Vegan Hazelnut Popsicles
These decadent nutty popsicles are made with simple, nourishing ingredients, and are so creamy and delicious. They also happen to be vegan, paleo, gluten-free and refined sugar-free.
Ingredients
HAZELNUT POPSICLES:
- 1 can full-fat coconut milk,* see notes
- ⅔ cups roasted shelled hazelnuts,** see notes
- ¼ cup coconut nectar or maple syrup, I used coconut nectar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
CANDIED HAZELNUTS:
- ½ cup roasted shelled hazelnuts, finely chopped**
- 1 Tbsp coconut nectar or maple syrup I used coconut nectar
- 1 Tbsp coconut sugar
- 2 tsp cacao powder
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
CANDIED HAZELNUTS:
- Preheat the oven to 325 °F / 160 °C. Place the chopped hazelnuts on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Add coconut nectar or maple syrup, coconut sugar, cacao powder and vanilla extract. Stir until all the hazelnut pieces are coated in the sugary mixture. Roast in the oven for 12 - 15 minutes, stirring every 4 – 5 minutes to prevent them from burning. Watch them closely because they burn easily. They should be fragrant, bubbly and darker in color.
- Remove from the oven. Let cool completely before chopping into small pieces.
HAZELNUT POPSICLES:
- Add coconut milk, roasted hazelnuts, coconut nectar or maple syrup and vanilla extract to a high-speed blender. Blend until smooth and creamy, this might take a few minutes.
- Add one big tablespoon of candied hazelnuts to each popsicle mold. Now fill ¾ of the mold with hazelnut ice cream. Divide the rest of the candied hazelnuts among the six popsicle molds and fill each mold with the remaining hazelnut ice cream. You can use a knife to spread the candied hazelnuts evenly.
- Insert popsicle sticks and freeze for at least 5 hours.
- Enjoy this decadent treat!
Notes
* Full-fat -canned- coconut milk makes these popsicles ultra-creamy and decadent. Light coconut milk is not going to give you the same richness.
** I recommend buying roasted shelled hazelnuts, I really don’t recommend doing this at home. I tried roasting them and removing the skin myself and ended up with a gritty ice cream filled with soggy candied hazelnuts. I know roasted hazelnuts cost a bit more, but they are worth it.
** I recommend buying roasted shelled hazelnuts, I really don’t recommend doing this at home. I tried roasting them and removing the skin myself and ended up with a gritty ice cream filled with soggy candied hazelnuts. I know roasted hazelnuts cost a bit more, but they are worth it.