Homemade Fudgesicles
Love eating Fudgesicles? Make this easy Fudgesicle recipe from scratch without pudding mix! Small batch recipe makes 4 gluten-free fudgesicles.
I don’t think there’s ever been a summer where I didn’t eat at least one Fudgesicle.
Whether it’s from an ice cream truck outside in the hot summer sun or directly from my freezer at home, I never could resist eating one.
In fact, I searched a long time for the right popsicle mold just so I could have that iconic look for making Homemade Fudgesicles.
They’re easy to make too! Melt everything together in a saucepan then pour and freeze. You don’t even need pudding mix for this fudgesicle recipe.
No more waiting around for the ice cream truck to deliver.
If you’re in need of a double dose of chocolate, these rich and creamy Fudgesicles will cool you down in no time.
What are fudgesicles?
If you’re not familiar with Fudgesicles, it’s like eating frozen chocolate pudding on a stick. It has that rich, decadent fudge taste (hence the name).
If you’re not a big chocolate fan, my Vanilla Popsicles are the non-chocolate version. Rich and creamy, like vanilla pudding.
Love peanut butter? Check out my Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudgesicles.
Ingredients For Fudgesicles
The ingredients for making fudgesicles are:
- Milk: Makes the fudgesicles creamy and also ties the chocolate mixture together so you can transfer it to your popsicle mold
- Sugar: Sweetens the fudgesicles
- Cocoa powder: Adds a deeper chocolate flavor you can’t achieve on baking chocolate alone. Make sure you’re using high-quality baking cocoa as the taste will really shine through.
- Cornstarch: Thickens the chocolate mixture
- Salt: Enhances the chocolate flavor
- Semisweet chocolate: Use a high-quality baking chocolate as the taste will be prominent. You can also use dark chocolate if that’s your preference.
- Vanilla: Much like salt, vanilla also enhances the chocolate flavor.
You’ll also need a popsicle mold and popsicle sticks (either from Amazon (affiliate link) or at the store in the craft section).
But don’t worry if you don’t have official molds! You can use 3 ounce dixie paper/plastic cups like I did for my Peach Yogurt Popsicles and cut away the cup if they don’t unmold easily.
How To Make Fudgesicles
To make homemade fudgesicles, first add your milk, sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch, and salt to a large saucepan.
Heat it up until hot and bubbly but not boiling. You don’t want the milk to get too hot.
Whisk often so your dry ingredients dissolve into the milk, leaving you with a smooth mixture.
Next, add your chocolate and stir until melted then cook for another 1-2 minutes or until chocolate mixture is thickened from the cornstarch.
Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
At this point, your mixture should look like chocolate pudding. It will be thick but should still be pourable for your molds.
Transfer your pudding to your molds. If you use the mold I have, you’ll get 4 pops. If your molds are smaller, you will get a few more.
Add your sticks then freeze until firm, roughly 4-6 hours. Unless you make them early in the morning, it’s probably best to let them chill overnight.
How To Unmold Homemade Fudgesicles
As you can see in the photos, I was a bit impatient with unmolding then refreezing, so they didn’t take long to melt at all.
Ideally you’ll want to unmold then re-freeze until firm again, but if you’re cool with chocolate all over your face, I won’t blame you for being impatient too.
The proper way to unmold your fudgesicles is to run each mold under lukewarm (not hot) water for a minute or so. Be careful you don’t get water inside the mold!
After a minute under running water, carefully pull the fudgesicles out of their molds. If they won’t release, run it under water again. Do not force them out or they may break.
Alternatively, you can fill a large deep container with water then let the entire mold (minus the tops!) sit in the water for 30-60 seconds then remove. This method is handy if you’re unmolding a lot of pops at once.
If you’re using paper cups, you can cut them to unmold.
How To Store Homemade Fudgesicles
Once unmolded, place the fudgesicles in a single layer on wax or parchment paper then place in a freezer-safe container for short-term storage. Eat these within a week.
If you want them to last longer, once they refreeze solid wrap each one in plastic wrap then place in a freezer bag or container. Eat these within a month.
More Popsicle Recipes
Homemade Fudgesicles
Love eating Fudgesicles? Make this easy Fudgesicle recipe from scratch without pudding mix! Small batch recipe makes 4 gluten-free fudgesicles.
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk, room temperature
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/8 teaspoon salt (preferably kosher)
- 1 ounce semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, whisk together the milk, sugar, cornstarch, cocoa, and salt. Heat until hot and bubbly but not boiling.
- Add the chocolate and stir until melted. Continue cooking until the mixture thickens, about 1-2 minutes.
- Remove from the heat then stir in the vanilla.
- Transfer the mixture to the popsicle molds. It'll be thick like pudding but should still be pourable. Add sticks then freeze until firm, at least 4 hours or overnight.
