Black Forest Popsicles
 
 
Recipe type: Ice Cream
Serves: about (8) 3-oz pops
Ingredients
roasted cherries
  • 2 cups cherries, pitted
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Kirsch (optional)
chocolate popsicle
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • ¾ tablespoon cornstarch
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 1½ cups milk
  • ½ teaspoon chocolate extract (I use Rodelle)
vanilla popsicle
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 1¾ cups milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I use Rodelle)
Instructions
for the cherries:
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Place cherries in a single layer in a baking dish. Sprinkle the sugar over the cherries.
  3. Bake for about 20-25 minutes, stirring a couple times to make sure no sugar is burning. The mixture should bubble up and the cherries get soft and gooey.
  4. Remove from oven and stir in the Kirsch if desired. Let cool. You can process them in a food processor to get a smoother puree if you like.
for the chocolate popsicle:
  1. Whisk sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch, and salt together in a saucepan.
  2. Whisk in the milk until it forms a smooth mixture.
  3. Heat over medium on the stove, whisking constantly, until the mixture begins to bubble at the edges.
  4. Remove from heat and stir in the chocolate extract.
  5. Fill popsicle molds about ⅓ full with the mixture. Place in freezer for about 2 hours or until the mixture has started to solidify but is not totally frozen yet.
for the vanilla popsicle:
  1. Whisk sugar, cornstarch, and salt together in a saucepan.
  2. Whisk in the milk until it forms a smooth mixture. Whisk in the eggs.
  3. Heat over medium on the stove, whisking constantly, until the mixture begins to bubble at the edges.
  4. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
  5. Scrape mixture into a measuring cup and chill in refrigerator for an hour. The chocolate popsicles should be in the freezer at this time.
  6. When the chocolate popsicles have partially frozen, spoon in some of the cherries in each mold.
  7. Fill the remaining space in the molds with the vanilla popsicle mixture.
  8. Use a skewer or spoon to swirl the chocolate, cherry, and vanilla layers together slightly.
  9. Place molds back in the freezer and let chill overnight.
Recipe by Dessert First at https://dessertfirstgirl.com/2015/06/black-forest-popsicles.html