As promised, I am blogging a second attempt at fruit and veggie Popsicles (And just for your info, I didn't know that the word "Popsicle" was capitalized, but that is what my spell-checker tells me.) These were just as good as the Orange fruit and veggie Popsicles, but because my boys don't have any pink clothes or props, I used my 8-year-old daughter as the model...
So have you thought of any fun fruit and veggie combos to make pretty Popsicles? I thought of a new one today....a Brown Popsicle, using cocoa powder and green leaf lettuce or spinach. Probably replacing the water with milk would be a good idea, too. Let me know if you come up with any other color combinations and I hope your kids enjoy these, too!
Ingredients:
1 cup water
1 cup peeled, shredded zucchini
1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pinch salt
Directions:
Mix all ingredients in a blender (I love the Vita-Mix) and blend until smooth. Pour into Popsicle makers, then freeze for at least four hours, or until completely frozen. To remove from Popsicle makers, run cool water over them for a few seconds.
Thank you for all your great recipes. I especially love the idea of these Popsicles. I don't have a turbo blender just yet, so I have to freeze the fruit and then food process it in order to accomplish what I want to, but inspired by your Popsicles, I am going to try a spinach, honey dew, kiwi pear ice cream pop. I will add some vanilla soy milk to make it creamy. I am way excited to try it once the fruit is frozen enough for me to whip it up. Thanks again for this blog. I love it and thanks for letting me know to capitalize Popsicle. Who knew?
ReplyDeleteOkay, Sabrina, a spinach, honey dew, kiwi and pear Popsicle? That sounds delicious! I hope you come back here to let us know how your fam liked it! Or, if you blog about it, leave your link so I we can go check it out!
ReplyDeletePopsicle has to be capitalized because it's a brand name. These are great ideas! I'm getting certified as a Community Food Advisor and I'll be sharing your blog with the people I work with.
ReplyDeleteOkay, Cyn, that makes sense about the capitalization! And thank you so much for sharing my site!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Another way to use zucchini! I once made a dessert pizza for my son's birthday and used zucchini instead of apples. Nobody knew the difference!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to find some popsicle molds now!
We LOVE veggie pops! My children go crazy for spinach, strawberry, banana, mango pops - and so does their mommy! {wink}
ReplyDeleteOk Tiffany come one whats your recipe for those yummy pops! Strawberries, banana and mangoes all together sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteClair Bear - you are so BEAUTIFUL!
ReplyDeleteLove, Grama
I tried these yesterday and they are AWESOME! Easy to make and tasty! I've thought of making something similar with juice but they always turn out rock hard...I never thought of just grinding it all up...that really keeps a nice texture! (Now I know what to do with leftover smoothies!) Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI'll be interested to see if my daughter's sensitive palate will be able to detect veggies in her beloved frozen treats. She's a booger about veggies most times.
ReplyDeleteI have 2 sets of Tupperware molds and this Senior Citizen makes fruit Popsicles. I have my eye on that $50 Zoku maker at Williams Sonoma. Make 9 before you have to refreeze.
ReplyDeleteMy zucchini is loaded with blooms so I will have plenty; add coconut milk, a little Splenda, and kiwi. Yes, instead of smoothies, freeze it for Popsicles. Blueberry and spinach with a little vanilla?
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