Chocolate Cherry Pops

Ah summer, the time of year in which we enter a delicious sun-kissed face-off of ice cream cone handed life in a bathing suit; a rough season for the gym-going, ice-cream loving people of the world.

Of course we would love to subsist off of ice cream in the summer but, understandably, we don't love negating our 5 am workout sessions.  Time to jump on the knock-off-ice-cream-that's-actually-just-sorbet bandwagon!

I made my first batch last year in the form of Fudgey Fro-nana Pops that are absolutely to die for. You many never need another recipe ever again, but if you also feel the need to experiment try whipping up some Monkey Pops or a batch of these Cherry Buried Chocolate Pops.  Note that these still contain a banana to keep the consistency like ice cream but if you're one of those banana haters you can still enjoy the recipe by substituting extra cherries and a little bit of Greek yogurt instead!

Cherry Buried Chocolate Pops

Ingredients

• 1 medium, very ripe banana
• 2 c frozen cherries
• Small handful of chocolate chips
• Small handful of walnuts
• 1 t vanilla extract
• 1/2 c vanilla almond milk

Combine

1. Slice the banana and freeze it overnight.
2. Using a food processor, blend the frozen banana pieces on high speed until they are very small crumbs, similar to a mince.
3. Add the frozen cherries and blend for 1 minute on high speed.
4. Add the walnuts and chocolate chips and blend for 1 minute on medium speed.
5. Add the vanilla extract and almond milk and blend again until well combined.
6. Spoon the mixture into a popsicle mold and freeze overnight.
7. Enjoy!