On Thursdays, Charlie and I bake a lot because Tessy is at school and we get a day to have just us. So I make sure and make it a special day- either with a fun park day, baking or crafts. I talk it up all week so Charlie feels like it’s important and special. She requested chocolate popsicles for this week’s baking day. And ya know what…it’s October. But it’s 2020 and we do the little things that make us happy. So popsicles on a cool October day, why not. I really only like to make healthy popsicles because they’re sooooo easy to make, taste naturally sweet and kiddos and adults all like them. So why NOT make them healthy?

I googled healthy chocolate popsicles and found One Lovely Life’s “Healthy Homemade Fudgecicles”. I chose her recipe because I already had the ingredients at home. This is her recipe below.

Ingredients:

• 2 large or 3 small ripe bananas (frozen or fresh)
• 2 cups milk (I use almond or cashew milk. You can use rice, dairy, coconut, etc.)
• 1 1/2 – 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa or cacao powder*
• 2 Tbsp chia seeds, nut or seed butter, OR collagen powder

Process:

• Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until completely smooth, adding more milk, as needed.
• Pour mixture into popsicle molds and freeze 3-4 hours, or until completely firm. To store, transfer to an airtight bag or container and store in the freezer up to 1 month.

Note: I used 3 small fresh bananas + canned full-fat coconut milk. I did use the chia seeds and added a little peanut butter for protein. Charlie wanted blueberries so we added those into the blended mix. She also wanted strawberries so we cut those up and put them into the mold before pouring and freezing. We added some fun Halloween sprinkles after they froze to make it festive!

You can really make these your own! The bananas make them naturally sweet and super yummy. My popsicle molds are from Kitzini and I love them! But use whatever popsicle molds you have + enjoy!