These healthy Chocolate Cherry Chia Pudding Popsicles are made with creamy chocolate chia pudding and dark sweet cherries.
There’s just nothing like an ice cold popsicle to cool you off on a hot Summer day. Living in Tucson, it felt like Summer started months ago. Since it’s been so hot, I’ve been on a popsicle making kick.
I’m not a big dessert person, so all my popsicles are healthy with minimal sweetener, if any.
One of these days I will buy some real popsicle molds for my creations, but first I need to use up my large box of bath cups that I’ve been using for all of these popsicle recipes.
If this is your first time making popsicles then using bath cups are a great way to get you started. That way you can see how often you will be making them before you purchase another kitchen gadget that sits in your cupboard and doesn’t get used.
One nice thing about using bath cups is portion control. Three ounces is the perfect size for a popsicle in my eyes. Since I’m not much of a dessert person, a small popsicle is just right for me.
These Chocolate Cherry Chia Pudding Popsicles are so healthy they actually don’t need portion control. They could be eaten for breakfast, which I did one day to cool off.
Creamy chocolate chia pudding with cherries layered in between, what’s not to love! I added in cacao nibs for some crunch, which you could omit or switch out for chocolate chips. I personally love to balance out the sweet popsicles with a bitter note.
To the chocolate chia pudding I added in some almond extract since almonds have a slight cherry flavor.
Other Easy Desserts You Might Like
- Strawberries and Coconut Cream
- Banana, Chocolate and Peanut Butter Dessert Pizza
- Mango Key Lime Coconut Popsicles
- Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Frozen Yogurt Bites
Chocolate Cherry Chia Pudding Popsicles
You don’t need any special equipment with these easy vegan popsicles, and you’ll feel good about serving them to your family since they are so healthy!
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This is the Nutribullet that I have. It’s perfect for making these chia pudding popsicles.
Chocolate Cherry Chia Pudding Popsicles
Ingredients
Chocolate Chia Pudding
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- Pinch salt
- 1 cup frozen dark sweet cherries
- Cacao nibs (optional)
Instructions
- Mix chia seeds and almond milk. Let sit for at least an hour in the fridge. Add the rest of chocolate chia pudding ingredients. Mix in a high speed blender or Nutribullet.
- Place a few cherries and some cacao nibs, if using, at the bottom of a 3 ounce bath cup. Then pour a little chia pudding on top. Place another couple of cherries on top of the pudding, then add more pudding on top. Repeat with the rest of the popsicles.
- Put a popsicle stick into each one and freeze until solid. To get the paper cup to release easily, pour hot water into a shallow container and put popsicle in it. It should slide right off!
Nutrition
*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
Anne says
I would never have thought to make chia pudding into popsicles, what a great idea! I love chia pudding so I knew I would love these and sure enough I did and so did the rest of the family!
Willow Moon says
I’m so glad! Thanks Anne!