Recipe: Homemade Coconut Cream Popsicles (2024)

Homemade coconut cream popsicles are SO easy to make and ready in just a few hours. It’s the perfect treat during the summer heat. Dairy-free & frugal! Don’t forget to check out my homemade ice pops (made with real fruit and no sugar) and homemade apple crumble ice cream.

In Georgia where I live, summer starts in May and usually lasts through the end of October. All six of those months are hot, but in July, August, and September, the heat and humidity are at their worst.

As in, race-to-the-car-before-your-makeup-melts hot. (Yes, we really do that!)

I sometimes have two or three different types of homemade popsicles in the freezer just to help us endure the summer heat.

I guess the benefit of making so many pops is that you come up with some real winners, like 3 – ingredient yogurt popsicles or irresistible cherry limeade popsicles. Both are healthy, cheap, and irresistible!

We even use homemade “Mombucus” immune syrup to make surprisingly delicious Elderberry Juice Pops to help fight off summer colds. It’s WAY cheaper than buying elderberry syrup from the store, and the pops taste great!

Coconut Cream Popsicles

But today, I’m sharing a recipe for my favorite homemade popsicle yet – Coconut Popsicles!

• If you like coconut, you’ll love these! They’re rich and creamy with flakes of real coconut swirled throughout, then dipped in lightly salted dark chocolate.
• The chocolate “magic shell”-type coating is optional, but dark chocolate and coconut? How could you not?
• As a bonus, these are soy and gluten-free, and can include a dairy-free option – hooray!
• Coconut cream popsicles are super easy and ready in just a few hours!
• Dairy-free option & frugal – just $1 each!

Here’s What You Need

• coconut milk (organic if possible to avoid additives)
• heavy cream (substitute with additional coconut milk for dairy-free)
• maple syrup
• vanilla extract (try my homemade recipe)
• pinch of sea salt
• shredded coconut, plus additional for sprinkling onto chocolate coating, if desired
• dark chocolate for coating (substitute Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips for dairy-free) (optional)
• coconut oil (if using less chocolate, reduce this accordingly) (optional)

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How to Make Coconut Cream Popsicles

Step 1. Combine the first 4 ingredients in a mixing bowl. Add a pinch of sea salt, or more to taste.

Step 2. Stir in the shredded coconut.

Step 3. Ladle or pour the mixture into popsicle molds and freeze for a few hours, or until set.

Step 4. With frozen pops still in the freezer, prepare the chocolate “shell” coating by melting chocolate and coconut oil in a small saucepot over low heat, stirring constantly until just melted (or in the microwave for 15-second intervals, stirring between each).

Step 5. Once melted, remove from heat immediately and stir in a pinch of salt.

Step 6. Remove pops from molds and place them on a cookie sheet or cutting board lined with wax paper. Place board and pops in the freezer.

Step 7. Removing one pop at a time from the freezer, hold it over the pot of melted chocolate, and use a small ladle to drizzle or pour the chocolate over the pop. Quickly transfer the pop back to the lined board in the freezer. Sprinkle with additional flaked coconut if desired.

Step 8. Repeat until all pops are coated and in the freezer to set.

Step 9. Store pops in the freezer until ready to eat (cover if storing longer than a few hours). Allow to sit at room temperature for a few minutes before serving – just long enough for the creamy coconut to soften, but for the crispy chocolate, shell to remain frozen. Enjoy!

FAQs about Coconut Cream Popsicles

Breakdown for Coconut Cream Popsicles

The only downside to these sweet treats is that they’re a little pricey – coming in at just over $1 for each chocolate-dipped bar, or just under $1 without chocolate.

• The sans-chocolate variety is similar in price to the premium line of organic “Coconut Bliss” bars sold at high-end grocers. The trouble with Coconut Bliss is that they’re sweetened with agave, something I try to steer clear of since agave is a highly refined product that is metabolized similarly to high fructose corn syrup.
• Cheaper coconut pops can certainly be found, but in my experience, they aren’t as creamy as these and aren’t chocolate-dipped either (a big drawback in my book!). Plus, you won’t find organic or non-GMO ingredients in the less expensive products.

What you almost certainly will find is plenty of refined sugar and other undesirable ingredients, like these found in the leading brand of frozen coconut bars:

• Skim Milk
• Sugar
• Coconut Cream
• Coconut
• Cream
• Natural Flavor (Contains Soy)
• Guar Gum
• Xanthan Gum
• Carrageenan
• Carob Bean Gum
• Natural Flavors
• Dextrose

Sometimes, splurging a little on a decadent treat you can feel good about eating and feeding your family is worth it, right?

• Easy Healthy Lemonade
• Cherry Limeade Popsicles
• Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
• 3-Ingredient Yogurt Popsicle

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Coconut Cream Popsicles

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Homemade coconut cream popsicles are SO easy to make and ready in just a few hours. It’s the perfect treat during the summer heat. Dairy-free & frugal! Don’t forget to check out my homemade ice pops (made with real fruit and no sugar) and homemade apple crumble ice cream.

• Author: Tiffany
• Prep Time: 4 hours
• Cook Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 4 hours 5 minutes
• Yield: 5 popsicles 1x
• Category: Desserts
• Method: Freezer
• Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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Popsicle Ingredients

• 6 oz coconut milk
• 6 oz heavy cream (substitute with additional coconut milk for dairy-free)
• 2 Tbsp maple syrup
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract (try my homemade recipe)
• pinch of sea salt
• 1/3 cup shredded coconut, plus additional for sprinkling onto chocolate coating, if desired

Optional Ingredients

• 3 oz dark chocolate for coating, less if drizzling
• 1/2 tsp coconut oil (if using less chocolate, reduce this accordingly)
• pinch of sea salt

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Instructions

1. Combine the first 4 ingredients in a mixing bowl. Add a pinch of sea salt, or more to taste.
2. Stir in the shredded coconut.
3. Ladle or pour the mixture into popsicle molds and freeze for a few hours, or until set.
4. With frozen pops still in the freezer, prepare the chocolate “shell” coating by melting chocolate and coconut oil in a small saucepot over low heat, stirring constantly until just melted (or in the microwave for 15 second intervals, stirring between each).
5. Once melted, remove from heat immediately and stir in a pinch of salt.
6. Remove pops from molds and place them on a cookie sheet or cutting board lined with wax paper. Place board and pops in the freezer.
7. Removing one pop at a time from the freezer, hold it over the pot of melted chocolate, and use a small ladle to drizzle or pour the chocolate over the pop. Quickly transfer the pop back to the lined board in the freezer. Sprinkle with additional flaked coconut if desired.
8. Repeat until all pops are coated and in the freezer to set.
9. Store pops in the freezer until ready to eat (cover if storing longer than a few hours). Allow to sit at room temperature for a few minutes before serving – just long enough for the creamy coconut to soften, but for the crispy chocolate, shell to remain frozen. Enjoy!

Notes

• Coconut milk- Choose organic if possible to avoid additives.
• Maple syrup- Increase to 3 Tbsp if you want them sweeter, or are not dipping them in chocolate.
• Dark chocolate- Substitute Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips for dairy-free.
• Coconut oil – If using less chocolate, reduce this accordingly.

Nutrition

• Calories: 213

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