Out of the 37 nieces and nephews I have, not one of them is born in the month of June, crazy eh? So no n/n's cookie post this month.
So today I thought I would share what the kids and I did, we made homemade fruit popsicles. Our local Winco was having a big sale on fruits so I bought a bunch and we have been enjoying fresh berries and fruits all week. But I was afraid that some of the fruit was going to go bad, I know I could have just froze them but with the summer heat headed our way I figured the kids and I could make healthier, tasty versions of the frozen treat for the hot summer days.
I did not use a recipe just blended up different fruits, added Greek yogurt and milk to some and used bottled peaches and juice from my storage as sweetener. (I did add a little bit of raw sugar to the ones with yogurt cause they were a little too tart, could have used honey or agave but was to lazy to get out the honey)
I also strained the berry flavored ones so that my kids would not complain about the seeds.
** I updated this post with some recipes**
Yogurt Pops:
1 cup fruit cut up (whatever is in season, or your favorite combo)
1 cup Greek yogurt or yogurt, vanilla or flavor of choice (add a splash of milk if too thick to pour)
1 Tbs honey or sweetener of your choice
Put all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. Pour into Popsicle molds or use small paper cups like Dixie, put in your stick and freeze for at least 3 hours. Store in an freezer bag or airtight container.
Juice Pops:
1 cup fruit cut up
1 cup 100% fruit juice
Put all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. Pour into Popsicle molds or use small paper cups like Dixie, put in your stick and freeze for at least 3 hours. Store in an freezer bag or airtight container.
and this next one is a protein power pop
Chocolate Banana Power Pops:
1 banana cut up
1 cup water or milk
1 scoop chocolate protein powder
Put all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. Pour into popcicle molds or use small paper cups like Dixie, put in your stick and freeze for at least 3 hours. Store in an freezer bag or airtight container. You could also use vanilla powder and do all kinds of variations but I prefer the chocolate over the vanilla.
Some of the combos I did were.......
blackberry, raspberry, peach
strawberry, blueberry
mango, pineapple, peach
mango, blueberry
So if you want to make a healthier version of this frozen treat this summer you should! It's also a great activity to do with your kids, my son loved helping count out the cups and putting the sticks in.
So today I thought I would share what the kids and I did, we made homemade fruit popsicles. Our local Winco was having a big sale on fruits so I bought a bunch and we have been enjoying fresh berries and fruits all week. But I was afraid that some of the fruit was going to go bad, I know I could have just froze them but with the summer heat headed our way I figured the kids and I could make healthier, tasty versions of the frozen treat for the hot summer days.
I did not use a recipe just blended up different fruits, added Greek yogurt and milk to some and used bottled peaches and juice from my storage as sweetener. (I did add a little bit of raw sugar to the ones with yogurt cause they were a little too tart, could have used honey or agave but was to lazy to get out the honey)
I also strained the berry flavored ones so that my kids would not complain about the seeds.
** I updated this post with some recipes**
Yogurt Pops:
1 cup fruit cut up (whatever is in season, or your favorite combo)
1 cup Greek yogurt or yogurt, vanilla or flavor of choice (add a splash of milk if too thick to pour)
1 Tbs honey or sweetener of your choice
Put all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. Pour into Popsicle molds or use small paper cups like Dixie, put in your stick and freeze for at least 3 hours. Store in an freezer bag or airtight container.
Juice Pops:
1 cup fruit cut up
1 cup 100% fruit juice
Put all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. Pour into Popsicle molds or use small paper cups like Dixie, put in your stick and freeze for at least 3 hours. Store in an freezer bag or airtight container.
and this next one is a protein power pop
Chocolate Banana Power Pops:
1 banana cut up
1 cup water or milk
1 scoop chocolate protein powder
Put all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. Pour into popcicle molds or use small paper cups like Dixie, put in your stick and freeze for at least 3 hours. Store in an freezer bag or airtight container. You could also use vanilla powder and do all kinds of variations but I prefer the chocolate over the vanilla.
Some of the combos I did were.......
blackberry, raspberry, peach
strawberry, blueberry
mango, pineapple, peach
mango, blueberry
So if you want to make a healthier version of this frozen treat this summer you should! It's also a great activity to do with your kids, my son loved helping count out the cups and putting the sticks in.
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