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Chocolate Fudgesicles

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Servings: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups roasted peeled, Hannah Yams or any sweet potato see below for substitutions
  • 2 each very ripe, peeled bananas see below for substitutions
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cacao powder see below for substitutions
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla powder, pure ground vanilla beans or vanilla extract optional
  • 8-10 each Medjool dates, pitted or any kind of dates see below for substitutions
  • 2 1/2 cups Unsweetened Plant Milk I use 2 T JOI Almond Base with 2 1/2 cups water

Equipment

  • Blender, popsicles molds, wood sticks, freezer bags

Method
 

  1. Put all of the ingredients in a high powered blender and blend until creamy smooth.
  2. Pour into popsicle molds and follow the manufactures instructions for freezing.
  3. I have found that over night works best with my popsicle mold and freezer.
  4. When completely frozen remove and put in freezer bags to free up the molds for making more popsicles!

Notes

Substitutions:
Hannah Yams - Use any kind of roasted sweet potatoes or yams, peeled after roasting. 
Bananas - Use more roasted sweet potato or yam instead, start with 1 - 1 1/4 cup. You might need to add more dates for sweetness.
Cacao Powder - Use any kind of unsweetened cocoa powder.
Vanilla Powder - use equivalent amount of vanilla extract. Optional
Medjool Dates - Use any kind of pitted dates. It they are smaller than Medjool - use more dates, depending on the level of sweetness you desire. 10 Medjool dates equal about 5-6 ounces. If you want to sub date paste start with 1/2 cup and adjust from there.
JOI Plant Milk Nut Base - Use any kind of unsweetened plant milk.
Variations:
Chocolate Nut Butter -  almond butter or peanut butter, 1/4 cup or more. 
Chocolate Mint - peppermint extract - 1/4 teaspoon or to your personal taste. or fresh mint leaves to taste.
Chocolate Orange -Try adding zest of one orange and 1 -2 tablespoons orange juice.
Mocha - Dandy Blend Coffee Substitute - start with 1 tablespoon and adjust to taste.
Chocolate Chocolate Chip - after blending the base mixture, stir in unsweetened  Trader Joe's unsweetened cacao chips or Santa Barbara unsweetened Chocolate Chips or Cacao Nibs.

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