These homemade vegan fudgesicles are so easy to make, and fun to eat! Dairy and gluten-free, these healthy fudgesicles taste better than storebought vegan novelties – and are more affordable.
Were fudgesicles part of your childhood?
They were definitely part of mine.
I loved fudgesicles, along with all the other ice cream novelties of the day.
Such as “big foot” ice creams! Anyone else remember those?? And of course, creamsicles, and pudding pops (I remember how hard it was to choose between vanilla – butterscotch – chocolate… most often I chose at least two. Yes.)
In fact, I’m pretty sure these novelties – along with custard cones – sparked my love for ice cream.
When I first became vegan over 20 years ago, there were no vegan ice cream novelties. No vegan ice cream. Certainly no vegan fudgesicles. None.
It was a dark, dark time in my life. 😂
I joke. However ice cream is not a joke in my house. You would know that if you got a peek inside my freezer. I keep a variety of my favorites!
In the past few years vegan food has exploded. As a result, we have just about every dairy-free ice cream treat we might desire… including vegan fudgesicles.
However, I haven’t found vegan fudgesicles that I really love.
Just like how I don’t love all vegan ice creams – and I have tried most!
So, this vegan ice cream fanatic created homemade fudgesicles.
Vegan fudgesicles, that is!
In addition, these are a cinch to make.
No ice cream maker is needed, just a blender or food processor. Whiz up the ingredients, and let the freezer do the rest of the work.
This recipe is from Plant-Powered Families. Since we are nearing summer, I’m sharing this recipe along with a video.
As you can see, these vegan fudgesicles are EASY.
By the way, for those of you wondering about popsicles molds, I use this Tovolo brand, and here are some other BPA-free brands.
In PPF there are tips on making popsicles, page 202. If you have a recommendation for popsicle molds, please leave a comment.
So, have you made these treats from PPF yet? Or, will you?!
Enjoy, kids! x Dreena
Vegan Fudgesicles
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup macadamia nut butter or raw cashew butter
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup nondairy milk
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups frozen banana slices
Instructions
- In a blender, puree the macadamia nut butter, coconut sugar, cocoa powder, sea salt, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Add the bananas and puree again.
- You will need to scrape down the blender a few times while pureeing.
- Once the mixture is smooth and liquid, pour into ice pop molds and freeze until set.
photo credit to: Nicole Axworthy
video thanks to: Mihaela Beloreshka
This post was originally published May 2019 and updated for May 2023.
kathy says
I do have coconut sugar in the cupboard, but I wonder if I can use dates instead? Or date sugar? I’m anxious to try these. thanks for sharing.
becca says
Hello! I just ordered our pff book and was looking thru your site for recipes to try until it comes. THis looks so yummy!!!. I stumbled across your site when I read what to feed a baby and when. That was the… best… breakdown I have seen. I can’t even begin to tell you what that means to me. I have a 13 month old born almost a month early. And have dealt with reflux, milk problems… etc. THank the lord she is healed and we are seeing improvement daily. What I notice is she actually prefeered the foods you had listed on the when to try list. So, I printed off your blog post. And it is in my cupboard. And just an fyi…. I was a certified organic farmer…. for 7 years….. am a meat and potatoes gal….. but, that doesn’t seem to work for my little one! So, your cookbook will be on my shelves, getting used by a family that used to warehouse meat, and now I am looking on how to cook plant based. Haha…life is funny sometimes. So, I jsut wanted to say thank you for your post and your site. I don’t even know where to begin when it comes to cooking like this.
Dreena says
Hi Becca, welcome to my site and thank you for this feedback. It is very meaningful to know my post has helped you and your little one! Our diet is a journey, just as life is a journey. Eating plant-based gets easier as you get the swing of things. If you are on FB, be sure to look up my “plant-powered families” group as well – really supportive membership there. Again, thanks, I put a lot of time and effort into that work, and even though it was a while back for me now, it will always be close to my heart!
Sue says
Love, love, love, love these! If the bananas are just perfect, we don’t even need the sugar! Thank you so much Dreena; you are appreciated.
Dreena says
So kind, thank you Sue.
Sarah - The Fit Cookie says
Those look delicious! I love fudgesicles, one of my favorite summertime treats. Push-pops were another one that I ate a lot when I was a kid, I need to figure out how to make some of those allergy friendly!
Dreena says
oh yes, push-pops! Ice creams memories are made of 🙂
Jules Shepard says
Definitely pinning this one! A healthier reminder of childhood!