Hi Guys! I hope that you had a wonderful weekend! I had lots of fun with my little Coco in LA and then came home to a lovely date night with Pete. My parents took the kids (and the dog!!) and I am not kidding, we went to sleep at 8 o’clock and woke up 12 hours later. You know what’s messed up (besides the fact that we went to bed at 8 on a Saturday night?)I’m still tired… ahhhh, parenthood!
But it’s so worth it for those cute little monkeys! And because I missed them on their overnight and because we are still having great weather here in Seattle, I made them a special dessert.
They wanted strawberry ice cream popsicles. But when I made these, they turned out so luscious and indulgent that they wound up reminding me of cheesecake. So here you go, the most awesome (vegan!) dessert on a stick. I hope you make a batch of these to enjoy with your kids!
Recipe: Strawberry “Cheesecake” Pops- Vegan
Ingredients
- 1 fifteen ounce can unsweetened coconut cream
- 2 ½ cups fresh chopped strawberries
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup sugar (I used beet sugar)
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- ½ cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 3 tablespoons corn starch
Instructions
- In the jar of a blender, combine the coconut cream, strawberries, vanilla extract, sugar and kosher salt and puree until smooth.
- Add the content of the blender to a small pot and heat until simmering.
- In a small Tupperware or mason jar shake the milk and corn starch until well combined and then whisk it into the simmering strawberry base.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes until the base is thickened. Pull off of the heat and let cool.
- When the base is cooled down, divide the base between popsicle molds and put a popsicle stick in each one.
- Freeze for at least 4 hours. Run warm water over the popsicle mold to release the pops and serve immediately or store in the freezer.
Preparation time: 20 minute(s)
Cooking time: 10 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 12
Wow, what a great night of sleep!! So nice of your parents 🙂 🙂 these strawberry cheesecake pops sound like the perfect summertime treat for that summer heat!!
These are so fun! A great summer treat!
These looks so good! I bet with that coconut cream they turned out luscious like cheesecake.
Definitely need to get on these!! Such a tasty looking summer treat!
Jealous of your BIG sleep. Sounds awesome. As do these cheesecake popsicles! Cheers to summer!
LOVE these pops & the sticks!!!
I agree, these popsicles sound amazing! Where did you get the awesome sticks? Those push these pops right over the top in cuteness!
These pops look and sound so good!
Popsicles that taste like cheesecake…can’t go wrong with that!!
My thoughts exactly 🙂
Hello! Any idea if a substitute could be used in place of the corn starch?
Thanks!
arrow root powder probably??
What a refreshing summer treat!
As I sit here during our 2nd official heat wave (over a week before Sumner even arrives!) I know I need to get some new popsicle molds to make these for my houseful of adult children – plus the couple of real ones who are also here for a time. (Some of us are dairy-allergic or -sensitive, some nearly vegan and the rest just need to know there IS good food without animal products.)
Also, where did you get ( or how did you decorate) those sticks?
Hi Nicole! I just used a stamp and stamp pad!