Salted Caramel "Poptails"
I create the indulgent caramel-like flavor by combining dates, almond butter and pineapple chunks—and wowza, it’s so good!
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond milk
- 10 pitted dates, heaping ½ cup worth
- Heaping ½ cup frozen pineapple chunks
- 2 tablespoons creamy almond butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon maple extract or maple flavor, or 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt or coarse sea salt
- Heaping ½ cup ice cubes
- 6 to 12 tablespoons rum, optional*
Instructions
- In a blender, puree milk and dates until well combined (puree until there’s virtually no date bits and pieces, otherwise they’ll freeze into rock hard specks in the pops).
- Next, add frozen pineapple chunks, almond butter, vanilla and maple extracts (or maple syrup), salt, and ice cubes. (Add optional rum, if using). Blend on medium speed until ice cubes are pureed and beverage is thick and frothy.
- Pour mixture into ice pop molds (1/3 cup per standard mold) and freeze for at least 5 hours or overnight.
Notes
Nutrition and health benefit info does not include rum; add 30 calories per tablespoon/per pop if using.
Nutrition Information per serving
Calories: 80Carbohydrates: 11gProtein: 2gTotal Fat: 3.5g— Unsaturated Fat: 3.5g— Saturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 50mgFiber: 1gTotal Sugar: 7g— Natural Sugar: 7g— Added Sugar: 0g
Nutrition information is calculated using a leading industry software. That being said, brands can vary, and there may be slight fluctuations in the numbers.