Super simple dairy free cherry vanilla popsicles that are kid and grownup friendly and so perfect for summer! Just blend up 4 ingredients and freeze in popsicle molds for a healthy sweet summer treat. Paleo, vegan, dairy free, refined sugar free.
Hey guys! I’m sneaking in a crazy simple popsicle recipe the day before July 4th, because sometimes last minute treats are the best ones! I hope your weekend has been sunny, relaxing, and filled with family time and good food!
That being said, popsicles and I don’t always get along. Actually, it’s my freezer and I that don’t always get along. You see, I’m long overdue for a new refrigerator/freezer (trust me) and my current freezer is overstuffed and rebels by not freezing things unless you put them in all the way in the back. Which is not a far reach, since the freezer is pretty small, but nonetheless I’m left with even less space to freeze necessities like popsicles, ice cream and burger patties.
Anyway, my heart always pounds before I take a popsicle out of a popsicle mold. Can anyone relate? It’s sort of similar to the feeling I get before peeling a banana for one of my kids – heart pounding and praying for no brown spots. What kind of world do we live in that parents are praying for no brown spots on bananas? I’m willing to take actual responses to that one if you have!
The picture before the popsicle removal sure was suspenseful. Luckily my freezer, and these cherry vanilla popsicles, behaved for me really well! A nice “ending” to a very simple recipe.
Since popsicles are so melty (lovingly melty, but still) I figured that really no one wants to spend much time making anything fancy. So, this recipe is just 3 simple ingredients plus an optional touch of pure maple syrup if you want a little more sweetness. Blend, pour into popsicle molds, freeze, and of course pray. Unless you and your freezer are on really good terms right now, in that case, absolutely no stress for you!
Simple Cherry Vanilla Popsicles {Paleo & Vegan}
Simple Cherry Vanilla Popsicles {Paleo & Vegan}
Ingredients
- 1 can full fat coconut milk cream and water separated and half the water discarded
- 2 cups fresh cherries pitted (I did this by hand pretty easily)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1-2 tsp pure maple syrup*
Instructions
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Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend just until thick and creamy but not totally smooth. I like a few cherry pieces in the popsicles so I didn't blend until smooth.
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Pour the mixture into 8 popsicle molds (or as many as it takes to fill your molds), freeze preferably overnight, and enjoy!**
Recipe Notes
*The addition of maple syrup is optional for added sweetness. You can use a few more cherries for more natural fruit sweetness!
**The "cook time" noted is actually the time in the freezer
What I Used to Make These Simple Cherry Vanilla Popsicles:
Want to find more Paleo and Vegan summer treats? Try one of these!
Banana Chocolate Ice Cream Bars
Salted Dark Chocolate Tahini Freezer Fudge
Banana Sunflower Butter No Churn Ice Cream
What are your favorite popsicles of all time?
What’s one thing that makes your heart pound that really shouldn’t?
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Haha, there is ZERO room in our freezer too! It’s all undisclosed meat (ew?) and tons and tons of things companies have sent me that I’m never going to get through so I freeze it and then end up just never eating it :/ that this is PACKED though….it might be a frozen paradise if I actually look through it all!
My freezer definitely needs a clean-out. I know there are good things in there I’m forgetting about!
I love how easy these are and they involve my latest summertime fruit obsession: cherries. I picked up another couple of pounds the other day. Now I just need to get some popsicle molds.
Cherries are too pretty to pass up at the store. Yes of course they’re tasty too, but I can’t resist the color!
I like the return of the polka dots WITH the new design?
My heart beats quickly on returning home each night hoping my puppy hasnt peed, pooped, eaten something he shouldnt , etc.
That’s definitely a real fear with a puppy! And I searched for the polka dots, mostly happy 🙂
I wish coconut milk was a thing when I was little. My mom used to make me homemade popsicles, but she’d basically just freeze juice so they’d be super icy. Love how simple these are 🙂
I wish it was for me too! Especially because of the whole lactose issue for me. My mom once put juice in my cereal lol 🙂
These look so creamy and delicious! Cherries are one of my favourite summer fruits!
Cherries just make me happy! Thanks 🙂
Yum, the perfect treat for a red white (and blue with some blueberry drizzle?) holiday! I love making Popsicles because they’re so simple although I really need new molds since taking them out is kind of a hazard a guess process as you said…
Lol I know! I’m always looking for the perfect popsicle molds 🙂
ahhh i should have looked here before yesterday!!! dang, so hot here and i need these in my life! <3 it
It’s gotten hot here too and I’m running out of frozen treats!
Sounds Delish.. Do you think this would work as an ice cream? We only have three small molds (lost one of the sticks?)
I think it would be too icy for ice cream at least without putting it through an ice cream maker. If you have one though I think this would work out 🙂
You should definitely get a new freezer. That doesn’t sound very good for food safety plus we wouldn’t want these Popsicles to melt 🙂
We are getting a new fridge soon I think! Definitely need more space!
A delicious and creamy Popsicle!
I just made the Cherry Vanilla pops and had some left to enjoy as a smoothy! It was so easy to make. Thanks so much! I love all your recipes and have made many sweets from your cookbook. I also love that I feel so much better eating Paleo. You are the Paleo Goddess! I adore you!