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    Home » Recipes » Healthy Desserts

    Lower Sugar Vanilla Ice Cream Pops

    Published: Oct 13, 2021 · Modified: Aug 7, 2022 by Lauren · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    Lower Sugar Vanilla Ice Cream Pops - These chocolate-coated vanilla ice cream pops are SO easy and SO delicious! The best part is there's very little added sweetener!

    Healthy vanilla ice cream pops recipe

    Okay, I know it's October, and for the love of Fall, why am I posting ice cream now??

    Well, I recently had some heavy cream in my fridge with no clear plans, and that coincided with the kids wanting popsicles. In light of both facts, I thought, wouldn't it be great if I could create some kind of healthy ice cream bar?

    I do have a Dairy-Free Ice Cream Bar already on my site, but I wanted to create a dairy-based version with the cream.

    I've been incorporating MORE dairy into my life. Yes, more! A little more butter here, a splash of goat milk there, some freshly whipped cream...

    I've had issues with food-based oxalates, and one of the ways to combat that is by increasing calcium and magnesium levels. I love herbs, but I'm not crazy about individual supplements unless they're 'needed', so I've been trying to accomplish this mainly with dairy.

    I definitely feel like it helps to balance out a higher oxalate food with dairy. For example, when I eat my Candida Chocolate Cake, I always top it with a big dollop of Greek yogurt, and it seems to help offset negative reactions.

    These pops are amazing!

    Simple and easy recipe for chocolate-covered ice cream bars

    Truly, this is a wonderful recipe, and what's even better is the small amount of sweetener it takes to make it taste good. When you have anything 'ice cream', there's usually copious amounts of sugar involved. Not here!

    My daughter Jade even did a spin on the ice cream part, making it into a Melted Ice Cream Drink that she enjoys as a treat.

    Aside from the freezing time, there's really very little work involved.

    No blender or processor, so there's only a couple of bowls to clean, which is nice.

    Despite the cooler weather setting in, I hope you'll still consider trying these because they are SO good!

    Healthy vanilla ice cream pops recipe
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    5 from 4 votes

    Lower Sugar Vanilla Ice Cream Pops

    These chocolate-coated vanilla ice cream pops are SO easy and SO delicious! The best part is there's very little added sweetener!
    Prep Time5 mins
    Total Time5 mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Chocolate, Healthy, Low sugar
    Servings: 6 pops (depending on your molds)
    Calories: 156kcal

    Ingredients

    VANILLA ICE CREAM BASE:

    • ¾ cup heavy cream
    • 1 Tbsp maple syrup
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract

    CHOCOLATE MAGIC SHELL:

    • 3 Tbsp melted coconut oil
    • 1 ½ Tbsp cocoa powder
    • 2-3 tsp maple syrup depending on your sweetness level
    • pinch sea salt

    Instructions

    • Stir together the ingredients for the vanilla ice cream base.
    • Divide the mixture into popsicle molds of your choice (see below for what I use).
    • Freeze until solid (3-4 hours).
    • Mix together the ingredients for the chocolate shell.
    • When the pops have frozen, gently dip each one into the chocolate mixture. The chocolate should harden within seconds, creating the magic shell effect.
    • Freeze again or enjoy immediately!

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    Notes

    Nutrition facts based on using two teaspoons maple syrup in the magic shell.
    WW Points: 8

    Nutrition

    Sugar: 4.1g | Fiber: 0.5g | Calories: 156kcal | Fat: 15g | Protein: 0.7g | Carbohydrates: 6g

    Notes:

    I like two teaspoons of maple syrup in the coating, plus a couple of drops of stevia.

    If you like a thick chocolate shell, freeze the pops after the first coating and then coat them again!

    We do this often. 🙂

    Kid-friendly ice cream bar that is low in sugar

    Shared with: Sundays on Silverado, Homestead Blog Hop

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    1. June Abney

      October 13, 2021 at 7:34 pm

      Lauren, these look delicious ! I have been using your chocolate magic shell recipe and your peanut butter magic shell recipe quite a bit lately. I love to make ice cream with my grandsons and both magic shell flavors are big hits with them!

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    2. Natalie Goslin

      October 13, 2021 at 11:21 am

      This tastes just like ice cream!

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