Fudgy Almond Pops Food

FUDGE POPS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine pudding, milk and sugar; bring to a boil. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Cool 30 minutes, stirring often. Fold in cream. Pour into pop molds or 3-oz. paper cups; attach lids to molds, or if using cups, top with foil and insert pop sticks through foil. Freeze until firm, 3-4 hours.

FUDGY AVOCADO POPS

Steps:

• Combine the avocado, coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk, maple syrup, cocoa powder and vanilla extract in a blender and blend until smooth.
• Pour into 8 push-up pop molds, then cover and freeze until firm, at least 3 hours.

FUDGY ALMOND FLOUR BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray.
• Use pulsing action of food processor to process nuts and 1/4 cup sugar just until ground to small- to fine-grind. (Nut mixture should resemble texture of coarse sand. Do not overly process it or the nut mixture will turn into almond butter.)
• Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Stir in baking powder, ground nut mixture and remaining sugar. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.) Cool completely.
• Refrigerate 2 hours. Use foil handles to remove brownies from pan before cutting to serve.

STRAWBERRY AVOCADO POPS

Steps:

• Combine the frozen strawberries, yogurt, honey and avocado in the bowl of a food processor and puree until smooth. Transfer to a bowl.
• Spoon about a tablespoon of the chopped fresh strawberries into each of 12 small paper cups. Fold the remaining chopped strawberries into the yogurt mixture. Spoon the yogurt mixture on top of the strawberries in each paper cup. Carefully insert an ice-pop stick into each pop. Freeze until solid, about an hour. Peel the paper cups off to serve.