A quick announcement to share…we are leaving for Europe tomorrow (eeek!!). Our kids have never left the country before, and with my cousin and his family temporarily living in Paris we decided it was time to go on this adventure together. I am super excited about being inspired by the French food culture and will definitely be sharing some of our experiences on both the blog and my facebook page along the way. I also have some great guest posts lined up in our absence along with a few recipes of my own and other fun stuff so it won’t be too quiet around here…not to mention we will have wifi on all our travels. 
I have been looking forward to this for a long time so I cannot wait. Au revoir!
Who doesn’t love a frozen fudge pop? I was a BIG fan of them when I was younger so I worried that a knock-off “real food” version wouldn’t taste as good as what I remembered…but, oh was I wrong! And in case we need any proof my 8-year-old actually told me I was “acting like a kid” while we were eating them together for the first time. Oops – I must have gotten a little messy and proclaimed how good it was one too many times.
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- ⅔ cup pure maple syrup
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa (I prefer the “special dark” variety)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup + 1 tablespoon plain yogurt
- 1¼ cups milk
- Special Tools: Popsicle mold and popsicle sticks
- In a medium sized bowl whisk together the syrup, cocoa powder, and vanilla until thoroughly combined and there are almost no clumps left. Slowly whisk in both the yogurt and milk.
- Pour into the popsicle molds, add a popsicle stick, and freeze. When you are ready to dig in, run a little bit of warm water on the outside of the molds to loosen them up so the popsicles come out easily. Enjoy!
My Favorite Popsicle Mold
I wanted to tell you, first, how much I love these fudge pops. Second, that I just discovered that the cocoa and syrup mixture is perfect for chocolate milk!! We are big chocolate milk fans and I always thought there was something “off” about Hershey’s syrup flavor. I’ve told my husband to enjoy his last bottle of it, as I will be making and bottling my own from now on. It actually taste like cocoa (go figure)!
We make these often. My kids just enjoyed them for a little treat. I made them with almond milk and soy yogurt. I also added all the ingredients to my vitamix and added some chia seeds, flax seeds and some spinach…whirled it up and they never know! Thanks for a great recipe!