Trying to get the kids to eat healthy cool treats?

Ok then this is the post for you – for these healthy homemade popsicle recipes all you need in the way of equipment is a food processor and popsicle molds.

Here are some that incorporate good fats, fruit and little or healthy sugars!

Lime Avocado Coconut Healthy Homemade Popsicles

Healthy Homemade Popsicle recipe 1

1 large ripe avocado

1 can coconut milk

1 whole lime zest

juice of one lime

1 tbsp. maple syrup or stevia

1 tsp chia seeds

Blend avocado and milk until very smooth and add the rest of ingredients and blend until mixed well. Pour into molds and freeze. Serves 6-10.

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Strawberry Peach and Yogurt Healthy Homemade Popsicles

Healthy homemade popsicle recipe two

1 quart strawberries (pureed)

3 peaches skinned/seeded and pureed

Honey

Plain yogurt sweetened to taste with honey or vanilla yogurt

Add 2-4 teaspoons of honey to strawberries and peaches to taste. Layer purees in popsicle molds alternating with yogurt and ending with fruit puree and freeze.

Watermelon and Lime Healthy Homemade Popsicle

Healthy homemade popsicle recipe #3

1/2 a watermelon cubed

Juice of 1-2 limes

1-3 tablespoons of honey (to taste)

Add all to processor until smooth and liquid and pour into popsicle molds.

Freeze until solid (6-8 hours)

Kale Smoothie Healthy Homemade Popsicle

1 cucumber cut into chunks

4 leaves of young Kale (or substitute spinach) chopped roughly

1 banana

1/2 cup coconut water

juice of 1 lime

1 tablespoon honey

Blend all ingredients together until smooth, pour into molds and freeze

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I hope you really enjoy these – I have heard that the silicone popsicle molds are really the best for getting the popsicles out easily – I plan on buying some soon – another way to do this old school is to pour the popsicle stuff into ice cube trays, cover with saran wrap or foil and then stick in a popsicle stick through the foil so it is supported and freeze… easy peasy!

Beach Drinks

Some background on how we came across the yummy drink recipes: So while on vacation this year during the first week of July, my family spent time at my In Law’s home. The once lived in Toronto but have retired and sold their house in the city, renovated the cottage, and now live in beautiful Port Elgin Ontario full time. We have instructions to call this the cottage in perpetuity.

While there this year with my family, in laws and 15 year old niece Sydney, Syd and I decided we needed beach drinks.

And pineapple shaped glasses we found at Walmart for $3.50 (side note – apparently they are at the Dollar store for way less – perfect).

But who doesn’t need pineapple glasses for the beach?

So we came up with a few different recipes (2 appropriate for the 15 year old and one just for the over 19 crowd) – here they are:

Watermelon, Lime and ginger slushy yummy drink

Yummy Drink number 1 ingredients:

4- 6 cups of watermelon cubed (for slushy freeze these first)

juice of 3 limes

1/4 teaspoon fresh ginger grated

Place watermelon and ginger in blender in batches and blend till smooth – pour through strainer and add lime juice, stir and serve with more crushed ice or ice cubes in super cute pineapple glasses.

*side note – yes I realize that the glasses are pineapple and fruit is watermelon – pretend this is somewhat ironic somehow…

Pineapple coconut milk smoothie yummy drink

Yummy drink recipe number 2 Ingredients:

one pineapple cut into chunks and frozen

2 bananas

2 cans coconut milk (full fat)

1 orange (fresh juice and zest of whole orange)

Place all ingredients into blender and blend till smooth – serve in cute pineapple glasses.

*side note – pineapple glasses more appropriate here.

Yummy Drink for over 19 crowd:

I can coconut water

1-1.5 oz Malibu rum

serve over ice or crushed ice in super cute (yet ironic) pineapple glasses.

Hope you enjoy (and if you drink the one for the over 19 crowd please enjoy responsibly!)

Month: July 2018

Healthy Homemade Popsicle Recipes