Samoa Popsicles

by Jamie on April 3, 2011

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Although it certainly doesn’t feel like spring here in Ohio (it’s 40 degrees today), I’m craving desserts with spring flavors! I can’t wait until the market is overflowing with juicy, ripe strawberries and stunning stalks of rhubarb.

Warmer weather always ignites my obsession with popsicles and my beloved Fruit Roll-Ups get relegated to the bottom of the treat hierarchy. I’m not afraid to admit that even at 32 years old, I can hoover through freeze pops and bomb pops like they are going out of style.

However, I do prefer homemade pops that are brimming with seasonal ingredients. Luckily, I have a Zoku Quick Pop Maker, so I can pretty much go from having a craving to eating a homemade popsicle in about 10 minutes.

As I mentioned earlier in the week, I tried desperately to hide the remaining boxes of Girl Scout Cookies from myself, but it simply didn’t work out so well. In fact, the strategically placed a box of Somoas that were “hidden” in my pantry were haunting me in my sleep. I pondered the thought of  incorporating that coconut-chocolate-caramel goodness into something gloriously delicious and had a flash of brilliance- a Somoa Popsicle.

As if the layers of coconut cream pie pudding intermixed with crushed Samoa cookies weren’t enough, I did the unthinkable and dipped these babies in Chocolate Magic Shell and finished them with a sprinkling of toasted coconut. Who ever thought a simple popsicle could be so amazing?

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Samoa Popsicles

Yield: 6 popsicles

Ingredients:

1 cup pre-made coconut pudding (vanilla will work too)
3/4 cup milk
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 Samoa cookies, finely chopped
Magic Shell
½ cup toasted coconut

Directions:

In a medium bowl, combine pudding, milk, and vanilla until thoroughly combined and smooth.

Assemble the pops
1. Insert sticks into the Zoku Quick Pop Maker. Pour 1 ounce of pudding base into each cavity and allow to freeze completely.
2. Pour 2 teaspoons of finely chopped Samoa Cookies directly onto the frozen layer. Use handle of fork to gently pack the cookies into the frozen layer. Pour another layer of the base to the fill line. Let freeze completely, then remove the pops with the Super Tool. Repeat with remaining pops.
3. Working over a bowl, drizzle the Magic Shell over the frozen pops and sprinkle with toasted coconut.

Notes:

I have not tested this recipe in a traditional popsicle mold.
If you don’t have Somoa Girl Scout cookies, you can use the Keebler version called Coconut Dreams.

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avatar 1 Blog is the New Black April 3, 2011 at 8:45 pm

Speechless!!!! :)

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avatar 2 alana April 3, 2011 at 8:52 pm

Yummy – and at least it got to 65 in ohio today….

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avatar 3 meri |the food yenta April 3, 2011 at 8:52 pm

that is the coolest pop maker ever! we just ate our last box of these yesterday :-( these look so yummy.

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avatar 4 Anne @ Baking Me April 3, 2011 at 8:53 pm

These look incredible! I have never made homemade popsicles but I really want to. They look fun to make and so delicious! I just finished my one and only box of Samoas (I knew it was a mistake just buying one :) I will definitely need to get some more so I can make these.

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avatar 5 Sandra's Easy Cooking April 3, 2011 at 8:54 pm

Wow wow wow..I am impressed and speechless! Amazing!!!

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avatar 6 Cookbook Queen April 3, 2011 at 9:03 pm

These ARE epic!! Awesome idea…they look great!!

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avatar 7 Chris April 3, 2011 at 9:08 pm

brilliance….brilliance…that’s all. :)

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avatar 8 Amber | Bluebonnets & Brownies April 3, 2011 at 9:09 pm

I need these in my life. I still haven’t had a girl scout cookie this season. I resisted them at the Wal-Marts yesterday.

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avatar 9 Lauren at Keep It Sweet April 3, 2011 at 9:15 pm

These are so cute! I don’t like samoas or coconut but I love these anyway

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avatar 10 Lynn J April 3, 2011 at 9:33 pm

Now I need to buy one of these gadgets. :) They look amazing and I am sure my grandson would love these. So would grandma. :)

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avatar 11 Karen@Mignardise April 3, 2011 at 9:49 pm

That is over-the-top CRAZY!

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avatar 12 Betty @ scrambled hen fruit April 3, 2011 at 9:50 pm

I’m wishing for one of those cool pop makers! Samoa pops sound yummy- I love the cookie layer in the middle. :)

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avatar 13 Becca April 3, 2011 at 9:59 pm

Decidence on a stick!

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avatar 14 Lauren @chigallauren April 3, 2011 at 10:04 pm

These look so cool!!! And yummy of course :)

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avatar 15 susan April 3, 2011 at 10:32 pm

oooh!! I saw that popsicle maker last night at Macys and SSOOOOO want one!! my husband just rolled his eyes but I think if I made him these he would be all for getting one! YUM!!

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avatar 16 Vimitha April 3, 2011 at 11:36 pm

Would have tasted absolutely heaven…. Looks yum, creamy and crunchy…

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avatar 17 Ryan @ Ryan's Baking Blog April 3, 2011 at 11:42 pm

wow, I wish I had some spare money to be able to afford that pop maker. I also love these pops, samoas are my favorite girl scout cookie!

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avatar 18 Paula April 3, 2011 at 11:49 pm

A flash of brilliance is right! These look wonderful. Should be standard fare at every girl guide camp-out!

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avatar 19 Tessa W. April 3, 2011 at 11:50 pm

What a great idea. I’m thinking the pop maker should be a giveaway… Just saying. :)

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avatar 20 Ale April 4, 2011 at 1:47 am

Oh my, these look fantastic and so very pretty.

