All I hoped to achieve with this popsicle was that slightly chewy consistency that comes from all pre-packaged ice cream truck confections. I’m not talking about that taffy-like quality that New England-style ice cream does so well, but the icy texture that comes only as from bumping around in the back of a Mister Softee freezer for months at a time, temperature going up and down by day, even by hour. The treats start to melt, then freeze back up, then melt again. Once they’re unwrapped and bitten, it’s clear the contents aren’t a solid mixture, but a hundred million coconut-flavored snowflakes. It’s nearly impossible to create the real thing, but I’ve come pretty close. I added a hit of vanilla, which is technically not part of the classic pop, but I think it adds something special. I also dipped it in chocolate, because a day without chocolate is a day not worth mentioning.

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