Good Eats Fudgepops

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these were delicious! i substituted milk chocolate chips for the bittersweet chocolate because that's what i had on hand. also, i was worried the kids wouldn't like them if they had bittersweet chocolate... especially after reading some of the other reviews.

***to those of you that say these came out grainy, you have to make sure that the milk and cream mixture doesn't boil before you add it to the chocolate. you're looking for a BARE simmer. if the milk is too hot, your chocolate will be scorched. scorched chocolate=grainy texture.

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The first time I made these, I couldn't find bittersweet chocolate at my local megamart, so I bought semisweet. Mixing the ingredients was super easy. However, the popsicles came out really grainy, even though the mixture was velvety smooth when I poured it in the molds. And I thought they were a little too bitter (and I am a chocoholic. This time I bought straight up milk chocolate, melted it in the microwave, then poured the milk on it, and I am going to refrigerate them over night and then put them in the freezer. Maybe that will help with the texture? I was kind of disappointed with this recipe, even though they are still really good, just missing the velvety smooth texture.

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I followed the recipe exactly and they came out grainy and gross. They aren't sweet at all (is the recipe missing sugar?. I've even seen the episode with Alton Brown making these. The cocoa seems to be suspended in the mixture and the texture is strange. It was all blended and smooth before freezing.

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I followed the recipe exactly...even weighed my ingredients (Alton would be proud. I used Giardelli bittersweet chocolate. They turned out way too bitter. I have 7 fudgepops in the freezer now that nobody will eat. Has anyone tried these using semi-sweet chocolate?

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i think people that didn't like them, don't know how to cook

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While these had an incredible chocolate taste, they were a bit grainy. My husband thought it was caused by the cocoa powder. I used Dutch process unsweetened cocoa powder, so maybe regular cocoa powder will produce a smoother result. Anyone have a recommendation? I will definitely try these again.

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These popcicles are awesome and alton brown is awesome they are just really chocolattey but there amazing.

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Oh my these are delicious, much smoother and more chocolaty than the stuff you buy in the grocery store. And they could not be easier to make! To the folks who said they were bitter: you MUST use bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, NOT baker's chocolate which is unsweetened. I had to cut the recipe in half because I only had four molds in my popsicle set. And here's a tip: I wasn't sure how to pour the batter into those teeny molds from my big bowl so I used my turkey baster! Worked great and I didn't spill a drop. How's that for multitasking, Alton? Be careful pulling the pops out of the molds or all you'll get is the stick. I let mine sit in hot water for a few seconds, just enough to loosen them to pull them out. These are a great summer dessert!

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I paid extra attention to including the best BITTERSWEET chocolate because I did read the earlier review about someone possibly using UNsweetened chocolate. But in the end, it was still too bitter. Some of the adults didn't mind the bittersweet, although they still thought it was on the bitter side for a fudgepop. When each child tasted it, their expressions were as bitter as the pops were!
I also tried a bit of the recipe for the "hot chocolate", as Alton suggested on the show for this recipe. I added a couple of teaspoons of sugar and that helped the flavor, but the thickness was too much. (all that cream!. Sorry, Alton....I was so looking forward to it, too!

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This turned out wonderfully. Alton knows what he's talking about, and for those of you who only gave it a one star, bittersweet and unsweetened are two totally different things. You should watch the Good Eats episode and he explains everything.