Chocolate Avocado Fudgesicles – Gluten-Free & Vegan

This post is part of our restricted diet series from Beth of Tasty Yummies.

As soon as there is just a hint of summer I start dreaming of popsicles. They are one of my favorite ways to beat the heat and play with fun flavor combinations.

The idea for these amazing fudgesicles came to me when I threw together a quick batch of my avocado chocolate mousse. As I was eating it, I was thinking how simple it was to make and how it could make the perfect rich and creamy fudgesicle. I tweaked the recipe a bit to make it work for freezing and I also decided to use some beautiful organic dates that I got from our farm share for sweetening. If you don’t have dates or want to skip them, just add a bit more sweetener to taste. I used a great local raw honey that I had in the pantry – if you wish for these to be vegan you can go with maple syrup, coconut nectar, agave, or you could try just using dates, too.

There is one thing I can tell you for sure about this recipe, you will have a really hard time not wanting to eat ALL of the pudding/popsicle mix as you are filling the molds. It is so sinfully good. Feel free to make less popsicles and eat this as is, as a pudding. It is incredible and addicting – you will want to make it all the time.

These popsicles are so creamy, and they have the perfect rich chocolate flavor. Try giving these to someone and not telling them about the avocado (unless of course they have an allergy). I can almost guarantee they won’t guess that it’s avocado in there!

chocolate avocado fudgesicles

Creamy Chocolate (Avocado) Fudgesicles – Gluten-free and Vegan

Makes 6 popsicles using using these molds

▪        6 medjool dates (pits removed, soaked and then drained)*

▪        3/4 cup water

▪        2 ripe avocados, peeled and pitted

▪        1/2 cup cacao or cocoa powder

▪        3 tablespoons maple syrup or honey (agave or coconut nectar would also work)

▪        1 cup canned coconut milk (or other non-dairy milk) – I used full fat coconut milk, to make these nice and rich

▪        1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Optional add ins – shredded coconut, mini chocolate chips, coffee liqueur, espresso powder, cookie bits, etc.

Directions:

Soak the dates for 30 minutes to an hour in the 3/4 cup water – you want them to be soft. Once they are soft enough, add them to your blender and puree until smooth.

Next add in the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth and creamy. You may need to add more liquid if it is too thick.

Now, here’s the fun part. This can be eaten just as is, as a delicious pudding or you can pour (spoon) the mixture into your popsicle molds to freeze. Tap the molds on the countertop a handful of times once they are full, to try to get rid of all the air bubbles. Freeze for at least 4 hours or until totally frozen – preferably just overnight.

Tip – I always find that I have to run my molds under hot water briefly to get the popsicles out of the molds.

*If you don’t have dates or wish to skip them, just add a little more sweetener to taste.

For more of Beth’s recipes visit her blog Tasty Yummies.

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9 years ago

Sounds so yummy! This is perfect actually, I’m switching to non-dairy products. I’m not vegan just a little lactose intolerant and it’s been making me sick. I hate to give up my yummy chocolate ice cream so I’m glad I came across this! :)

9 years ago

Looks so good! Definitely making these bad boys when summer actually gets to England! x
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9 years ago

YES! Perfect! Totally making these for my first week of summer!
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9 years ago

Why have I never thought of this before? Can’t wait to whip up a batch of these next weekend!

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9 years ago

I have to make these!

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Catherine
9 years ago

I do not have a restricted diet, but these look super delicious and a tad healthier than ‘fudgesickles’!

I suppose I could replace the coconut milk with dairy milk if I don’t have any?

Thank you for the great recipe.

Charlotte
9 years ago

I just made these and I can’t wait to eat them!!!
I am not a big avocado eater, yet I couldn’t keep myself from eating the preparation!
I used almond milk and some shredded coconut

Thank you for this healthy and so delicious recipe

Simona
9 years ago

Ahoj Petro,
Koukni na to. Kakaová zmrzlina z avokáda pro Huga?
Jen jsem si vzpomněla na tvou avokadovou ‘dietu’.. Toto by se ti možna hodilo.. A možná taky ne..
Měj se. Simona