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Tag Archives: popsicles

Fruity Green Popsicles

5 / 8 / 195 / 11 / 19

Fruity Green Popsicles | Mama Papa Bubba

Today, with Sam still recovering from his latest bout of croup and Miss G home from school to catch up on some rest she can hopefully avoid getting sick, I decided it was time to make our first batch of popsicles of the year.  I wanted them to be super healthy, full of vitamins, but still delicious, and so these fruity GREEN popsicles came about!

Healthy Fruity Green Popsicles

Now there’s no hiding this –  all these fruity green popsicles really are is a green smoothie in frozen form {though if your kids are like my kids, it won’t matter one bit because anything in popsicle form is exciting and loved}.  Truthfully, you don’t need a recipe at all because you really just can’t go wrong here…  Just whip up a regular green smoothie, pour it into some popsicle moulds, and freeze!  If the smoothie tastes good, the popsicles should too!

That being said, I know that there are lots of people who really like having a recipe to guide them, so if that’s you, here’s exactly what we included in our fruity green popsicles…  Frozen mango, clementines, lacinato kale, pineapple juice, coconut water {which is optional}, hemp hearts, and chia seeds.  Super healthful, right?

Healthy Fruity Green Popsicles

The best part?  The kids did almost everything on their own!  First up, they washed the kale and removed the cores.

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Then they put the kale and fruit into our Vitamix…

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And added our juice and coconut water.

Healthy Fruity Green Popsicles

Looks delish, doesn’t it?

Healthy Fruity Green Popsicles

Then Sam did the honours and blended everything up.

Healthy Fruity Green Popsicles

Now I will say that if you don’t have a high-powered blender, you may want to skip the chia seeds and hemp hearts – unless your kiddos don’t mind a little texture.

Healthy Fruity Green Popsicles

Our Vitamix {which was worth every penny of its purchase price} blends them up like nothing, so add them to your heart’s delight if you have a similar blender.

Healthy Fruity Green Popsicles

Next up, we poured the fruity green mixture into our popsicle moulds.  We have quite the random assortment and used all shapes and sizes and got 17 popsicles out of this recipe.

Healthy Fruity Green Popsicles

Here they are when done.  They look good, right??

Here’s the recipe…

Fruity Green Popsicles

  • 2 cups of mango, fresh or frozen
  • 2 clementines (or other small oranges)
  • 5 lacinato kale leaves, washed with the cores removed
  • 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
  • 1 tablespoon of hemp hearts
  • 1 cup of pure pineapple juice*
  • 1 cup of coconut water*

* for sweeter popsicles, omit the coconut water and use 2 cups of pure pineapple juice

Add everything to a blender and blend until smooth.  Pour into popsicle moulds and freeze for at least 5 hours or overnight.

Enjoy!

Healthy Fruity Green Popsicles | Mama Papa Bubba

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Dairy-Free Strawberries and Cream Popsicles

7 / 1 / 187 / 8 / 18

Dairy Free Strawberries and Cream Popsicles | Mama Papa Bubba

Oh, how we love homemade popsicles in our house…  Summer weather strikes we begin the ongoing cycle of whipping them up in an attempt to stock up our freezer while devouring them on the daily.  And you know what?  I don’t mind one bit.  For the most part, they’re fairly nutritious and they’re so easy and fun to whip up with the munchkins.  

Some of our favourites from over the years?  

  • milk & cereal popsicles {strangely delicious}
  • chunky fruit popsicles {the prettiest popsicles you ever did see}
  • yogurt & granola popsicles {breakfast in popsicle form}
  • all-fruit watermelon popsicles {yum}
  • tropical fruit popsicles {these are incredible!}
  • healthy banana fudgesicles {sooo good}
  • polka-dotted blueberry lemonade popsicles {the absolute PERFECT popsicle for frozen blueberry lovers like me!}

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The perfect addition to our favourites list?  These dairy-free strawberries and cream popsicles made with fresh, locally grown strawberries.  Gosh, they’re good!  I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like Sam slurping back his first strawberries and cream popsicle before in my life…  I don’t even know how to describe it.  Maybe a mixture of pure bliss and complete desperation all at once? {Hahaha!} 

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Now I probably wouldn’t let Grae and Sam eat these popsicles for breakfast like I do other varieties {popsicles can totally be breakfast!} because I see them as more of a treat, they are absolutely delicious and we *will* be making them all summer long, even if we have to start using typical grocery store strawberries.  

For the full recipe, check out our Strawberries and Cream Popsicles post over on the CBC Parents website.

 

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Yogurt and Granola Popsicles

7 / 18 / 168 / 30 / 16

Yogurt Granola Popsicles | Mama Papa Bubba

It goes without saying that we have a thing for popsicles…  Among many others, we’ve made milk & cereal popsicles, chunky fruit popsicles, polka dotted blueberry lemonade popsicles, watermelon popsicles, and most recently – yogurt and granola popsicles!  These are basically just a yogurt and fruit parfait in popsicle form, so a totally acceptable breakfast option in my opinion {because com’on – it is summer after all!}

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Milk and Cereal Popsicles

3 / 19 / 166 / 11 / 19

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Most kids look forward to pancakes and waffles and other hot breakfasts on the weekend…  But mine?  She looks forward to Saturday morning milk and cereal {absurd little thing}.  Admittedly, I don’t care much for cereal myself, then add in the fact that almost every cereal on the shelf is absolutely loaded with sugar {even the plain / ‘healthy’ ones}, and it just doesn’t happen often in this house.  That being said, we do have a few options I feel good about and we used one to make milk and cereal popsicles today!  Perhaps the weirdest creation ever, but you think outside the box when you’ve got way too much milk nearing its due date.  

