Popsicle ideas? page

[marthat]

I fell for a homemade popsicle mold set at the grocery store yesterday. It makes 6 4 oz (125 mls) popsicles. The recipes that come on the box are not at all primal, and certainly not Whole30, which I'm doing at the moment, so I need other ideas.

Tonight's inaugural creation was blended fresh local strawberries, a few frozen blueberries, an avocado and half a can of coconut milk and about a tsp of honey. Made 5 popsicles. I'll try them tomorrow when they're frozen.

Anyone have any other non-dairy, primal-compliant recipes/ideas for popsicles?

[Dr. Bork Bork]

I seem to remember juice in moderation was okay on W30 (am I right?). I usually just use juice. Bolthouse Farms makes an orange juice from fruit concentrate (no HFCS or weird stuff) called C-Boost. It's delicious.

[SAdams]

I make them for my kids almost everyday and usually just use whatever fruit I have around and some keifer (can't use on whole 30).

[Sandra in BC]

coconut milk, avocado, banana, cocoa.

[JudyCr]

we love the avocado fat, we throw flowers at them, we thank mother nature for them, etc.

[marthat]

Yeah, I want these popsicles to have some fat content for satiety, not just sugar content from fruit or juices. More of the creamsicle idea, but without dairy. I love the choc/banana/avocado idea.

Anyone tried freezing a smoothie with pureed spinach or kale?

[Saoirse]

these might brown, but i've heard that a combination of overripe bananas and avocados makes a lovely frozen treat. usually when we make smoothies, we use the overripe bananas as a sweetener.

[vrodmuscle]

blend mango, coconut milk and stevia, then freeze...

[FrankiG]

I make lots of popsicles for my kids. I don't use juice, only whole blended in a food processor with coconut milk (that way they get the fiber too and not a sugar rush). Sometimes I add a little protein powder too. So basically they get a good fat-carb ratio and it's a nice snack or supplement to breakfast. Some favorite combos:

Banana-blueberry-coconut milk
Mango-pineapple-coconut milk
Mango-banana-coconut milk
Mango-blueberry-coconut milk
Mango-strawberry-coconut milk

(We do Trader Joe's frozen fruit and my kids love the mango...)

[longing2bfit]

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These "Flavor Cubes" started out as a way to make water more interesting for my family, then they became easy go-to's for quick slushies, smoothies, meal replacements, and in the case of the grandkids 'popsi-cubes', we use them for everything and have a huge variety now.

Easy to make~
Blend fruit OR veggies OR Both in a processor with a small amount of purified water (stevia is optional for sweeter) then pour into ice trays and freeze.

We have
Beet-raspberries
blackberry-celery
tomato-strawberry
orange-ginger
pineapple-mint
coconut cream
avocado
kiwi
blueberry
coffee for frapps
coconut-pineapple

the choices are endless