Easy Guacamole Recipe
This easy guacamole recipe will take you less than 5 minutes to make. It's a simple recipe that uses minimal ingredients, just like authentic guacamole. You will love this easy, healthy, and delicious guacamole recipe!

Table of contents
- Why this guacamole recipe is the best ever
- The three main ingredients in this guacamole recipe
- Watch this video to see how to make this easy guacamole recipe
- How to make guacamole
- How to choose a ripe avocado
- What if you can't find a ripe avocado?
- How to cut an avocado
- How to store leftovers
- What to serve with this guacamole recipe
- Popular guacamole recipes
- More recipes to try!
Why this guacamole recipe is the best ever
- It's deliciously flavored and perfectly creamy.
- It takes less than 5 minutes to make.
- You only dirty one bowl, one fork, a knife, and a cutting board. Do you see where we're going with this? No dishes! Almost.
- It's super versatile – and we have lots of suggestions about ingredients you can add to make it extra special.
- Besides tasting amazing, homemade guacamole is also very healthy for you!
If you've only ever bought guacamole before, right now would be a great time to stop doing that. Seriously. Please stop. Please, please. Making this simple guacamole yourself is almost as easy as taking a lid off a jar, and it is SO MUCH tastier.
The three main ingredients in this guacamole recipe
There're lots of different ways you can make guacamole. But after years of making our favorite dip, we've found that using just a few fresh ingredients is always the best. This recipe is how we make guacamole 90% of the time. It's a super simple and super delicious guac recipe!
- Lime juice – fresh is always best!
- Garlic – finely minced so you don't end up biting into chunks of garlic.
- Salt – we prefer the mild taste of sea salt in this recipe.
And of course, avocados, too.
Other optional ingredients:
There are plenty of other tasty things you can also add to authentic guacamole recipes, but with lime juice, garlic, and salt you can make a bowl of guacamole in less time than it would take you to say, “Uno mĆ”s cerveza, por favor!” Ok, almost less time. Here are a few other ingredients that you can add to your guacamole to really kick it up a notch. Choose one or two and make it your secret ingredient!
- Fresh diced tomatoes
- Minced cilantro
- Hot peppers – one jalapeƱo will turn this into spicy guacamole!
- Finely minced onion
- Cumin (a sprinkle of this is fantastic!)
- Cojita or feta cheese

Watch this video to see how to make this easy guacamole recipe
While this guacamole recipe is incredibly simple to make, you can watch the video to see exactly how it's made in just a minute. Watch the step-by-step video on YouTube.
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How to make guacamole
Making this homemade guacamole recipe is incredibly simple. In fact, it's nearly as easy to make it fresh as it is to open a store-bought container. But it tastes SO MUCH BETTER when it's freshly made!
- Mash the avocados in a bowl using a fork.
- Squeeze in the lime juice, add the minced garlic, and a bit of salt and mix it all together.
That's it! You've just made guacamole!
How to choose a ripe avocado
Choosing a ripe avocado can be a little tricky. If you choose one that is under-ripe, it will be hard and inedible. Insert crying face emoji. If you choose one that is too ripe, it will be mushy and brown. Ick.
So what do you do?
Luckily there are ways to find a perfectly ripe avocado.
- The best way to begin your search for “The One” is to look for the dark avocados. When you find one, give it a gentle squeeze. Does it give just a little without giving in and feeling hollow? Awesome! This could be the one.
- Once you're 99% sure you've found a good one, take a look under the stem. If it looks green, you're good to go. If it's brown, it's past its prime.
What if you can't find a ripe avocado?
Finding a ripe avocado can feel like finding your soul mate; the more you want one, the harder it is to find. To help turn an under-ripe avocado into a guacamole-ready one, you need to use the paper bag trick.
All you have to do is put the avocado (or a few avocados) and an apple in a paper bag. Close the bag and set it aside on your counter. In about a day, you'll have a ripe avocado.
You can also put under-ripe avocados in your fruit bowl to help them ripen. The ethylene gas that fruit releases helps to ripen your hard avocado.
How to cut an avocado
To cut an avocado, hold it in your hand and cut through the avocado skin at the stem – the top of the avocado. Now turn the avocado so that the knife cuts it all the way around to the other side. Once you've cut the avocado skin, hold onto the two halves and twist them apart.
To remove the pit, tap it with the heel of your knife (the part of the blade that is closest to the handle) and it should dig into the pit just enough for you to pull out the pit.
If you're a visual learner, watch how to cut an avocado at the beginning of this video.

