Chocolate Pudding Pops – These healthier treats are a delicious way to enjoy the classic! Made with avocado and honey, which provides creaminess and sweetness.
It’s heating up here in Tucson, and whenever that happens, we bust out the popsicle molds!
Anything that you can’t get a kid to eat, my recommendation is to blend it up and put a stick in it, lol.
Leftover smoothie? Fruit going bad? Blend it and freeze it!
No one wants their broccoli??…You’re on your own. There are limits, ya know.
Like most tiny humans, my kids love chocolate and popsicles.
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.
Ergo, as with most things, I decided to make my own!
Rich, chocolaty, perfectly sweet…these will knock your socks off, and they are super easy to make!!
Chocolate Pudding Pops
Ingredients
- 1 ripe avocado
- 3 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup milk of your choice
- 2 Tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 1 t vanilla
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Process all the ingredients until very smooth, adding liquid as needed.
- Pour into popsicle molds and freeze until solid (4-6 hours). (I got four pudding pops, but it will depend on how big your molds are.)
Notes
Nutrition
Dairy-free with the good fat from avocado, these are a healthy treat that taste sinfully good!
Kathy says
My kids love this recipe!!!!:)
Cynthia says
What brand cocoa powder do you use?
Lauren says
Hi Cynthia,
I either order one from Vitacost or buy the cheap kind from Trader Joe’s. 🙂
Kim says
This was a delicious & refreshing treat for the while family today! Thanks so much for this yummy recipe!
Lauren says
That’s great Kim, thanks for your comment! 🙂
Jill says
These are delicious both as pudding and as frozen pudding pops! My kids and hubby didn’t see me making them so the avocado will stay my little secret 😉
Lauren says
That’s awesome Jill, my girls love these too! 🙂
Nikki says
Love these! I also love the holders with the straws!!! Where did you find these?!
Lauren says
Thanks Nikki! I got mine at Bed Bath & Beyond….only five bucks! 🙂
Bernstein88 says
I am interested in how this is paleo? Cavemen did not have spices or salt or cocoa or vanilla…..
Lauren says
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/.
Sara@AJoyfulMother says
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/
Lauren says
Thank you Sara! 🙂
Sara@AJoyfulMother says
Thank you for sharing at the Saturday Round Up!! I hope you’ll join us again next week 🙂
Katie @Nourishing Simplicity says
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
Katherine Natalia @ Green Thickies says
Oh wow, these pudding pops look amazing! Yum yum yum!
Gabby @ the veggie nook says
Oh yum!! I am going to remember these when warm weather comes back to Toronto!