Greetings and welcome back to my kitchen
In today's Diy series; we're making some avocado oil and avocado seed powder
Making your own oil is not only fun, but it’s a great way to ensure that your products have no unwanted and unnecessary additives, preservatives, and chemicals. More so, you can avoid unnecessary extra processing and, very often, save on money too! Plus, with avocado oil – you can reduce waste too – by using all those overripe avocados

This extra virgin avocado oil is also great for those who want to consume unrefined oils without the use of heat. While this process isn’t exactly coldpressed ( I don’t have the equipment for that), this is the next best thing and a method ANYONE can do at home!

STEP 1: PREPARE AN AVOCADO PASTE
First, mash the avocados into a smooth paste. You can use a hand masher or blender/food processor for this.I used a hand masher this time round
Once mashed, spread the avocado paste in a thin layer over a parchment paperlined tray or similar surface. I'm using my kitchen table as you can see lined up with

STEP 2: DRY THE PASTE
Allow the avocado paste to dry naturally in a wellventilated area (you can use direct sunlight for faster results like I'm doing.
You may also use a dehydrator to speed up this process. Though, keep the temperature below 40ºC/104ºF for the oil to remain extra virgin.

The amount of time this takes may differ depending on the climate/weather where you live.
Once you notice that the top of your avocado paste has gone considerably brown, then mix it up well and respread into a thin layer. You’ll need to do this several times (at least 2 times a day – usually morning and evening).

Continue to do this until you have a very dark brown colored paste.
Some people wait until the paste is almost completely dried, but if you do so, then you’ll find it incredibly difficult to extract the oil. One good way to know that it is ready is to look at your spoon when mixing the paste; the first few times you mix the mixture, it will pick up avocado. However, whìen it’s ready, you’ll notice that the paste no longer sticks to the spoon. Instead, it will look slightly oily.

STEP 3: EXTRACT THE AVOCADO OIL
Place the avocado paste in a nut milk bag, muslin cloth, or similar material.

You can now either handsqueeze the oil into a container or leave it to naturally drain, squeezing it at the end of the draining process to get the last of the oil. Here I'm hand squeezing for faster results. If, for whatever reason, there are any ‘bits’ in the oil, then feel free to strain it once more when decanting it into a sterilized glass container.