How to store leftovers
While this homemade guacamole recipe is best eaten shortly after it's made, it is possible to store it in the fridge. Here's the best way to store leftover guacamole:
Put the guacamole into a bowl and smooth the top with a spoon. Now take a piece of plastic wrap and press it firmly onto the guacamole so that there are no air pockets. Now your guac will stay fresh for 2-3 days in your fridge.
For plastic-free storage, you can also use parchment paper or beeswax food wraps. Neither of these options work quite as well as plastic, but we think it's worth it. Don't worry, the guacamole only turns brown a tiny bit on the surface and you can use a spoon to scrape off the little bit of brown guacamole before eating the rest.
What to serve with this guacamole recipe
The classic way to eat guacamole is with crunchy tortilla chips, but it's great served as a dip for veggies, too. Here are a few other ways to serve guac:
- Loaded onto our Mexican pork carnitas
- Dolloped on top of these food truck MexicanĀ nacho fries
- With some shrimp fajitas
- Or this cheesy fajita stuffed chicken
- Piled high on top of Baja fish tacos
- In a delicious guacamole burger
And don't forget to treat yourself to a fizzy lime margarita!

Popular guacamole recipes
- Smoky Chipotle Guacamole Dip
- Delicious Apple Guacamole
- Bacon Guacamole with Roasted Garlic
- Chunky Grilled Guacamole
- Corn Guacamole

