Easy Small Batch Guacamole

This Easy Small Batch Guacamole recipe uses only two avocados – perfect for when you only want to make a small amount, or when you’re trying to use up your avocados.

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I find it very hard to believe that I’ve been writing my blog for this long without sharing a recipe for guacamole.

I make it very often. While my daughter doesn’t, and never has liked anything to do with avocado; myself, my hubby, and the little guy will eat it by the spoonful. It’s just so good with everything: veggies, tortilla chips and of course, nachos.

I guess I’ve never shared my recipe because it always disappears too quickly to photograph it. Kind of like my kids when it’s time for family photos.

Ingredients to make homemade guacamole - avocados, jalapeno, garlic, cilantro, onion, and lime.
This Easy Small Batch Guacamole recipe is perfect for when you only have a couple of avocados on hand. It makes 4 servings.

In my house, I typically buy my avocados in bulk. They come in a bag at Costco of about 6 avocados.

After all, they’re so good in so many things: in guacamole (obviously), on toast, as an addition to salads, chilaquiles, or any other type of Mexican food. My son (not yet 2) will eat a whole one for breakfast.

The problem is, when I buy them, they are nowhere near ripe. So I can’t buy them with plans to use them immediately.

I buy them, then wait around for a few days with them sitting on my counter (meanwhile my son can see them and beg me for “‘cado” every time he comes into the kitchen) and plan on using them when they eventually ripen.

A small bowl of homemade guacamole.
This Easy Small Batch Guacamole is quick and easy to mix up and is the perfect accompaniment to crunchy tortilla chips.

Of course, they all ripen at once, so I am stuck trying to use 6 avocados over the next couple of days before they go bad.

And as much as I love them, there is nothing grosser than an overripe avocado. While we do eat them up pretty quickly, for the most part, I’m usually left trying to use up the last 2 or 3.

So I usually make Easy Small Batch Guacamole.

A small bowl of homemade guacamole.
This Small Batch Guacamole recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to make a bigger batch that’s perfect for parties.

Many guacamole recipes make a pretty large batch and use 4 or 5 avocados. Since I usually don’t have that many avocados to work with, I scaled the recipes down to just make a small batch.

This is a good thing all around because:

  1. You don’t need as many avocados
  2. Guacamole itself doesn’t have a very long shelf life, so you want to use it up quickly and
  3. Avocados, and hence guacamole is high in fat and calories so making less makes portion control a little easier.
An overhead photo of a small bowl of homemade guacamole.
This Small Batch Guacamole is vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free.

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Small Batch Chunky Guacamole Nutrition Notes:

While guacamole is a nutritious condiment and snack that is full of heart-healthy fats and fiber, it is high in calories due to the high-fat content of the guacamole.

Because of this, keep portions small. Also, beware that what you are eating the guacamole with (eg. tortilla chips) may not be so healthy.

Easy Small Batch Guacamole

5 from 2 votes
A small bowl of homemade guacamole.
This Easy Small Batch Guacamole recipe is full of flavor, and won't go bad before you get a chance to eat it all.
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Appetizer, Condiment, Snack
Cuisine: Mexican
Calories: 168
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 small Jalapeno pepper stem, ribs and seeds removed, minced
  • 2 Tablespoons minced red onion
  • 2 Tablespoons lime juice from one lime
  • 1 Tablespoon minced cilantro
  • 1 large clove garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 ripe avocados cut into 1/2 inch cubes

Instructions
 

  1. Stir together jalapeno, onion, lime juice, cilantro, garlic, salt, and cumin in a medium bowl. Add avocado cubes, and stir everything together, mashing the avocado lightly with a fork. Serve immediately or cover with plastic or place in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to two days.

Nutrition

Calories: 168kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gSodium: 299mgPotassium: 521mgFiber: 7gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 192IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg

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2 Comments

    1. Thanks! I do that sometimes too, but usually only when I have extras from the garden. So no tomatoes in the guacamole in the winter for me!

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