Paleo Fudgesicles

It's almost time for the heat of summer and bikini season (joy).  Keep on course with your Paleo efforts with this AWESOME, refreshing treat.  Warning: these are additive!!  My favorite version of these came from the genius of the The Creekside Cook.

Photo from The Creekside Cook

Paleo Fudgesicles

Ingredients

1 13 oz can of coconut milk (full fat, of course!)
1/3 cup pure cocoa powder
4 Tbsp maple syrup (or 2 Tbsp honey)
1 tsp vanilla
pinch of kosher salt

Directions

Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend until the mixture is smooth and homogeneous (about 1 min).

Allow the mixture to sit for a minimum of 30 minutes to allow the cocoa to absorb the coconut milk.  This will make the result much more creamy, but this step can be skipped if you are in a rush.

Give the mixture one more quick blend before pouring into the mold of your preference.

Place in the freezer for at least 3 hours before enjoying.

Notes

Our blender is disappointing and so I use our immersion blender for this recipe and it works just fine.

This recipe is seriously delicious and tastes very nearly like the real thing!  Enjoy!!

Peppermint Klondike Cups

Photo courtesy of PaleOMG

This treasure of a paleo treat was born from a recipe posted by my latest paleo idol, PaleOMG.  Modified slightly, these were very quick and easy and were a BIG hit at our CrossFit RTP holiday party.

Peppermint Klondike Cups

Ingredients

1.5 cups unsweetened shredded coconut

1/2 cup coconut butter (melted)

1/2 cup coconut oil (melted)

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2 tsp peppermint extract

pinch of salt

1 bag (10 oz) dark chocolate chips

Directions

Place all ingredients except for the chocolate chips in food processor and blend until the texture is only slightly chunky.

Place about 2 Tbs of the mixture in silicone muffin liners and press down until flat (I found my fingers worked best for flattening).  Place mixture-filled liners in the freezer to cool while you melt your chocolate (either by microwave, double-boiler, or, like what I did when in a pinch, a warm oven).

Pour about 1 Tbs of the melted chocolate over the coconut mixture in each cup.  Put filled cups back in the freezer for about 20 minutes or until the chocolate has hardened.

They are now ready to enjoy!!

Notes

When the cups first come out of the freezer the chocolate will be very hard so you may want to have them sit a room temperature for a couple minutes before biting into them.  Leftovers keep very well in the fridge afterwards.

It is my suspicion that reversing the coconut and chocolate layers (swirling the chocolate to get some up the sides) might be a good idea.  Although, when eating, the chocolate does tend to melt onto your fingers; and mouth; and any other body part that comes in contact...

ENJOY!!  I know I did...  ;)