Easy Guacamole Recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 ripe avocados
- 1 lime
- 1-2 cloves garlic, grated on a Microplane or finely minced
- Large pinch of salt
Instructions
- To cut the avocados, run a knife around the avocado (from top to bottom) and twist in half. Pull out and discard the pit. Using a spoon or your thumb, remove the flesh and place into a medium-sized bowl.3 ripe avocados
- Cut the lime in half and squeeze both halves into the bowl with the avocado, being careful not to get any seeds in the bowl. Add the garlic, salt and any/all or none of the optional ingredients (see notes). Using a fork gently mash each avocado half a few times then stir all ingredients together.1 lime, 1-2 cloves garlic, Large pinch of salt
Notes
- Guacamole is best made and eaten right away. If you must store it make sure that you cover it with plastic wrap directly against the guacamole. Press the plastic wrap into it with your fingers to prevent any air getting to it and causing it to go brown.
- To make a single serving, lunch sized guac, use 1 avocado, 1/2 lime, a small clove of garlic, and a pinch of sea salt.
- Optional additions:Ā chopped tomato, cilantro, chopped onion, finely minced chilis, finely minced chipotle peppers, a few drops of liquid smoke,Ā finely crumbled cooked bacon.
This recipe is part of our Healthy Super Bowl Recipes series.
It is definitely on my number one list
I am so happy I tried this recipe now it is a weekly thing to do thanks for the amazing recipe!š
We made this as part of a Halloween dip. It turned out great! Thanks for sharing.
I’m about to try this recipe,never made it before,but I’m sure even I can’t mess this up .Will let you know
My fiancee doesn’t like spicy food (I know, it’s a cross I bear). This recipe makes a yummy but not spicy guacamole which is exactly what I wanted. I add finely chopped tomato and onion. If I want I add some hot sauce once some is on my plate but I enjoy this without it too.
I smash the avocado, add fresh lime juice, salt and sour cream for creaminess.
Simple and delicious!
Made this just now because my avocado was ripe. Super great. I used Rotel tomatoes and green Chile’s cuz I had it. Just a spoonful. Garlic, salt, pepper, lime and avocado. I felt like a chef. Will make this a lot.
This is great, simple tastes the best to us regular humans.
And, how about that misinterpretation, all “authentic mexican traditions” are just ripped off from other “traditions”(i would have stated culture’s, but I.Q. isn’t mandated, obviously. And yes, i know first-hand.
These are recipes, Miss. interpret, no credibility to you.
Gotta love the simple, more is just too much sometimes.
This is not Guacamole this is aguacate con salĀ
Complete misinterpretation of a Authentic Mexican tradition.
This recipe turned out great! So easy!
Awesome recipe!
I absolutely loved it! I did add tomatoes and I always have diced onions to add to everything! Thanks for sharing!
Wow -this is amazing and SO simple! I’ve never made guacamole before and needed a quick recipe to make some for my wife, and it’s so, so good! I couldn’t believe how easy it was to do – and the info about ripening avocados helped even more.
So easy & yummy! I love this simply flavored guac.
Soooo easy and quick. Added onion. DELICIOUS. Thanks.
I have made this before, very easy and delicious.
I have a question, I bought a mortar in Mexican store I cannot get rid off sand , what is the trick to make it sand free. Thank you.Ā
Unfortunately, I don’t think there is a trick. I can’t use mine for grinding things either. But it does make a pretty serving dish!
You have to season your molcajete. You can do this by grinding about ¼ cup dry white rice into a powder 3 times in the molcajete. Itās a workout but basically you are filling all the little pores in the lava rock. Then take a halved garlic clove and rub it all over the surface and brush with oil and bake in a 415°F oven for 1 hour. CAREFUL WHEN YOU TAKE IT OUT, itās extremely hot!Ā
Applause! Just what I was looking for to accompany my pulled pork tacos ! Happy Cinco de Mayo! Thank you!
Hi, this looks great and simple to make! Can I know how long can I store it for in the fridge?
Guacamole doesn’t keep very well. If you need to store it, cover it with plastic wrap directly on the guac (push it down gently so that no air is on the guacamole. But I would eat it within a day of making it for sure.
Simple and delicious
I don’t have any lime; can I substitute lemon?
I find that lemon can overpower the flavor more than lime. I’ve used it in a pinch, but definitely prefer lime. If you decide to use lemon, only use a small squeeze then add more to taste. š
Just made this and LOVE it!!
Thank you for the awesome recipe it’s very good and very easy to make just as you said . I love it thank you again for sharing
It’s the best!
I am not really familiar with the ingredients, but I am slowly learning! What hooked me is being told that if I have been buying guacamole up to now, I can stop! I have started to use your recipe: it is better than anything I can buy, and now I make it several times a week!
Many thanks to you!! …love it!
You’re very welcome!!
Didnāt quite take under 5 minutes. Maybe if I donāt include the time I had to chop everything (used onions) or taste testing and adjusting to make sure everything tasted good. I also used Ā pre-minced garlic and tasted just as good as fresh garlic wouldāve.Ā
Also, tiny translation note, itās āuna cerveza mĆ”s, por favor.āĀ
hi good recipe I’ve always made it with chopped chillis . I’ve made my chilli con carne a little on the hot side so added cherry tomatoes and some yogurt its so cooling.
I think you might be commenting on our steak chili recipe. In any case, thank you!
Hey Kristen ! Thanks so much for this quick yet very tasty recipe. Now that I know how to make it I wonāt have to pay someone or go to Chipotle. LolĀ
Haha I love it! You’re very welcome!
Made this to go with some tacos and it turned out great. I was hoping for some leftovers but the whole bowl eaten. I guess that’s a good sign!
Haha love it!
āUna cerveza mĆ”s por favorā*
Lime was not nice in the quacomole, and they really should not be added to any quacomole. It ruined the dish. Milk would be better rather than lime. Also one lime was actually way to much for 3 avocados. Pity this was not nice at all.
I really can’t imagine why you would add milk to guacamole! Lime is traditional and omitting it will dramatically change the flavor.
Milk ? It’s not a smoothie ?
Yup right.
This recipe is on point. I wouldn’t even consider adding milk or negating the lime juice.
what?! milk?really?this is guacamole not cereal nor smoothie,Putting milk is your guacamole is N A S T Y ,i would not eat it for 7 million dollars(even though i do need money) but who i am to judge you?YOUR RECIPE IS REALLY AMAZING AND EASY,thank u:)
Why would you even consider putting milk in guacamole? Milk and avocados do not do together.
Love the garlic
Yay!
These are absolutely heavenly!!! So tasty!! I made these last night and they turned out wonderful! Will definitely be my go-to guacamole recipe from now on!
That is so great to hear! Hooray!!
This guacamole recipe is superb! Just delicious and easy )
Thank you for letting us know you loved the recipe!
Great recipe!! For me and mine, always find the simplest – no superfluous crap – is the tastiest.
Cheers
That’s wonderful to hear!
This was really good!! Everyone at my house loved it!
I’m so happy to hear that it was a hit, Toni! Thanks for coming back to let us know!