These creamy banana fudge chocolate popsicles are my go-to late night snack when I want something sweet and indulgent without the major sugar rush. They're basically healthy, sugar-free fudgesicles. And with only 5 ingredients, 1 mixing bowl, and some popsicle molds, you'll have a wonderfully refreshing dessert in no time.
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📋 About the Recipe
- These banana chocolate popsicles are ultra creamy and fudgey without any dairy. They use the natural texture of bananas for a smooth, rich base.
- They're also made without coconut milk, unlike many other healthy popsicle recipes that are out there.
- These chocolate popsicles are perfectly sweet without refined sugar or any added sweeteners, using the natural sugars in the bananas for sweetness.
- This recipe is incredibly quick and easy to make. It's made without a blender in only 1 bowl, which makes cleanup a total breeze!
- They're healthy with all natural and fresh ingredients. Many of which you probably have in your pantry already.
- Banana fudge chocolate popsicles are homemade and very cheap to make with only 5 simple ingredients.
- They're easily customizable too. Add in peanut butter or your favorite nut butter, blended strawberries, cherries, or your favorite fruit, use a dash of mint extract, or stir in yogurt to make it even creamier.
- They're the absolute best summer treat! Super flavorful, chocolatey, and refreshing.
🛒 Ingredients
A few notes about the ingredients:
- Bananas - As long as your bananas are easily mashable, you can use them at any stage. I prefer mine a little overripe so they’re sweeter. This recipe is also the perfect way to use up those brown bananas on your counter!
- Vanilla extract - Make sure to use pure vanilla extract and NOT imitation vanilla. Although pure vanilla can be a bit costly, you only use a little bit and it truly affects the flavor SO much.
- Cacao powder - cacao powder gives these creamy banana fudge chocolate popsicles their chocolate flavor. It's similar to cocoa powder, but a bit less processed. If you don't have any on hand, you can substitute it for unsweetened cocoa powder instead.
- Corn starch - corn starch helps in making these popsicles smooth and creamy. It works with the mashed bananas to create a rich and decadent texture.
- Chocolate chips - I use semi-sweet chocolate chips because I prefer the bitter to sweet ratio. However, you can play around with your favorite chocolate chips and mix-ins to get the flavors you like the best!
📓 Instructions
1. Peel the bananas and place them in a large mixing bowl.
2. Mash the bananas with a fork or potato masher until they're a pureed consistency. (Small lumps are okay.)
3. Add in the rest of the ingredients besides the chocolate chips. Mix to combine.
4. Stir in the chocolate chips, if using.
5. Spoon the mixture into a popsicle mold and place a few chocolate chips on top of each one.
6. Add the popsicle sticks and place the mold in the freezer for at least 3 hours, or until firm.
7. Optional: Place additional chocolate chips in a Ziploc bag. Microwave for 30 seconds, mix, then microwave another 30 seconds. Continue until the chocolate is melted and smooth.
Once frozen, remove popsicles from the mold, cut a small piece off the corner of the bag, and drizzle melted chocolate over the popsicles. Place them back in the freezer to harden before serving.
⁉️ Substitutions and Alterations
For creamier popsicles: you can try adding some greek yogurt or coconut milk to the banana mixture for an even creamier texture.
Instead of semi-sweet chocolate chips: you can use dark or white chocolate, butterscotch, espresso, caramel, or peanut butter chips. And during the holiday season, you may also like peppermint chips to get a flavor similar to my peppermint death by chocolate zucchini bread.
❄️ How to Store Homemade Popsicles
To store: Place homemade popsicles in an airtight container or Ziploc bag and store them in your freezer for up to a month.
🔍 FAQs
So it’s not that popsicles are necessarily that bad for you, but you do have to consider what a lot of them are made of. Many are high in sugar or have added high fructose corn syrup, which is why I prefer to make them myself.
When something is homemade, it allows you to determine how much sugar or other ingredients you want to add.
Since these popsicles are so quick and easy to make, they don’t have any added sugar, and I know the fruit sugars I’m consuming are more natural than whatever is in the store-bought kind, it’s a no-brainer for me.
When compared side-by-side, I’d much rather eat a popsicle that I know is made with fresh ingredients than ones manufactured with ingredients I don't even recognize.
Fudgesicles have been around for nearly 100 years. They have become somewhat of a household name and I loved them as a kid.
However, if you look at the ingredients written on the packaging, there aren’t too many recognizable items on there. Polydextrose? Tricalcium Phosphate? Polysorbate 80?
If you can't pronounce it or don't know what it is, chances are it's not real food or good for you.
Instead, these banana chocolate popsicles provide the same chocolatey goodness with all recognizable ingredients - bananas, vanilla, cacao, and corn starch.
And even better, for those with dietary restrictions, they are a vegan, gluten free, nondairy, and refined sugar free popsicle alternative to fudgesicles.
💭 One More Tip
If you don't have a popsicle mold, you can use small dixie cups with wooden popsicle sticks instead.
Pour the banana cacao mixture into the dixie cups. Cover each cup with tin foil. Cut a slit in the top of the tin foil just big enough for the popsicle stick to stick through.
Place the popsicle stick through the tin foil and put the cups in the freezer so the popsicles can harden.
When solid, peel the cups off the chocolate fudge popsicles, drizzle them with melted chocolate, and enjoy! Or place them in individual Ziploc bags to enjoy later.
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Creamy Banana Fudge Chocolate Popsicles
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 bananas ripe or overripe
- 2 tablespoon cacao powder can also use unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- mini chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Peel the bananas and place them in a large mixing bowl.
- Mash the bananas with a fork or potato masher until they're a pureed consistency. (Small lumps are okay.)
- Add in the rest of the ingredients besides the chocolate chips. Mix to combine.
- Stir in the chocolate chips, if using.
- Spoon the mixture into a popsicle mold and place a few chocolate chips on top of each one.
- Add the popsicle sticks and place the mold in the freezer for at least 3 hours, or until firm.
- Optional:Place additional chocolate chips in a Ziploc bag. Microwave for 30 seconds, mix, then microwave another 30 seconds. Continue until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Once frozen, remove popsicles from the mold, cut a small piece off the corner of the bag, and drizzle melted chocolate over the popsicles. Place them back in the freezer to harden before serving.
Storage
- To store: Place homemade popsicles in an airtight container or Ziploc bag and store them in your freezer for up to a month.
Storage
Notes
- If you don't have a popsicle mold, you can use small dixie cups with wooden popsicle sticks instead. Pour the banana cacao mixture into the dixie cups. Cover each cup with tin foil. Cut a slit in the top of the tin foil just big enough for the popsicle stick to stick through. Place the popsicle stick through the tin foil and put the cups in the freezer so the popsicles can harden. When solid, peel the cups off the chocolate fudge popsicles, drizzle them with melted chocolate, and enjoy! Or place them in individual Ziploc bags to enjoy later.
- Instead of semi-sweet chocolate chips: you can use dark or white chocolate, butterscotch, espresso, caramel, or peanut butter chips. And during the holiday season, you may also like peppermint chips to get a flavor similar to my peppermint death by chocolate zucchini bread.
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Stacy says
These popsicles are so refreshing! Definitely a great summer treat. I don't even miss the sugar.
Alana Lieberman says
They're definitely one of my favorite recipes! Thank you for commenting.