Craving Summer Popsicles

By Beeper Bebe

I paid $3 for a popsicle today. In my defense, it was hot and they were gourmet and I wanted to! I got a delicious and highly acidic flavor, pineapple mint. It was amazing and I let my 5 month old baby have a lick. This place seriously had me craving some frozen healthy treat recipes. So I went on a little hunt and compiled a list of must-try recipes. The popsicles usually sold in the frozen aisle are full of corn syrup and fake dyes- these ones are made of pure ingredients and a little bit of sweetener (coconut sugar, agave etc).

First off, you probably want to get yourself a popsicle mold. This will make life much easier and make the perfect size frozen treats. I personally really like the results of the Norpro Ice Pop Maker. The mold is 100% BPA free and for some reason the pops slide out nice and smooth. Perfect style.

There are lots of great recipes online for these natural, frozen treats but if you get really into it, you can always buy/download some pretty/colorful recipe books. I'm not gonna lie, sometimes I buy these to use them (of course), but also to look at the pictures and show it off in my recipe book library in the kitchen!

People's Pops

Paletas

Growing up in Southern California, paletas sabor increíble! I want authentic without all of the crap. Enjoy!

Coconut Fruit Juice Popsicles (paleo style)

Ingredients
2 cans  Coconut Juice with Pulp 

1 cup blueberries 

1 cup diced pineapple 

1 cup sliced strawberries 

Popsicle mold

Place pineapple, then blueberries, then strawberries in all the mold containers, evenly distributed throughout. Pour Coconut Juice into the separate sections until the fruit is covered with juice. Put on cover with handles according to your pop mold container. Put in freezer for a couple hours of until completely frozen. 

Monkey Popsicle

Ingredients 

16 0z of unsweetened coconut/or almond milk 

4 TB Almond/or some other nut butter 

2 teaspoons of raw honey 

3 TB of cocoa powder 

2 (frozen) bananas 

2 teaspoons of vanilla 

Optional add ins: ice, carob nibs, avocado, coconut butter, pastured egg yolk, coconut oil 

Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend. If using frozen bananas then you may not need any ice cubes. If you are using unfrozen bananas, then throw in 5-8 ice cubes. Pour into popsicle molds and freeze! Makes 7 popsicles!

Mojito Lime, Orange & Mint Pops

Ingredients

2 oranges, peeled and quartered 

1 cup lime juice (from approximately 6 limes) 

1/2 cup water 

6 teaspoons liquid stevia or agave 

4 sprigs mint 

Combine ingredients and blend until smooth. Pour into popsicle molds and freeze overnight.

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