Dark Chocolate Pineapple Popsicles...

I was in an experimental popsicle mood the other day, so I decided to challenge myself to come up with a unique popsicle recipe.  I had a can of pineapple chunks and I had (and still have!) my mountain of chocolates.

The result?  Dark Chocolate Pineapple Popsicles!    Is it just me or is that a little bit of a tongue twister?  Eh, it’s probably just me.

It’s no secret I’m a huge fan of super quick and easy recipes.  The only thing better than this would be if my food ideas would magically appear in front of me, already made!  Still, I do enjoy my kitchen time.  I just don’t get a lot of it, so my number one goal is to find something fun and delicious to make and, as Larry the Cable Guy says, “Get ‘er done!”

 

Let’s make some Dark Chocolate Pineapple Popsicles.

All you need are some Dixie cups, popsicles sticks and…

some melted dark chocolate to “brush” onto the bottom and sides of the Dixie cups.  Make sure to apply a somewhat thick layer that covered lines the inside of the cup completely.  Otherwise, the pineapple innards will leak when you remove them from their cups.

Next, set the chocolate-lined cups in the ‘fridge to set up for five minutes or so.

Now for the pineapple popsicle innards.  Grind up a can of pineapple chucks in a blender.  The chucks are pretty fibrous, so the longer you can grind it, the better.

Like this!

Pour the ground up pineapple into each Dixie cup, filing to the top.  Insert popsicle sticka into each cup and set in the freezer for three to four hours, or until set.

Next, remove the paper cups by tearing at the top of the cup’s seam.  The rest should peel off fairly easily.

Lookin’ good!  Actually, if you look closely at the very top-left edge you will see a small amount of the pineapple juice seeping out.  If you coat the inside of the cups a couple of times, you shouldn’t see this.  I obviously didn’t use enough chocolate in that spot.  Ack!

There you have it – Dark Chocolate Pineapple Popsicles!

And Dark Chocolate Pineapple Popsicles topped with chopped up chocolate chips!  Super yummy and very refreshing in the summer months for sure!