Banana Coconut and Chia Popsicles
Popsicles made with toasted coconut, bananas, chia seeds, and dark chocolate
Ingredients
- 1 13.6 oz can coconut milk full fat, unsweetened
- ½ cup water
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 4 bananas ripe
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or brown sugar optional
- ¼ cup chocolate chips dark
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- ¼ cup toasted coconut flakes unsweetened
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, stir together the coconut milk, water, and chia seeds. Let that sit and thicken for 15-20 minutes. This is not enough seeds to make chia pudding, but the mixture will thicken some as the chia develop that gel coating around them as they soak.
- In a blender, combine 2 ripe bananas (peeled), vanilla extract, sweetener if using, and the coconut chia mixture. Blend for just a few seconds until smooth. Slice up the remaining two bananas and add them to your molds. Then, fill with the liquid. Freeze overnight.
- While your mold is sitting out thawing a bit so it’s easy to slide the popsicles out, prep the outside coating. Toast the coconut flakes in a dry pan over medium heat. Use a heatproof rubber spatula to stir them, and remove them from the pan once they are toasted. Keep an eye on them, as they will toast quickly and you don’t want them to burn.
- Next, in a microwave safe bowl, combine the chocolate chips and olive oil. Microwave in 30 second increments, stirring in between. After about a minute and half, the chocolate will be melted. You could also melt it in a double boiler on the stove if you don’t like to use or don’t own a microwave.
- Remove the popsicles from their molds and place on a cutting board covered with wax paper that will fit in your freezer. If you have trouble getting them out, run the bottom of the molds under hot water for a minute to loosen them. Drizzle on the melted chocolate and sprinkle with toasted coconut. Then, pop the whole thing into the freezer for 10-15 minutes until the chocolate hardens.
Notes
The maple syrup or brown sugar truly is optional here. I made these without it as well, and I thought it was plenty sweet just from the bananas and then, of course, the chocolate. But if you want to sweeten them a little, feel free, especially if you are thinking about skipping the chocolate on the outside.