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My kids (all three of them 
) love chocolate and popsicles….
….so I’m always searching for a good recipe that combines the two. Most that I’ve found have had either too much sugar or some other ingredient that I’ve found disagreeable for our allergy issues…
…so, as with most things, I decided to make my own!
I can be so cheap when it comes to either paying for something or making it myself. I absolutely refuse to buy store-bought kale chips…instead I indulge in these crispy BBQ treats. I scoff at the dairy-free ice cream aisle…I came up with this creamy delight to quell that desire. I turn my nose up at the tortilla section. (I make these delicious babies instead.) Out of necessity is born creation…at least that’s the case with me…which brings us to today’s saliva-inducing dream!
Rich, chocolaty, perfectly sweet…these will knock your socks off, and they are super easy to make!!
- 1 ripe avocado
- ¼ c. cocoa powder
- ½ c. light coconut milk
- 3 T. honey or maple syrup
- 1 t. vanilla
- pinch salt
- ½ t. cinnamon
- 10-15 drops stevia
- Process all the ingredients until very smooth.
- Pour into popsicle molds and freeze until solid (4-6 hours). (I got 3 pudding pops, but it will depend on how big your molds are.)
Dairy-free, with the good fat from avocado and coconut, these are a healthy treat that taste sinfully good!!
What is your favorite frozen treat?
Pudding pops are right up there on my list, along with creamsicles and drumsticks (the chocolate and peanut covered ice cream in a cone).
Shared with: Make Your Own Monday, Natural Living Monday, Slightly Indulgent Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, Allergy-Free Wednesday, Saturday Round Up
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Tagged: Avocado, Chocolate, Dairy-free, Fudge, Fudgsicle, Gluten-free, Healthy, Ice Cream, Paleo, Popsicle, Pudding, Soy-free, Vegan
Welcome! I'm Lauren, a business graduate with a penchant for all things culinary. It is my goal to create the healthiest recipes possible without sacrificing taste. I eat a little bit of everything, so you will find a vast variety of delicious recipes to choose from. Thank you for visiting, and I hope you enjoy! 
Oh yum!! I am going to remember these when warm weather comes back to Toronto!
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Oh wow, these pudding pops look amazing! Yum yum yum!
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These look amazing!! Could we substitute anything for the stevia?
I hope you’ll consider entering it in the Saturday Round-Up, the new blog hop over at A Joyful Mother! I’d love it!
http://ajoyfulmother.com/2013/02/22/saturday-round-up-a-new-blog-hop/
Hi Sara, you can just add another teaspoon or so of maple syrup. Thank you for letting me know about the link-up, I’ll head there now!
Oh yum! These sound so good! I hope you will share it with Simple Meals Friday!
http://nourishingsimplicity.org/2013/02/simple-meals-friday-19.html
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Thank you for sharing at the Saturday Round Up!! I hope you’ll join us again next week
Congratulations on being featured on the Saturday Round Up! I hope you’ll consider linking up this weekend too!
http://ajoyfulmother.com/2013/03/01/saturday-round-up-32/
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Thank you Sara!
I am interested in how this is paleo? Cavemen did not have spices or salt or cocoa or vanilla…..
To my understanding, the Paleo diet is based more on theory than fact. There are different variations of what is acceptable and what is not. I do not personally follow it, but there are some wonderful resources on the web that you could look into. This is a great one: http://thepaleodiet.com/the-paleo-diet-premise/.