Frozen Fudge Pops

Ingredients

• •3 cups low-fat milk (1% or 2% milk fat)
• •1 cup sugar
• •¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process)
• •¼ cup light corn syrup
• •1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• •Equipment: 8 (1/3-cup) or 10 (1/4-cup) ice pop molds and 8 or 10 wooden sticks (if necessary)

Cooking Instructions

1. 1.

   Heat milk, sugar, cocoa powder, corn syrup, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a 2-quart heavy saucepan, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Cool to room temperature or quick-chill in an ice bath. Pour into molds and freeze 30 minutes. Insert sticks (if using), then freeze until firm, about 24 hours.

   1470 min

2. 2.

   Run hot water over molds (or dip in hot water) to loosen pops before unmolding.

   2 min