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Fruit Popsicles Three Ways

Fruit Popsicles

If you’re looking for a sweet treat to beat the summer heat, try any of these delicious fruit popsicles! They’re a great way to use any leftover fruit before it would go to waste, which is great for your budget and the world!

 

Creamy pineapple mango popsicles

Ingredients:

  • 2 mangos, peeled and diced
  • ½ cup pineapple juice
  • ½ cup nonfat vanilla yogurt

 

Directions:

  1. Place the diced mangos and pineapple juice in a blender or food processor and blend until pureed.
  2. Fill the popsicle mold halfway with the pureed mixture, then freeze for 20 minutes.
  3. Add 1 tablespoon of yogurt and freeze for another 10 minutes before filling the rest of the popsicle mold with more pineapple mango puree, leaving room for expansion.
  4. Freeze until firm, about 3-4 hours.

Makes 6 popsicles.

 

Nutrition (Approximated per serving)

  • 1 popsicle
  • 43 calories
  • 1 gram fat
  • 20 grams carbohydrate
  • 2 grams fiber
  • 2 grams protein

 

Tangy mixed berry popsicles

Ingredients:

  • 1½ cups frozen mixed berries, or fresh berries of your choice
  • ¾ cups cranberry juice

 

Directions:

  1. Place the mixed berries and cranberry juice in a blender or food processor and blend until pureed.
  2. Place the pureed mixture in the popsicle mold leaving room for expansion.
  3. Freeze until firm, about 3-4 hours.

Makes 6 popsicles.

 

Nutrition (Approximated per serving)

  • 1 popsicle
  • 35 calories
  • 0 grams fat
  • 9 grams carbohydrate
  • 1 grams fiber
  • 0 grams protein

 

Strawberry banana popsicles

Ingredients:

  • 8 large strawberries, fresh or frozen
  • 2 bananas, sliced
  • Popsicle mold
  • Optional: 2 Tbsp. of chia seeds (for more fiber and omega-3 fatty acids)

 

Directions:

  1. Place the strawberries and sliced banana in a blender or food processor and blend until pureed.
  2. Place the pureed mixture in the popsicle mold leaving room for expansion.
  3. Freeze until firm, about 3-4 hours.

Makes 6 popsicles.

 

Nutrition (Approximated per serving)

  • 1 popsicle
  • 45 calories
  • 0 grams fat
  • 11 grams carbohydrate
  • 2 grams fiber
  • 1 grams protein

 

(With chia seeds)

  • 1 popsicle
  • 67 calories
  • 2 grams fat
  • 13 grams carbohydrate
  • 3 grams fiber
  • 1 gram protein

 

Helpful Tips!

  1. If you do not have popsicle molds, you can use empty yogurt cups or small cups, filling each about ¾ of the way full. You can place foil on top of the cups and insert a popsicle stick to each cup.
  2. To remove popsicles, squeeze the sides of the mold, twisting them slightly. If necessary, rinse the outside of the mold with hot water until the popsicle releases from the mold.