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avatar 21 Lora April 4, 2011 at 2:43 am

These are just genius. The most elegant popsicle I have ever seen!

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avatar 22 Jun April 4, 2011 at 5:16 am

Very inventive!!!

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avatar 23 Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen April 4, 2011 at 5:58 am

Wow, I’ve never seen such an amazing looking Popsicle! I’m in awe.

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avatar 24 Katrina April 4, 2011 at 7:01 am

These look crazy good! Awesome recipe :)

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avatar 25 Nicole April 4, 2011 at 7:19 am

These look amazing, and I’m a total Samoa fiend, that’s why I haven’t bought any this year, I’d go through the whole box in about 10 minutes. :-)

I have one question, how the heck did you get the popsicles to stand up for the photos? Those bases look like they’re rounded.

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avatar 26 Amanda April 4, 2011 at 8:55 am

Gorgeous!!! You are brilliant!

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avatar 27 Mellie April 4, 2011 at 11:12 am

I love it! Girl scout cookies + popsicles= amazing

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avatar 28 Rachel @ The Avid Appetite April 4, 2011 at 12:27 pm

This is such a fun idea! So inventive. Perfect for a party too.

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avatar 29 Lauren @ Healthy Food For Living April 4, 2011 at 12:30 pm

This is such a creative idea! Love it. Popsicle molds are on my summer “to buy” list for sure :) .

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avatar 30 Lauren | Have Fork Will Eat April 4, 2011 at 12:35 pm

This is…brilliant. Brilliant is the only word I have to describe these popsicles.

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avatar 31 sara April 4, 2011 at 3:19 pm

Yum, this looks absolutely fantastic! Delicious idea. :)

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avatar 32 Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles April 4, 2011 at 5:55 pm

Those are sooooooo pretty! What a great idea – and lots of fun!

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avatar 33 Mackenzie@The Caramel Cookie April 4, 2011 at 7:48 pm

It was over 80 degrees today so I could really go for one of these right now!

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avatar 34 leslie April 4, 2011 at 8:01 pm

I think you have lost you mind!!! But I love it!!

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avatar 35 Brooke (Baking with Basil) April 4, 2011 at 8:27 pm

I’m not a big Samoa fan, but these look delicious!

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avatar 36 Lauren April 4, 2011 at 8:54 pm

Those look delicious! Very creative idea!

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avatar 37 Jessica April 4, 2011 at 9:39 pm

Oooh! I’m excited about this because I got a Zoku for my birthday and didn’t really know what to do with it.

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avatar 38 Kulsum at JourneyKitchen April 5, 2011 at 5:05 am

Hey! u took popsicles to whole new level with this. So happy to read there are people who hide things from themselves like I do all the time. And then I get haunted in the sleep. And then I make things that make me fat. :-D

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avatar 39 Maranda April 5, 2011 at 1:01 pm

Bestill my heart!!! Wow!

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avatar 40 Aubrie April 5, 2011 at 3:43 pm

Oh. My. Gosh. Those look amazing. My husband would positively die over them.

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avatar 41 Shaina April 5, 2011 at 4:15 pm

I love pudding pops, but the idea of adding Samoas is just brilliant.

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avatar 42 Aleida April 5, 2011 at 9:57 pm

Oh my God I think I just died and went to heaven! Samoas are my favorite cookies in the entire world! I NEED THESE RIGHT NOW!

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avatar 43 Tickled Red April 6, 2011 at 10:29 pm

Those are simply stunning! I am awestruck.

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avatar 44 Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction April 7, 2011 at 1:54 pm

Yum! I have never actually made pudding pops before… Definitely going to have to give it a try. Yours look so beautiful!

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avatar 45 Muriel April 9, 2011 at 4:12 pm

Oh my I think i may have just died and gone to heaven! These look amazing! I have got to get me one of these popsicle makers asap!

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avatar 46 Carole April 10, 2011 at 3:48 am

Oh.My.GOODNESS! you have outdone the Dove Bar. Yum. Yum. And yum again.

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avatar 47 culinaryneophyte April 12, 2011 at 3:42 pm

Brilliant! If I had a quick pop maker, I’d be cranking these babies out right now. Thanks for sharing. :)

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avatar 48 Emaline October 10, 2011 at 11:27 pm

Hello! This is such a great idea! I am definitely trying these popsicles!

And if anyone is searching for a similar, but less expensive version of the Zoku, you can pick up the Xpress Pop Maker at Bed, Bath and Beyond for $30. As far as I can tell, the technology is the same, but it makes 4 slightly smaller pops than the Zoku’s 3 (larger) pops. I have one and LOVE it! :) We are seriously eating homemade popsicles everyday at my house, and they’re so much better than store bought!

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avatar 49 Three Loud Kids! March 22, 2012 at 10:16 pm

These look AMAZNG. I pinned these so I can make these over summer break!

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avatar 50 Kare April 27, 2012 at 5:47 pm

Thank you! I really appreciate that you allowed for instant pudding. Almost all of the recipes I’ve found require pudding from scratch. I can’t wait to try this with all kinds of cookies or even without any cookies at all. I LOVE this! Thanks for sharing.

PS
I’m putting mine in the freezer because I don’t mind waiting. I can’t imagine spending so much for a faster appliance…at least not until after I get a fancier coffee maker. We poe folk lol.

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avatar 51 whirl + whisk July 10, 2012 at 3:22 pm

How am I only just now finding this. These look amazing!

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avatar 52 The BearFoot Baker July 14, 2012 at 7:32 am

I am drooling!!!! These look incredible!!!

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avatar 53 Laly kristina August 1, 2012 at 2:12 pm

Thats look yummy i will try this tonight & thank you for the recipe :)

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