Best and Easiest Homemade Guacamole

This real is Best and Easiest Homemade Guacamole will ever have. Made with fresh and creamy avocados, juicy tomatoes, crisp red onions, fiery jalapeño peppers, refreshing cilantro and fresh lime juice. It takes no more than two minutes to make and it’s the perfect dip to serve for any occasion. Game day, party, Cinco De Mayo, Mexican for dinner? You need this guac in your life!

Best and Easiest Homemade Guacamole

Is there anything that brings life more than guac does? I think not! Avocados are one of my absolutely favorite foods to eat. Therefore, guacamole is a regular in my home. We can’t have tacos, burrito bowls, chips, burgers, or even sweet potato fries without freshly made guac! It just isn’t possible!

We are a couple of days away from Cinco De Mayo so what better time to share my all time best guac recipe. This is the Best and Easiest Homemade Guacamole you will ever make or need. It is creamy, smooth, rich in flavors, has a bit of a kick, and super fresh. You haven’t had delicious guacamole until you try mine.

This truly is the best and easiest homemade guacamole. It comes together in no more than two minutes and just makes for the perfect dip. We love to have this guac as a snack. Of course it’s perfect for entertaining too. Whether it is Cinco De Mayo, Superbowl Sunday, or just movie night we love to have this guac.

Ingredients needed to make the Best and Easiest Homemade Guacamole:

• Hass Avocados– Make sure they are ripe avocados.
• Red Onion– You can also use white onion.
• Tomato– Use ripe and firm tomatoes for better taste and texture. Roma tomatoes are usually great for guacamole.
• Jalapeño Pepper– Adds nice kick to your homemade guacamole.
• Fresh Cilantro– Adds that nice fresh flavor.
• Lime Juice– Fresh is best!
• Spices– Garlic powder, cumin, pink sea salt, and black pepper.

Equipment needed to make the Best and Easiest Homemade Guacamole:

• Large Mixing Bowl– To mix all oil the ingredients in.
• Sharp Knife– For slicing and chopping everything.

How to make the Best and Easiest Homemade Guacamole:

• Step 1– Thinly dice onion, tomato and jalapeño. Thinly chop cilantro and measure 1/4 cup plus more for garnish. Set prepped veggies aside. Slice avocados open, peel and remove pit. Toss avocado in a large mixing bowl. Using a fork or potato masher, mash avocado as much as you’d like for a smoother texture, or less for a chunkier guac. Use your personal preference. 
• Step 2– Toss prepped veggies into bowl with mashed avocados; diced tomato, onion, jalapeño, and cilantro. Drizzle lime juice, sprinkle pink salt, pepper, garlic powder and cumin. Gently stir all ingredients together making sure they’re well combined with the avocado making a rich and creamy guac. 
• Step 3– Serve guacamole immediately in a serving bowl along with your favorite chips. Garnish with more cilantro if desired. Enjoy!

Tips and Substitutions:

1. Pick avocados that are firm but gentle to the touch- This is typically a good sign that avocados are ripe and ready to cut open. These make for the richest and creamiest guacamole.
2. Leave the pits from the avocado in the guac until ready to serve- This trick slows down the avocados from browning.
3. Use a potato masher to mash avocados- It makes it so much easier and you can control how creamy or chunky you want to leave your avocados. Depending on what kind of texture you want your guacamole to be.
4. Keep jalapeño seeds- If you don’t mind guacamole having a little kick!

How to serve the Best and Easiest Homemade Guacamole

The most classic and common way to serve guacamole with is as a dip with some tortilla chips. Guacamole is also great served some fries or sweet potato fries. Serve for dipping your favored quesadilla. It’s also great for topping other meals like burritos, burrito bowls, nachos, burgers, sliders, etc.

What to serve the Best and Easiest Homemade Guacamole with:

• Baked Sweet Potato Fries
• Instant Pot Taco Meat
• Best Homemade Turkey Burgers
• Shrimp Fajitas
• Slow Cooker Carne Asada Tacos
• Cilantro Lime Chicken Fajitas
• Turkey Sliders

Best and Easiest Homemade Guacamole FAQ’s:

How can you tell avocados are ready to be used?

