Healthy Fruit Popsicles that taste great and are great for you
Prep Time: 10 minutesmins
Freeze time:: 2 hourshrs
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana, fruit, popsicle
Servings: 6
Author: Christina Carlyle
Ingredients
Bananas
Fruit, I recommend strawberries, blueberries, peaches, cherries, and mango. They blend beautifully and maintain a creamy texture.
Nut milk, optional (for blending), Almond, cashew, etc. or freshly brewed green tea work. For creamy fruit popsicles, you’ll need to start with a base of bananas and fruit. Nut milk crystalizes when you freeze it so only use it if you need to.
Optional: , Protein Powder, Chia Seeds, Collagen Powder, Chopped Fruit or Shredded Coconut, for texture
A Blender
Popsicle Molds
a Freezer
Instructions
Blend your fruit and nut milk with bananas.
Fill each mold cavity with the blended fruit mixture.
Pop on the sticks.
Transfer to your and freeze for 2 hours.
After they’re solid, enjoy.
NOTE: You may have to run hot water on the outside of your molds to release the popsicle from the mold. I always have to.
NOTES
Avoid using ‘watery’ or fruits commonly found in juice, like watermelon, orange juice, or apples. They tend to have a watered-down taste and icy, texture.
You’ll need 1/2 cup of nut milk for every banana you use. 1 banana + 1/2 cup nut milk will fill 6 molds about 1/3 of the way.
I use the other fruits to create different flavors and fill the rest of the mold.
I blend the banana and nut milk and transfer it to a measuring cup. Then I blend some of it with other fruits to make my own flavors.
I usually blend a little bit of the banana milk mixture with one fruit at a time. In this case, I used 1/4 cup of the banana mixture with 1/2 cup of blueberries.
Mix and match different fruits to make new flavor and color combinations.
You can also add one mixture (color 1) to the bottom of the mold, then layer on other colors/flavors to create gradients.
Add chunks of fresh fruit to the mixture. I like chunks of chopped peaches, bananas, cherries, strawberries, and blueberries the best. They freeze well and look pretty.
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