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It’s easy to make these delicious, homemade fudgesicles. They’re full of rich chocolate flavor without boxed pudding or artificial ingredients.
Nothing says “summer” like the rich, creamy taste of a fudgesicle on a hot day. I love these delicious frozen treats, but I don’t like paying $4.99 for the stuff in the “brand name” ones:
Nonfat Milk, Maltodextrin, Sorbitol, Polydextrose, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Whey, Palm Oil, Tricalcium Phosphate, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Mono & Diglycerides, Malt Powder, Salt, Guar Gum, Aspartame, Polysorbate 80, Acesulfame Potassium, Artificial And Natural Flavor, Polysorbate 65, Citric Acid, Carrageenan, Caramel Color, Locust Bean Gum.
Yuck! I don’t want to eat that stuff or feed it to my family. Many homemade fudgesicle recipes use boxed pudding mix, which has a lot of the same junk in it.
These natural fudgesicles are full of rich chocolate flavor, without relying on chemical additives or artificial flavors. Your family will love them!
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Homemade Fudgesicles
It's easy to make these delicious, homemade fudgesicles without boxed pudding or artificial ingredients.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups whole milk
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 Tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Put the milk, sugar, cornstarch, and cocoa powder in a saucepan and mix carefully over medium heat. A spring whisk will help make sure you get all the lumps out.
- Add the chocolate chips and cook, stirring frequently, until they are melted.
- Remove from heat, add the vanilla and butter, and stir until combined.
- Allow to cool slightly and then pour into popsicle molds. Freeze until solid (several hours to overnight).
- When it’s time to serve, dip the individual molds into hot water for a few seconds and they’ll pop right out.
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Can they be made with low carb ingredients my husband loves treats but is diabetic
We are excited to try it out for an after slip-n-slide treat! Thanks for the recipe idea!
I just finished making them for the second time in two weeks. It’s only my Mom and me in the house, so we try to ration them out (which really means try not to eat all at once!). I don’t usually keep liquid milk in the house since it would spoil before being used up, so I’ve been using dry milk and water mixed for the 2.5 cups of milk and it works great. Is there a reason for putting ingredients in in stages? I put everything in at the start and haven’t had any issues with texture/taste/cooking time. Just wondered. Thanks from me and my wallet for the recipe. Mmmmmmm!
Oh, yum. This looks like the perfect (chemical-free) summer treat. Thanks for sharing how to make it. Totally pinning it now. (Visiting from Fabulously Frugal Thursday link party.)
How many Popsicles does one recipe make? I can’t wait to try these!
I use little 3oz cups and can get 9-10 popsciles per batch, depending on how high I fill them.
Just what I have been looking for– summer usually has me craving those Wendy’s chocolate frostys– I’m afraid to know the ingredients in those.
I have made homemade frostys that taste exactly like them! I will link recipe when I figure out how to do that lol
These look creamy, chocolate-,y, and divine! Do you know of a non-GMO thickener I can substitute for the cornstarch?
I use Bob’s Red Mill cornstarch, which is non-GMO. You could try arrowroot powder, but I haven’t used it myself.
Potato starch or tapioca starch, both available at a Chinese market or in the grocery are alternatives as well.
We don’t usually have whole milk, do you think you’d be able to sub that with Almond milk? Or do you need it for the creaminess?
I haven’t used almond milk, but would imagine that it works the same. Let us know if you try it!