1. When shopping for your avocados, feel how hard they are– If they are really hard then they’re not ripe enough. If they’re too soft, then they’re already starting to rot on the inside. Chances are that avocado will be black and not taste good. To make the perfect guacamole you need an avocado that’s perfectly ripe. When you touch it, it still feels firm but a bit soft.
2. If you are shopping a day or two before– You will be making your guac then buy avocados that are really hard. they will be ready to be used in guac by the time you’re ready to make it. They’ll still be firm but soft to the touch. That’s how you want your avocados to feel before cutting into them.
3. Remove the stem right at the bottom– This will show you the color of the inside of the avocado. If it looks kind of yellowish then it’s not ready. Brownish means it has started to go bad. You want a bright green shade!

How can I keep my Homemade Guacamole from getting brown?

This recipe for the Best and Easiest Homemade Guacamole calls for fresh lime juice. The acids from the lime juice will help keep your guac fresh for a while. It will also slow down the browning.

If you are making this guac to serve later, leave the pits from the avocado in it. Keep in the fridge until you’re ready to serve it. Remove the pits and stir it a bit. You will notice your guacamole will be fresh and vibrant green. No brown spots at all!

How to store leftover guacamole and keep it green?

Guacamole oxidizes and starts to brown pretty quickly. The lime juice in the guacamole helps slow down the browning. Storing the pit of the avocado with your leftover guacamole also helps slow down the browning. Place any leftover homemade guacamole in an airtight container. Place the pit in there. This will keep your guacamole green for a good day or two.

Like this Best and Easiest Homemade Guacamole? You may also like these other dip recipes:

• Loaded Guacamole
• Roasted Jalapeño Vegan Nacho Cheese
• Pickled Red Onions
• Grilled Mexican Street Corn Salad

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Best and Easiest Homemade Guacamole

This real is  Best and Easiest Homemade Guacamole will ever have. Made with fresh and creamy avocados, juicy tomatoes, crisp red onions, fiery jalapeño peppers, refreshing cilantro and fresh lime juice. It takes no more than two minutes to make and it's the perfect dip to serve for any occasion. Game day, party, Cinco De Mayo, Mexican for dinner? You need this guac in your life!

Course Condiments

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword homemade guacamole

Prep Time 2 minutes

Servings 4 servings

Calories 177 kcal

Author Angelica Arias

Ingredients

• 2 large hass avocados
• 1/2 red onion
• 1 tomato
• 1 Jalapeño pepper (seeded if you wish for less spice)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (plus more for garnish)
• 1/4 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp pink salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp lime (about 1 lime)

Instructions

1. Thinly dice onion, tomato and jalapeño. Thinly chop cilantro and measure 1/4 cup plus more for garnish. Set prepped veggies aside. Slice avocados open, peel and remove pit. Toss avocado in a large mixing bowl. Using a fork or potato masher, mash avocado as much as you'd like for a smoother texture, or less for a chunkier guac. Use your personal preference. 

2. Toss prepped veggies into bowl with mashed avocados; diced tomato, onion, jalapeño, and cilantro. Drizzle lime juice, sprinkle pink salt, pepper, garlic powder and cumin. Gently stir all ingredients together making sure they're well combined with the avocado making a rich and creamy guac.

3. Serve guacamole immediately in a serving bowl along with your favorite chips. Garnish with more cilantro if desired. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Tips and Substitutions:

1. 1. Pick avocados that are firm but gentle to the touch- This is typically a good sign that avocados are ripe and ready to cut open. These make for the richest and creamiest guacamole.
   2. Leave the pits from the avocado in the guac until ready to serve- This trick slows down the avocados from browning.
   3. Use a potato masher to mash avocados- It makes it so much easier and you can control how creamy or chunky you want to leave your avocados. Depending on what kind of texture you want your guacamole to be.
   4. Keep jalapeño seeds- If you don’t mind guacamole having a little kick!

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Nutrition Facts

Best and Easiest Homemade Guacamole

Amount per Serving

Calories

177

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

15

g

23

%

Saturated Fat

 

2

g

13

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

2

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

10

g

Sodium

 

301

mg

13

%

Potassium

 

609

mg

17

%

Carbohydrates

 

12

g

4

%

Fiber

 

8

g

33

%

Sugar

 

2

g

2

%

Protein

 

3

g

6

%

Vitamin A

 

511

IU

10

%

Vitamin C

 

20

mg

24

%

Calcium

 

22

mg

2

%

Iron

 

1

mg

6

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

*Number of total servings in estimated. Actual number of servings may vary depending on your own personal preference in portion sizes.

**Nutritional values shown are general guidelines for 1 serving using the ingredients listed above. These numbers do not reflect and may vary depending on substitutions, additions and/or different brands and/or other ingredients that may be used. 

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