Chocolate Fudge Popsicles

Emulsification was the dinner table chat in our house the other night. Not our usual shallow banter, you may well be thinking. It went something like this -

#1 teenage son - Do we make our own salad dressing?  (Note - that will be the 'royal we'.)

Me - Sometimes. Not always though. Why do you ask?

#1 teenage son - We were learning about emulsification in school today and the teacher said that homemade salad dressing is a great example of how it works. Nobody made their own, though ... so the example didn't really work.

Now I have it on good authority that these Chocolate Fudge Popsicles also rely on the magic of emulsification and some may say that they are a tad more exciting than a bottle of salad dressing.

I started off experimenting with these beauties for Hella's birthday sleepover but soon realized that mini chocolate lollies for adults are definitely a 'thing' when they taste this good.

For the first batch, I went a bit fancy and had three bowls of melted chocolate which I planned to drizzle in a Jackson Pollock style .... or reminiscent of Ice Magic. Whichever you can relate to. To be honest, the faff far outweighed the increased eating pleasure and I soon gave up on the fanciness. Now the day of production was very, very humid and the kitchen was right up there on the stuffiness scale, so you might still want to give it a go, but fundamentally, trying to combine warm(ish) melted chocolate and frozen Chocolate Fudge Popsicles was, I suspect, never meant to be. I had enough success for one photo though.

So for the second iteration, I went simple. Chocolate chips .... white and dark ... sprinkled on the top. End of story.

There's something akin to a chocolate brownie in the taste sensation that is one of these Chocolate Fudge Popsicles. I can't quite put my finger on what it is. All I can say is, try them to discover it for yourself.

And here's why you'll be making these Chocolate Fudge Popsicles even without a birthday party on the horizon -

• They are seriously chocolatey and feel rather decadent. Perfect for a sneaky (adult) treat but small enough that they're not too rich and overwhelming.
• You could use some of these clever lollipop moulds but, to be honest, I went for some mini paper cups and a few wooden lollipop sticks. Stylishly simple, I'd say.
• They do melt pretty quickly once they are out of the freezer, so there is plenty of opportunity for chocolate moustaches, dribbles down the chin and other red-faced hilarity. A napkin/plate to catch the drips goes without saying.
• These work well as a 'cool' (did you see what I did there?) alternative dinner party dessert - especially if eating al fresco is on the cards.

So there you have it ... Chocolate Fudge Popsicles that are (probably) too good for the children.

Yet more proof that everything tastes better when served on a stick. And sprinkled with chocolate chips.

Go on - get emulsifying ...

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