Notes
- Enjoyed this recipe? Check out Vanilla Popsicles and Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudgesicles.
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Originally published June 10, 2014
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Oooh those look delicious! I’ve never tried making fudgesicles at home but it sounds awesome. :)
These look amazing! Love the chocolate goodness!
Wow! cool! got all the ingredients, so have to try it, thanks!
Homemade fudgsicles are totally rocking my socks right now (oh yeah, I took it back to 7th grade)–these look so creamy and chocolatey and wonderful!
I am not much of a popsicle eater, but I will go out of my way for a fudgesicle. They are a harbinger of summer in my take on the world—a throw back to childhood.
Carla, looking at your gorgeous fudgesicles is really bringing me back to my childhood. They were my absolute favourite frozen treat. A couple years ago, the Husband and I chased down an ice cream truck and bought our childhood favourites (for the Hubs, it was a Rocket. For me, it was a fudgesicle). It just didn’t taste as good as I remember, which made me so sad! Yours will probably kick that manufactured, mediocre fudgesicle’s ass! I can’t wait to try this recipe.
I LOVE fudgesicles, but I always buy them because I didn’t know how to make them..until now! Yay! Pinned :)
Fudgesicles are the best type of popsicle, hands down! It’s a no-brainer, they are chocolate so of course they are the best!
Mmm, I can’t remember the last time I had a Fudgesicle! I totally want one now!
These look phenomenal! Fudgesicles for life.
Fudgesickles are a fan fav. at our house. Been making them for a couple of years now, have to triple the recipe. It’s only March and grand kids are asking for them. Just made a batch and the “Root Beer are awesome. Best thing is we know what’s in them.
Thanks, Dominick
It’s always a great time for a fudgesicle! Lol glad everyone is enjoying them.
fudgesicles were my favorite as a kid, I am going to have to make these!
Those look delish! One of my favorite summer treats are fudgesicles, so I am definitely going to try this!
I couldnt find a mold that looks like that on Amazon. They have lots of molds . Which one did you buy that is actually shaped like a fudgesiccle?
I have it listed in the post, but in case you missed it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002IBJOG/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0002IBJOG&linkCode=as2&tag=chocomoose-20&linkId=TPNDOGLYZBTK3MV2
Do you think that this recipe could make vanilla pops??? Like substituting vanilla chips for chocolate and may adding more vanilla extract????
I haven’t tried it myself, so I’m not sure. I would not use white chocolate chips and instead use chopped white chocolate. White chocolate chips are much more finicky to melt. I would do 1 teaspoon vanilla and even throw in some vanilla bean seeds if you have a bean.
Fabulous fudgesicles! – made 2 batches of them last night. My mum used to make these for us when we were kids, but weirdly I haven’t even thought about making them until now (40 yrs later…:)) Now they’ll be a summer regular! Thanks for the recipe.
Yay! Glad you enjoyed them :D
Thank you for the recipe inspiration! I just posted via my website my version. I found these to be more like frozen pudding than fudgsicles. I am going to skip the cornstarch next time.
These look and taste like Popsicles, sorry looking for a recipe for real Fudgesicles not popsicles?
Can you clarify what “taste like Popsicle” means? Popsicles are fruit based, essentially frozen fruit juice. This fudgesicle recipe has essentially a chocolate pudding like base.
Do you use whole milk, 1%; 2%, fat free?
Whole milk
These are delicious! I’m dairy free so I made them with canned coconut milk, and they worked perfectly. I also made a double batch, though, and that hardly filled my popsicle molds! I’d make triple if you’re really wanting to stock the freezer. <3
I bet the coconut and chocolate paired wonderfully!
Nutritional value????
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These are delicious! I used half regular cocoa powder and half dark cocoa powder, yum!
Glad they worked out!
U just bought two gallons of the best chocolate milk I’ve ever tasted. Does ANYONE have a clue how I can turn chocolate milk into fudgesickles?
The above recipe says:1 cup whole milk, but if Iuse chocolate milk what amount of sugar and other ingredients can I eliminate?
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Haven’t tried it with chocolate milk, but I’d omit the semisweet chocolate and reduce sugar to probably 1/4 cup. You don’t want to reduce the sugar too much or it’ll freeze rock hard.
This recipe is amazing. I just made them and the only change I made was I used milk chocolate instead of semisweet chocolate (because that is what I had on hand). Tasted like how I remember fudgesicles from childhood. Can I just mention that it is really unhelpful for people to post comments like “this recipe looks delicious” or “can’t wait to try it”, in my opinion. Not meaning to offend anyone but when I’m looking for a recipe it can be really helpful to read the comments and see what tweaks or suggestions are posted by people who’ve actually tried the recipe. Thanks for a great recipe, I’m adding it to my family’s recipe book.
Glad you enjoyed the recipe!