Cocoa Almond Pops!

You are probably thinking that I am a little obsessed with my Zoku Pop Maker by now. You are probably a little bit right. I have another pop recipe for you! I saw this recipe for Nutella Pops, and I wanted to adapt it for the Trader Joe's Cocoa Almond Spread I just bought:

Cocoa Almond Pops

1 c. Almond Milk (I used Whole Foods Almond Milk)
1/3 c. Trader Joe's Cocoa Almond Spread*

Blend the two ingredients in a blend until well mixed. Chill in the fridge until you are ready to rock the Zoku (or whatever pop-making method floats your boat). This mix makes a total of about 5 pops, so you may want to double it and keep the rest in the fridge. You should probably just do that. These are so good you are going to just keep thinking about them until you make them again anyhow.

They have a real cocoa flavor and the almond is just the right contrast. Delicious- and they beat any store bought fudgsicle hands down.

*If you have a Trader Joe's near by, you can pick up a jar of this for about $3.99. (It's in the Fearless Flyer). If not, and you are desperate to try it, you can get it on Amazon for a RIDICULOUS price.

Zoku-To-Do!

Round up of my Zoku-To-Do for 2012~

Nutella Fudgesicles

Blue Bottle Macchiato Pops

Raspberry Limeade Pops

Strawberry Shortcake Popsicles

Raspberry and Peach Pops

MMMM.......

Pineapple Whippy Pops!

We received a Zoku Pop maker for Christmas this past year. We had a brief flurry of pop-making excitement before coming to the conclusion that even in California, there is a limit to the number of popsicles one can eat in January.

Fast forward to today! It was a nice warm evening, just perfect to bring the Zoku back to the kitchen table. We had a pineapple that had been just sitting in the kitchen, just ready to become something tasty.
A few days ago, I was "pinning*" (on Pinterest) and I found this recipe, for a "Dole Whip", just like the one you get at the Tiki Room.

Since R has been swearing off of dairy, I decided to adapt this recipe for the Zoku maker. Here you go, my own Pineapple Whippy Pops!




Pineapple Whippy Pops


1 Pineapple, diced in 1"-2" chunks
Juice of 1 Lime
1 tsp lemon juice
4 tblsp sugar
3/4 c. soy milk (I used Whole Foods Plain Unsweetened Soy Milk)

Blend all ingredients well and chill in the fridge until you are ready to make pops. I have the 3 pop model and I made two batches (6 pops) in one freeze of the base. I think trying to get 9 pops might be pushing it, since these are pretty thick. I saved the extra mixture in an air tight container in the fridge for another day. I also tapped the pop maker gently on my table, to help settle the mixture in. Make pops per the instructions with your Zoku, and enjoy!

(If you have a different pop freezing thingy, like this cute ring pop mold, this recipe would work great too!)


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