Fruit Popsicles
Tropical Fruit Popsicles:
1 Cup mandarin oranges with juice
1 Cup crushed pineapple
1 mango, chopped
2 Cups orange, pineapple or grape juice
Add ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into Popsicle molds and freeze.
Applesauce Popsicle:
1 cup applesauce
Add a little water if you would like it thinner. Pour into molds and freeze.
Juice Pops:
Try mixing two juices together for a different flavor.
1 cup orange juice
1 Cup white grape juice
Stir together and pour into molds. Freeze.
OR
1 Cup pineapple juice
1 Cup mixed fruit juice
Stir together and pour into molds. Freeze.
Watermelon Popsicles:
2 cups watermelon cubed remove seeds
1 cup apple juice
Blend in blender until smooth. Pour into Popsicle molds and freeze.
Pineapple Popsicle Recipe:
1 quart milk
20 oz can of crushed pineapple, drained
1 ½ Cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Blend in blender until smooth. Pour into molds and freeze.
Fruit Slushies:
½ Cup sugar
½ Cup water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
4 cups watermelon diced or 5 cups strawberries
In saucepan, heat sugar and water. Bring to a boil and stir until sugar dissolves. Allow to cool and stir in lemon juice. Puree fruit in blender, substitute a different fruit if desired or experiment with different flavors. Add sugar mixture with fruit. Blend together. Pour into small paper cups and freeze.
Multi Layer Fruit Pops:
2 Cups sliced fresh strawberries
¾ Cup sugar, divided
1 1/3 Cups fresh peaches, sliced
2 cups diced watermelon
Puree in blender strawberries and ¼ cup sugar. Pour small amount in molds or paper cups about 1/3 full. Put in Popsicle sticks. Freeze. Puree peaches and ¼ cup sugar in blender. Pour over frozen strawberry layer. Freeze. Cube watermelon and remove seeds. Puree watermelon and ¼ cup sugar in blender. Pour over frozen peach layer and freeze.
Fruit and Yogurt Popsicles
1 cup yogurt (I use vanilla, but you can use any flavor)
1 banana, halved lengthwise and sliced
6 strawberries, washed, halved, and sliced
1/2 cup crushed pineapple
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 kid-sized paper cups or our stainless steel popsicle molds
Aluminum foil
4 popsicle sticks
Combine all the ingredients into a bowl and mix well. If you want your popsicles to have a smooth consistency, place all the ingredients in a food processor.
Now pour the mixture into the cups or mold so they're three quarters full.
If you're using cups, cover each with a piece of foil. Cut a small slit in the middle and poke the stick through.
Place them in the freezer for about five hours.
When you're ready to eat them, remove the foil. Turn the cup upside down and run the bottom under hot water and gently wiggle the stick until you can pull the popsicle out. Enjoy!Always try to swap ingredients for organic ingredients whenever possible to lessen your pesticide intake. It is also important to watch children with each new food introduced to them and never leave a child unattended while eating. These popsicles are great for a teething toddler, a child with boo boo, to cool down on a hot summer day or just because.Compliments of: http://blisstree.com/eat/homemade-popsicles-recipes/
Yogurt Pops
These yogurt pops are a great alternative to the sugary lollies found in regular stores and will satisfy anyone with a sweet tooth, regardless of age. They’re perfect on a hot summer’s day, or any time of year – whenever you fancy really!
• Feel free to mix things up a bit and use some different fruit along with the bananas – berries are especially good. Raspberries are really tasty and you can use them here, but I tend to stay away from them because of the seeds.
• This recipe uses frozen fruit which is great as it will have been picked while it’s at its best and frozen in time to keep in as many of the vitamins and minerals as possible. Have a search in your local store to see what frozen fruit you can get your hands on and experiment with different flavor combinations until you find your favorite.
• Peel and slice your banana and put it into a food processor or blender with the frozen berries, yogurt and honey. Whiz it up on a low setting until really smooth.
• Divide the mixture between 6 paper cups or plastic molds (our stainless steel popsicle molds) – you want about 4 ounces in each.
• Place the pops in the freezer for 10 minutes, then gently poke a popsicle stick into the center of each one. Place back in the freezer for at least 3 hours, or until frozen solid.
Serving suggestions: Serve these as a snack during the day or for dessert after a balanced meal.
Tips from the dietitian: Try tasting the fruit and yogurt mixture before you add the honey – if it’s sweet enough, you don’t even need to add the extra calories. Your kids will love these pops – they can help you make them and they’ll be sure to choose them for a treat in place of an unhealthy snack.
Food safety: Make sure to store yogurt in the refrigerator until you are ready to use it. Look at the use by date on the container to make sure your yogurt is still fresh.
Serves 6
Ingredients:
2 small ripe bananas
6 ounces frozen strawberries or 1 cup frozen blueberries
2 cups non-fat plain yogurt
2 tablespoons honey
Need:
Cutting board
Knife
Measuring cups and spoons
Food processor or blender
Spatula
Paper cups or plastic molds (stainless steel popsicle molds)
Popsicle sticks
