What kind of a Californian would I be if I didn’t have a go-to guac recipe? I think after over 20 years living here, I finally have landed on my BEST guacamole recipe. This guac is a little decadent with creamy chevre and has a little crunch with toasted pepitas – the perfect combo.

After I shared this recipe on stories, I’ve gotten quite a few requests to put this recipe on the blog for future reference. So, here it is friends.

Goat Cheese Guacamole

• 3-4 large avocados
• 1/2 cup fresh chopped cilantro
• juice of two limes (or lemon)
• 3-4 garlic cloves
• salt + pepper
• 1 tbsp. hot sauce (I like the Chipotle Cholula)
• 1 jalapeno seeded and diced
• 6 oz. chevre or goat cheese (cut into 1/2 inch chunks)
• 1/4 cup pepitas (toasted pumpkin seeds)

In a large bowl, peel and pit the avocados. Using a fork (or a pastry blended is what I use) mash up the avocados. I like my guac a little chunky. Add the all the ingredients, except the goat cheese and pepitas and mix well. Gently fold in the goat cheese and pepitas. I like there to still be a few chunks of the cheese. Add a few more pepitas to the top and serve with tortilla chips.

And for the BEST guac, I recommend getting fresh, ripe avocados from your neighbors tree 🙂

So, do you like to stick only with the “classic” version of a recipe, or are you one of those folks that likes the TWIST? I’m obviously always team twist! I appreciate the craft and history of a classic, but I like adding something a little unexpected or fresh take. A good example is yesterday I made fresh strawberry jam, but I added lavender and lemon because I like to play with flavors. So, where do you stand? Team classic or team twist?