~
Texas
Dee says
We love these! Thanks so much for stopping by! 🙂
Erin - Suburban Simplicity says
Loves these! A healthy and nutritious snack or appetizer!
Thanks for popping over to Welcome Home Wednesdays last week. Appreciate it!
Dee says
Thank you so much for inviting me! 🙂