I am so excited to share these Chocolate Cherry Fudge Popsicles with you! These are everything I love in a dessert: creamy, decadent, and chocolate-y.
In fact, this recipe is a throwback—one of the very first recipes I ever had on this blog. I’ve been wanting to update my old content (hello, ugly photos, I’m looking at you), and this Chocolate Cherry Fudge Popsicles recipe seemed like the perfect place to start.
How To Make Chocolate Cherry Fudge Popsicles
This recipe is pretty straight forward. First, you’re going to make the compote: simply add the cherries and the maple syrup into a small pot, and simmer until the compote reduces and the cherries soften. You could go one step further and puree this, but I left the cherries in whole pieces, because I like the surprise of getting one when you take a bite!
For the chocolate mixture, mix together the coconut milk and maple syrup. Set aside 1/3 of the mixture (this will become on of the layers. A totally unnecessary step, but I wanted it to feel like black forest cake, so this layer is meant to be the “cream” if you will).
To the remaining mixture, add the cacao powder and whisk to combine.
Pour the chocolate mixture evenly into your popsicle molds. Top with the cherry compote, and finally the coconut milk mixture. Freeze overnight to set.
Enjoy!
Key Ingredients
- coconut milk
- cacao powder
- frozen dark cherries
- maple syrup
Nutritional Highlights
Cherries: these beautiful fruits are loaded with antioxidants, high in vitamin C and low on the glycemic index. Research shows that cherries may reduce inflammation, help us lose weight, protect our eyes, and boost heart health. Most of the benefits studied have been found in tart (or sour) cherries, although sweet cherries are high in antioxidants (especially anthocyanins) and able to reduce inflammation.
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Chocolate Cherry Fudge Popsicles
Ingredients
For the chocolate fudge
- 1 can coconut milk
- 5 tbsp maple syrup
- 3 tbsp cacao
For the cherry compote
- 2 cups frozen dark cherries I used frozen dark sweet cherries
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
Instructions
- In a small pot, stir together cherries and maple syrup, and allow to simmer until cherries soften, and start to break down, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a medium, stir together coconut milk and maple syrup. Set aside 1/3 of the coconut mixture. To the remaining 2/3 mixture, whisk in cacao powder.
- Divide the chocolate mixture evenly into the popsicle molds. Top with the cherry compote. Top the remaining molds with the coconut milk mixture.
- Add in the popsicle sticks and store in the freezer over night, or until frozen. Remove from molds and enjoy!
- Optional: drizzle the popsicles with slightly cooled melted chocolate and toasted sliced almonds.
Oh, these look so tasty and healthy! And I love that they are vegan! 😀
Thanks Ginger! They are so delicious! 🙂