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When you need a kid-friendly treat that’s incredibly easy to make, whip up these coconut milk vegan fudgesicles! They only take 5 ingredients and 5 minutes of hands-on time to make.
save this recipe!Every summer growing up, it was a given that our freezer would be stocked with store-bought fudgesicles. But they usually included heavy ingredients like cream and sugar.
After I wrote my cookbook on popsicles, I realized that when combined with the frozen coconut milk and a drizzle of rich maple syrup, you get intensely chocolatey fudge pops that blow the classic store-bought variety out of the water.
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I’ve tested these kid-friendly vegan desserts with various types of dairy-free milk, and canned coconut milk is always the best! Let me explain why. Jump down to the recipe card for exact measurements.
- Coconut Milk: Canned coconut milk has a much higher fat content than boxed coconut milk or most other plant-based milk. A higher fat content slows down the ice crystal formation in the popsicles, leading to an ultra-creamy bite without churning it like traditional ice cream.
- Cocoa Powder: Created from the byproduct of extracting cocoa butter, this provides all the chocolate flavor but none of the sugar for these coconut milk fudgesicles.
- Maple Syrup: Opt for pure maple syrup for the best flavor and to keep these vegan. Honey will work too!
- Vanilla and Salt: Both of these help amp up the other flavors. Just a little does the trick!
Dutch vs. natural cocoa powder
Which to use, Dutch process cocoa powder or natural? “Dutched” powder has been treated with an alkaline solution to neutralize the acidity, meaning it is less sharp and sour tasting than natural cocoa powder. While the distinction between the two can make or break baked goods, you can use either cocoa powder when making these pops.
what if the cocoa powder clumps?
This can happen if the coconut milk is too cold, but it’s easy to fix! Just blend everything until smooth, and if the chunks are still there, run it through a fine mesh sieve.
if you don’t have a popsicle mold…
You still have a few options! You can use a loaf pan to make them. Or, you can pour the mixture into a silicone muffin tin and just wait to place the popsicle sticks until the pucks (what I call them in this form) have set.
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Creamy Fudgesicles With Coconut Milk
Ingredients
- 1 14-oz can coconut milk, 415 mL
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 to 6 Tbsp maple syrup or honey, to taste, 60 to 90 mL
- 1 tsp vanilla extract, 5 mL
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Stir: Whisk together all ingredients, adding more or less maple syrup to suit your taste.
- Freeze: Pour into molds, leaving a little space at the top for them to expand. Insert sticks and freeze until hard (at least 4 hours).
- Serve: Run the mold under warm water for a few seconds to loosen them up, then remove from the mold.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information calculated by Sarah Bond, degreed nutritionist.
did you make this?Leave a comment below and tag @liveeatlearn on social media! I love seeing what you’ve made!
These were wonderful! I hade some date caramel that I wanted to use up, so replaced the maple syrup with that. So delicious. Thank you for sharing such a great recipe.
Thrilled you loved it, thanks for the review!
I’m looking forward to making these later
hope you enjoy the recipe – happy eating!
can you use regular milk instead of coconut milk
I made the chocolate ones and the marshmallow coconut…..they were absolutely amazing! I had some folks in for dinner and served them as dessert….they loved the too!!! Thank you so much for posting the recipes!
Nothing better than hearing this, thanks Jane!
They taste really good and so easy to make (and no bad additives). I used 1/4 cup maple and a dash more so not too sweet. It’s a keeper.
Happy tastebuds, happy heart — thanks Laura!