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Chocolate Fudge Popsicles

May 14, 2015 by Chelsea 13 Comments

FudgePops62Last weekend a few friends and I drove up to Squamish and hiked the Chief for the first time. My legs were burning for days.

To me, the perfect hike is one where I can walk through the woods over roots and rocks while enjoying the scenery and getting a bit of fresh air and exercise. The perfect hike is one that gets my heart rate up enough to be a good workout, but not so much that I can’t have a conversation with the people I’m hiking with.

Hiking the Chief is not my idea of a perfect hike. It’s a good one, and I definitely enjoyed it, but basically it’s just scaling the side of a mountian for 4 hours, sweating uncontrollably and trying to breath through the pain, all while super-fit pregnant ladies, children, and elderly men whiz past at breakneck speed.

Seriously. I’m not that out of shape, but so many people passed me it was almost embarrassing.

FudgePops4The view at the top, though, made it all worth it. It was a great reward, getting to the top of a mountain and looking down at where I started. Talk about an achievement. I almost felt empowered. I actually did it. If I can literally climb a mountain, what else can I do?

TheChiefPanoramaParker even came with us! He’s such a funny little dog – he’s only about 13 pounds but he’s turned into quite the little mountain goat, clambering over rocks and bounding through the forest. I think he even liked the view at the top, too. (like he owns the mountain.)

Needless to say, when we finished, we were putty. We kissed the ground, thankful for being horizontal again, and then all went out for food.

Yup, we celebrated by going to eat.

FudgePops12After the hike, the big lunch, and then the drive home, I laid around in the sun for the rest of the day, popsicle in hand. Is there really anything better than a chilly popsicle on a hot, sunny day? Don’t even answer that, because there isn’t.

These chocolate pops are heavy on the chocolate flavour, chewy and fudgy like all chocolate popsicles should be. I found the secret to getting the perfect texture to these popsicles (not too thin, not too “icy”) was to use sweetened condensed milk! It adds a bit of thickness and sweetness that really satisfies.

FudgePops5So next time you achieve something great – whether it be hiking to the top of a mountain or just getting through a stressful day at the office – reward yourself with a chewy chocolate popsicle.

There’s a reason kids are so care-free, they eat popsicles all the time.  <– that’s a fact.

Chocolate Fudge Popsicles
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Author: Chelsea
Prep time: 6 hours
Total time: 6 hours
Serves: 10 popsicles
These chocolate popsicles are perfect for satisfying a chocolate craving on a summer day. The secret ingredient - sweetened condensed milk - ensures the pops are creamy, fudgy, and chewy!
Ingredients
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 (14oz) can sweetened condensed milk
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp instant coffee powder*, dissolved in 1 tsp water
Instructions
  1. In a mixing bowl, mix together sugar and cocoa powder. Slowly add in the milk, whisking slowly until smooth. Add sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, and dissolved coffee and whisk until smooth.
  2. Pour mixture into popsicle molds and freeze for at least 6 hours before eating.
Notes
*The instant coffee is optional. I like to add it, since the coffee flavour really brings out the chocolate, but keep it out if you prefer.
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Comments

  1. shinypool says

    May 14, 2015 at 11:13 pm

    great looking Popsicles!

    Reply
    • Chelsea says

      May 15, 2015 at 8:11 am

      Thanks, shinypool! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Alice says

    May 15, 2015 at 6:04 am

    That is an amazing view!
    The popsicles look really tasty, I wouldn’t mind having one right now. 🙂

    Reply
    • Chelsea says

      May 15, 2015 at 8:12 am

      Thanks, Alice! It’s Friday, you deserve one!

      Reply
  3. Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen says

    May 15, 2015 at 9:00 am

    These popsicles look stunningly AWESOME and YUM! 😀

    Reply
    • Chelsea says

      May 15, 2015 at 9:50 am

      Thanks so much! Chocolate anything is always good, right? 😀

      Reply
  4. FoodGeekGraze says

    May 21, 2015 at 9:55 am

    sweetened condensed milk = magical

    Reply
    • Chelsea says

      May 21, 2015 at 10:59 am

      I know, right!? It’s like liquid magic.

      Reply
  5. Aka I says

    May 27, 2015 at 9:16 pm

    Yum!!! Also, I love your popsicle mold. Where did you buy it?

    Reply
    • Chelsea says

      May 29, 2015 at 7:46 am

      I got my mold off of Amazon, you can find it here.

      Reply
  6. Chicory App says

    June 18, 2015 at 10:39 am

    These chocolate popsicles look amazing! I love that you’re using condensed milk as a sweetener, it’s so decadent in flavor but unfortunately rarely used. This is definitely going into my “popsicle favorite” recipe box!

    We at Chicory would love to have you as a recipe partner. Are you interested?

    Reply
  7. Debbie says

    July 7, 2016 at 6:44 pm

    I wonder if this recipe would work with skim milk?

    Reply
    • Chelsea says

      July 8, 2016 at 11:47 am

      Good question Debbie! Yes, these will work with skim, I’ve tried it and they’re just as good. Just keep in mind that the mixture won’t be quite as thick and creamy.

      Reply

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