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Healthy Homemade Popsicles

by Alicia W
(IC: paid contributor)
6 Popsicles
5 min
When I was a kid, my mother would make her own popsicles using paper cups and wooden sticks. She’d freeze fruit juice or pudding to make inexpensive treats. Today, you can find popsicle molds in all shapes and sizes and the ingredients to use are endless.
In just a few minutes and a little freezer time, you have healthy, tasty treats for days.
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Healthy Homemade Popsicles
Recipe details
Ingredients
Ingredients for Orange Creamsicles
- 1 cup frozen banana slices
- 2 fresh oranges or 2 cups 100% orange juice
- 1/2 tsp orange zest
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Ingredients for Raspberry Chocolate Popsicles
- 1 cup frozen banana slices
- 1 cup unsweetened chocolate almond milk
- 1 cup frozen raspberries
- 2 tsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Ingredients for Apple Pie Popsicles
- 1 cup frozen banana slices
- 1 cup non-fat vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Ingredients for Blueberry Yogurt Popsicles
- 1 cup blueberry preserves
- 1 1/2 cups non-fat vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
Instructions
Instructions for Orange Creamsicles
- Slice one banana and place in freezer until frozen
- If using fresh oranges, juice two oranges to make 2 cups of juice
- Zest 1/2 an orange
- In a blender, place frozen banana, orange juice, vanilla extract and orange zest
- Blend on high until smooth and creamy
- Pour into popsicle molds
- Insert sticks into molds
- Freeze
Instructions for Raspberry Chocolate Popsicles
- Slice one banana and place into freezer until frozen
- In a blender, place frozen banana, frozen raspberries, chocolate almond milk, and cocoa powder
- Blend until smooth and creamy
- Pour into popsicle molds
- Place chocolate chips to cover bottom of molds
- Insert sticks in molds
- Freeze
Instructions for Apple Pie Popsicles
- Slice one banana and place in freezer until frozen
- In a blender, add frozen banana, apple sauce, Greek yogurt, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and almond milk.
- Blend until smooth and creamy
- Pour into popsicle molds
- Place rolled oats to cover bottom of molds
- Insert sticks into molds
- Freeze
Instructions for Blueberry Yogurt Popsicles
- Fill a small plastic bag with yogurt
- Fill a small plastic bag with blueberry preserves
- Cut the corner off of each bag
- Squeeze about a Tablespoon of yogurt into each popsicle mold
- Tap mold onto work surface, settling yogurt evenly into the molds
- Squeeze about a Tablespoon of blueberry preserves into each molds
- Tap mold onto work surface, settling preserves into the molds
- Continue to layer yogurt and preserves into molds leaving 1/2” at the end
- Add fresh blueberries to cover bottom of molds
- Insert sticks into molds
- Freeze
Tips
- You can omit the end toppings (chocolate chips, rolled oats, fresh blueberries) without compromising the taste of the popsicle.
- Double the amount of ingredients for 12 popsicles depending on the size of your molds
- Any ingredients left in the blender, drink as a healthy smoothie

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Published June 29th, 2021 11:49 AM
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YUM! I will definitely be trying these.
Bananas have such a strong taste, I would think it overpowers the other flavors?