Roses are red.
Mint-chocolate fudge pops are green.
That doesn’t rhyme.
But really, who cares?
It’s too early for poetry anyway.
But not too early for fudge pops.
No, never.
Mint-Chocolate Fudgsicles
Just 5 ingredients…
with a secret healthy ingredient!
- 1 cup plain or vanilla yogurt of choice, or 1 cup full-fat canned coconut milk (I used Silk soy yogurt, and Wholesoy works too. I’m sure many other brands work, but I’ve only tried these pops with the two brands mentioned.)
- 1/16 to 1/4 tsp pure peppermint extract (or more), depending on desired mint strength
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1-3 stevia packets or 1-3 tbsp sugar or liquid sweetener of choice (Sweetener amount will depend on your choice of yogurt, as well as your personal taste preferences. Remember that the pops will be less sweet once frozen.)
- scant 1/16 tsp salt
- optional: packed 1/2 cup spinach (20g), or food coloring as desired (The pictured pops have spinach, not food coloring. You cannot taste it at all!)
- optional: handful of chocolate chips or mini chips
If using spinach, blend all ingredients until completely smooth. (If not using spinach, combine all ingredients in a large bowl or pyrex measuring cup.) Pour into popsicle molds, or paper cups with spoons as the sticks. Freeze completely, then pop out and enjoy.
My chocolate chips all wanted desperately to sink to the bottom: To avoid this, you can fill the pops 1/2-way up first and freeze. Then fill the rest of the way. Or…
I just gave up and covered them in chocolate!
The chocolate coating is this recipe: Hot Chocolate Butter.
Question of the Day:
What flavor popsicles should I make next?
There’s still half a big container of Silk yogurt in my fridge, begging to be used. At first, I was thinking pumpkin pie. But really, who wants to see pumpkin popsicles in the middle of June? So maybe chocolate-chip cookie dough? Or a fruit-based flavor… Strawberry Shortcake Popsicles? Or Piña Colada?
Link of the Day:
……………………Mint-Chocolate Cupcakes
Raspberry vanilla! Or Raspberry Chocolate pops!
I’ve been scouring the Internet for some more grown-up flavored popsicles. I don’t drink, so I’m not meaning alcoholic ones. I mean more like ones ingredients like green tea, fresh mint, ginger, papaya, kiwi, honey … The “outside-the-box” flavors.
Some healthy pudding pops would be nice. I made the kids some from Jell-o pudding mix. Later I got to thinking about all the sugar and wondering what the gelatin was derived from. Eating cow and horse bones doesn’t sound tasty.
Just made these for myself this afternoon. Had one after dinner. I didn’t think to chop the spinach first. I could have blended it longer too. Other than that, they were fab! Which simply means operator error ; ) Thinking that I may just freeze it in a small tupperware container next time though. I could not get them out of my sons icepop mold! I sat there with a spoon just scraping it out. Lol
Thanks, as always, for the yummy and healthy food! You are making my transition so much easier. Milk allergy is not fun, at all.
I’m excited to try this. Ive tried a few of your other recipes that I’ve found on interest and they have all been great! I appreciate your healthy and delicious recipes. Keep up the good work!
So…I have pinned so many of your recipes and haven’t tried any – until now. I was just really skeptical that something good for you could be healthy, too, since I love baking with “real” ingredients. Also, I don’t always have the ingredients for all of your recipes (which I’m going to have to remedy).
I saw this in a “You might also like…” and I am so glad you add that to the end of blog posts b/c mint and chocolate are my favorites, hands down. I made these pops tonight with the hot chocolate butter sauce magic shell amazingness…holy cow. I’m only sorry I haven’t tried some of your recipes sooner!
Keep up the chocolatey work! 😉
Emily
Aw thanks, Emily. I think my favorite part of blogging is when someone actually tries one of the things I’ve posted. Thank you! 🙂
Hello, again! I switched this recipe up and used raspberry extract instead of mint (my husband isn’t as huge of a mint fan as I am). They turned out awesome! I posted about it on my blog and linked up to you for the recipe! I hope that’s okay – let me know if I need to add more of your information! 🙂
Have a wonderful weekend!
Emily
…and here’s the link – doh!
http://accordingtoboyle.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/the-customizable-popsicle/
Emily
Katie,
Did you cover the Popsicles with the chocolate sauce after they were frozen? For some reason I’m having trouble visualizing how you did it.
Thanks!
Yes. Sorry for the confusion!
It is going to be 90+ today. You have NO IDEA how good these look right now. XD Do you think I could use kale instead of spinach?
Sure!
Just made these, with fresh mint and no chocolate (sorry!) instead and they turned out so good! I think some type of layered pops would be super cute, like peaches and cream layering the orange peach part, then the creamy part, then another layer of peach… or red white and blue for July 4th, like those “rocket” pops 🙂 Thanks for the great inspiration as always!
Okay I’m stumped…how did you train that popsicle to stand up by itself?!
3 cheers for spinach!!!
I think you should do a fruit that is really in season right now – like peach… peach cobler?