Dark Chocolate Vegan Fudgsicles (gluten-free,dairy-free)

The quintessential healthy chocolate homemade popsicle, a mix of dates, the chocolate, cashews, and avocado. You’ll want to eat the mixture with a spoon but try to save some to pour in the popsicle mold?

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Dark Chocolate Vegan Fudgsicles (gluten-free,dairy-free)

Creamy dreamy fudgey party. This popsicle is so tasty, it has me breaking into song!

Or writing poetry. Seriously, I can’t keep these pops in the freezer.

Even as I mix the mixture, family members seem to appear mysteriously, and try to steal spoonfuls when I am not looking. I don’t know what makes it so tasty: the dates, the chocolate, the cashews, the avo?

Maybe the combo? And should we discuss the nutritional value of these babies? The fiber and nutrients from dates, the magnesium and mood-boosting aspects of chocolate, the creamy protein from cashews and the endless nutritional value of avocados.

Exactly How Healthy is Avocado?

Let me put it this way: There is no body process that doesn’t benefit from the avocado.

Avocados are actually a fruit. They are high in fiber, potassium (more than a banana!), and vitamins B6 and C. They’re also rich in folate, which is a mood-booster.

But beyond these specifics, there are general aspects of avocados that contribute to many many body process, most importantly, its fats. The avocado contains a mix of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.

The polyunsaturated fats are necessary for your body to function, but can’t produce them itself. These fats help form cell membranes, nerve coatings, blood clotting, muscle movement and more.

Monounsaturated fats reduce inflammation, lower heart disease risk, and have anti-cancer effects.

Here is a terrific article about the benefits of avocado in your life.

Pretty compelling, I’d say. There was a time I didn’t even like avocados (I know, head-shake), but I made myself eat them in salads after heavy spinning days.

Now, of course, I have grown up, and see the light. I eat at least half an avo a day and help my family members do too. I often hand off avocado halve with a spoon to anyone who professes to be hungry, haha.

But this recipe serves them up too, in a chocolate-dreamy way!
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Dark Chocolate Vegan Fudgsicles (gluten-free,dairy-free)

The quintessential healthy chocolate homemade popsicle, a mix of dates, the chocolate, cashews, and avocado. You'll want to eat the mixture with a spoon but try to save some to pour in the popsicle mold?

Course Dessert

Cuisine vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free

Keyword avocados, cashews, dairy-free popsicles, dark chocolate, dates, vegan

Prep Time 1 day 20 minutes

Cook Time 4 hours

Servings 10

Author Dee Dine

Ingredients

• 10 medjool dates
• 1/2 cup raw cashews soaked overnight
• 1 cup plant milk
• 1 avocado
• 1 dark chocolate bar
• popsicle mold

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Prep

1. Put the cashews in one container of water, and the dates in another, and refrigerate overnight. The next day, rinse both, and pit the dates.
   

2. Make a paste of the dates by blending them with 1/2 cup water.

   On popsicle making day, melt the chocolate in a pot that is IN a pot of boiling water or microwave in a pyrex measuring cup at 60 seconds, and stir until all chips are melted.

Make the popsicles

1. Combine all ingredients in blender, blend smooth, pour chocolate layer into molds, pop in freezer for 30 minutes, then insert sticks.
   

   Sometimes I top the top of the popsicles with granola or coconut or chips, your choice.
   

   Freeze the popsicle mold 4 hours or overnight.

2. To remove the popsicles, dip mold in a pot of hot water and tug until they slide out. It's quite a process, don't let anyone tell you removing is easy. BUT once they are out, eat!