Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Vegan Chocolate Popsicle (almost fat free)

What am I doing here?
I have absolutely no clue, do you?
I started this blog on a whim 1 1/2 years back. Had no idea what was involved.
Come to think of it, I am no writer. I write SQL code for a living.
I am no artist. I am not a photographer either.
I didn't know anything about photography a year back, not that I know anything now.
So, why am I doing this? Because I am a foodie? Or have too much time on hand? Or because I like to share my never ending experiments with you all? I think I blog because it is fun. With me on this one?

This was inspired by a comment left by Richa on my 'Rice Milk' post. I have never eaten the chocobar that she was referring to, but I went ahead and made this chocolate popsicle/fudgesicle. This is almost fat free if not for a miniscule amount in the cocoa powder.
One Year backDark Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients:
Rice milk - 2 cups (I used home made, you could use rice dream)
Sugar - 2/3 cups
Cocoa - 1/3 cups (I used dutch processed)
Salt - a pinch (See Notes)
Vanilla - 2 tsp
Method:
Whisk the sugar and cocoa together. If there are any lumps in the cocoa, break them with the whisk or by sifting it. Add salt and slowly add 1 cup of rice milk. Beat it till it is smooth and continue to beat adding the remaining cup of rice milk till all the sugar is dissolved. Stir in the vanilla. Pour into the popsicle molds or cups in my case and freeze. When it is still not frozen solid, insert sticks and let it freeze solid. I didn't call it fudgesicle since it is not rich. I am sure this will be great if made with any other milk.

Notes:
If you use rice dream, omit salt since it is already added. Thanks Priya for pointing it out that I had left out this section altogether.

Enjoy.

23 comments:

  1. In non vegan version can I use regulAr milk?

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  2. Anonymous, Yes. You may use regular milk. Try to use whole milk since this rice milk is really thick and gives a nice texture.

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  3. Thanks for answering by the way I liked ur blog very much

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  4. OOhhhhh Awesome!!!look what i just woke up to.. i am in PST :)! These popsicles are definitely going to become the summer go tos.. who wants all that fatty fudgesicle!
    heres the bar i was referring to :)
    http://fresh.amazon.com/product?asin=B00113SBXS

    Have an awesome day!
    Richa @
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  5. wow, sounds great. I too would love to use regular milk for this. Hey, for salt you said check notes, but there are no notes in your post. Did you miss it or I misread it?

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  6. These are amazing..cant wait to try them out!

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  7. Mmmm.. super lovely popsicles.. I am with you on blogging.. Blogging is so much fun.. Before a year now I too was writing SQL and .NET code.. Still wonder how my passion for blogging grew..

    http://krithiskitchen.blogspot.com
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  8. they look super delicious..very tempting ones..

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  9. This is amazing, very tempting popsicle..

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  10. What's difference btw Dutch processed cocoa and plain cocoa? Can I replace former with later? And can u please tell some recipes good to go in kids lunchbox? I am running out of ideas thanks in advance

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  11. Woww feel like relishing those adorable and addictive pops..

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  12. Thanks everyone.
    Anonymous,
    You will have to read the post Natural Cocoa Vs. Dutch processed cocoa to understand the differences. In this recipe, you can use natural cocoa instead. Go through all the recipe list in the index to see what might work for your kid. Every kid is different and I don't know what your kid might like. You will have to base your dishes around your kid's likings.

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  13. Champa this looks really good. Even though I use Almond Milk and Coconut Milk extensively not used rice milk in any recipe at all. Very interesting.

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  14. Looks so yummy...drooling here

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  15. looks utterly delishhh...awesome presentation champa..
    you are welcome in my space..:)

    Tasty Appetite

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  16. Wow! I just bought some popsicle molds and have been looking for some easy recipes. This looks so good - I will try it tonight! :)

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  17. These are amazing. I am going to try these out soon, as soon as monsoon is over.

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  18. How yummy, can't wait to make these popsicles, thanks for the recipe to try.

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  19. Perfect! I have been having extreme fudge pop cravings lately, and these look like they'll do the trick! Thanks for the recipe!

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  20. I am definitely going to try this recipe out. I really like your blog, I am now following. I just started my own blog for gluten free baking and definitely agree it is fun! Thanks for your recipes.

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