Avolato: Vegan, gluten-free, hand-made avocado-shaped ice cream comes to London

Peak hipster: the avocado inspired treat
ALEX LENTATI

A vegan, gluten-free avocado-shaped ice cream complete with edible ‘superfood’ stone has gone on sale for £9.50, in what may well be the world’s most hipster summer treat.

The hand-made Avolato goes on sale today at the Snowflake concession at Selfridges in Oxford Street.

Weighing in at 200g it includes gelato made with 60 per cent premium Hass avocado and an edible stone created from a blend of peanut butter, flax seeds, almonds, walnuts and soya milk.

The ingredients are wrapped in a natural avocado half-skin and served in a 100 percent biodegradable boat with a bamboo spoon.

Snowflake’s head gelato chef, Silvia Gaetta, said: “It’s not just a new flavour, it is a form of art.

“The customer can eat everything, and at the end there will be no waste because there is only the shell of the avocado.”

Xavier Equihua, CEO of the World Avocado Organisation said he was “excited” to see the new “innovative approach” to the fruit.

The creation comes on the heels of last summer’s Snowflake creation, the luxury Billionaire’s Soft Serve of salted caramel, white chocolate truffle and 24-carat gold sprinkles - which sold for an eye-watering £99. Avolatos are on sale at Selfridges from today.

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