Creamy, dreamy, and secretly healthy chocolate fudgsicles!
A cool summer breeze.
Untied shoelaces.
And chocolate dripping down my face.
My favorite thing about being a kid on summer vacation was the freedom.
You could sleep til noon. Play hide and seek with your neighborhood friends. Splash around in the community pool.
No one would make you get out to do your homework.
When it got really hot, you’d cool off with a chilly chocolate fudgsicle. To me, fudgsicles are the epitome of summer.
Fudgsicles, fresh watermelon, barbecues, and flip flops.
But mostly, fudgsicles.
Even as a little girl, I was all about the chocolate.
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A few days ago, I broke out the popsicle-makers for the first time this summer, christening them with a healthier version of my beloved childhood chocolate fudgsicles.
Unlike traditional fudgsicles, this version has no high fructose corn syrup or processed ingredients you can’t pronounce.
These healthy chocolate fudgsicles are completely free of added sugar.
But just like the packaged pops, they are creamy and chocolatey and delicious.
Emphasis on delicious.
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Popsicle Tips & Tricks
- If you don’t have popsicle molds, you can use paper cups instead and insert a small spoon as the stick.
- Wooden popsicle sticks are available at most craft stores. To get them to stay upright, I like to freeze the popsicles for about a half hour–until firm but not rock hard–and the insert the sticks so they don’t move around.
- To remove popsicles that will not budge from the molds, run them under room temperature water for about 15-20 seconds, then gently twist.
Healthy Chocolate Fudgsicles
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup milk of choice (see note below)
- 2 small ripe bananas, or use this banana-free version
- pinch salt (scant 1/16 tsp)
- sweetener of choice
- optional 2-3 tbsp peanut butter or melted chocolate chips
Instructions
- For creamiest and richest results, use either canned full-fat coconut milk or coconut cream OR use milk of choice and add 2 tbsp nut butter (almond, cashew, macadamia, sunflower, etc.).To make the recipe, combine everything with a blender or by hand until smooth. Pour into popsicle molds and freeze. Easy, right? As I said, the hardest part is waiting for them to freeze! A good way to remove pops is to run the popsicle mold under room-temp water for about 15 seconds, then gently twist. View Nutrition Facts
Notes
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Fran says
Excellent. I added more cocoa & peanut butter.
Jordyn says
I made these last night and ate one for breakfast today 😂 They were super delicious and chocolatey, and I’ll definitely be making them again, thank you!!!
Lee-Anne says
So easy & fast to put this together. So yummy and a treat without guilt.
Holly says
Katie, these look absolutely incredible! I agree with you, fudgsicles were kind of a ‘signal of summer,’ for so many reasons. I loved your description of chocolate dripping down your face too. It made me smile because I can envision it and relate to it so well.
I’ve printed off your recipe and hope to be trying it in our home in the very near future. Hopefully it’s okay with you, but I’ve also featured this recipe in my latest blog post, “7 Healthy Homemade Popsicle Recipes to Beat the Heat.”
You can find it here: https://wholenesshaven.com/healthy-homemade-popsicle-recipes/
Thank you again for sharing this. It’ll help lots of people make new memories with an old favorite – only using a healthy twist! 🙂