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Chunky Fruit Popsicles

7 / 14 / 157 / 16 / 15

Chunky Fruit Popsicles | Mama Papa Bubba

Oh my goodness…  We’ve totally been on a popsicle making streak.  We can’t seem to help it.  It’s summer and summer requires a freezer stocked with delicious frozen treats… Right??  Currently, we’ve got polka dotted blueberry lemonade pops, chocolate avocado pudding fudgesicles, fresh fruit freeze pops, and these beautiful chunky fruit popsicles in our freezer and they’re all delicious! 

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Polka Dotted Blueberry Lemonade Popsicles

8 / 13 / 148 / 23 / 14

Polka Dotted Blueberry Lemonade Popsicles | Mama Papa Bubba

This silly little idea came to me the other day when I was looking at the huge box of fresh blueberries we had sitting on the kitchen counter. The Okanagan has been pretty warm recently, so turning some of our blueberry stash into popsicles seemed like a good thing to do. The thing is, I have a weird thing about blending fresh, local fruit.  I just can’t do it.  Especially not berries.  Not even in the name of popsicles.  {Living a berry-deprived life in Kuwait for several years has obviously gotten to me.}  Since we love frozen blueberries as a snack, why couldn’t our beloved berries stay whole and become popsicles?  There’s no reason they couldn’t!  Add some organic, no-sugar-added lemonade, and you’ve got polka dotted blueberry lemonade popsicles! ☺

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All-Fruit Watermelon Popsicles {& a popsicle picnic}

7 / 9 / 1410 / 8 / 14

All Fruit Watermelon Popsicles | Mama Papa Bubba

Last week while we were in Alberta visiting my brother and his family, I had way too much fun whipping up these fun watermelon popsicles made of nothing but fruit!

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Healthy Fruit and Honey Yogurt Popsicles

9 / 10 / 139 / 12 / 13

Fruit  Honey Yogurt Popsicles | Mama Papa Bubba

Popsicle season is in full swing here in the desert, so Miss G and I stocked up our freezer today with a big batch of tasty new treats – fruit and honey yogurt pops!

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{3 Ingredient} Swirly Strawberry Creamsicles

7 / 1 / 137 / 6 / 13

Swirly 3 Ingredient Strawberry Creamsicles | Mama Papa BubbaWe’ve been making super simple {and healthy} strawberry creamsicles since Grae was a wee little thing, and they’ve always been a summer favourite.  Today, with our fridge still brimming with freshly picked berries, we made our best version yet with the addition of a simple ingredient… dates!  

IMG 9708I must admit that though I’ve known about the awesome sweetening power of dates for a long time now, I’ve been a little hesitant to jump onboard…  But, I’m so glad I did!  Using them in our cookie dough boys and our wholewheat strawberry shortcake recently has made me realize that they really aren’t all that intimidating.  Simply soak, puree, and use like honey.  Easy enough, right?  Plus they allow these popsicles to be perfectly sweet even though they’re made with plain yogurt.

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Healthy 3 Ingredient Strawberry Creamsicles

(makes 12 – 14 large popsicles)

  • 3 cups of fresh strawberries, cleaned and hulled
  • 4 majool dates
  • boiling water
  • 2 cups of plain organic yogurt, greek or regular

Before beginning this recipe, put the 4 majool dates into a small bowl and cover with boiling water.  Let sit for 15 minutes.

Pop strawberries into a food processor (or good blender) and puree until smooth or nearly smooth.  Pour the puree into a glass measuring cup and set aside.

Without worrying about washing your food processor or blender, blend your pitted dates and about a tablespoon of the soaking water until smooth (this may require you to stop the processor and scrape down the sides with a spatula a few times).  Add the yogurt and blend to combine.

Using a large spoon, scoop some of the yogurt mixture into each of the popsicle moulds.  Gently pour enough strawberry puree on top to cover the yogurt.  Continue to layer the two until the moulds are full.  

Freeze overnight and enjoy!

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Pretend Popsicle Play

5 / 22 / 135 / 24 / 13

Pretend Popsicle Play With Gelatine Pops | Mama Papa BubbaKnowing Grae’s love of popsicles, my mom sent her home from the Okanagan with a couple of new popsicle mould sets the other day.  While I knew she’d be excited, what I wasn’t expecting was for two new popsicle moulds to keep her happily playing in her rear-facing car seat for at least 1/2 of our 7 hour drive home.  She was so engaged with them that Brad actually said, “Well I know what we need to bring on the plane to Kuwait.” (If you’re travelling through Germany in August and see a woman with popsicle mould parts clumsily falling out of her purse, that’ll be me.)

IMG 8103When we got home and I started thinking about fun play opportunities for the week, I thought it would be fun to try to set up a popsicle-themed pretend play station.  Of course, the first thing that came to mind was making the pretend pops out of ice, but I wanted something a little different.  Enter gelatine. With a fun texture that can be jiggled, squished, and crumbled, I knew it would be a hit.  

To make the pops quite sturdy, I mixed up 3 packets of Knox unflavoured gelatine with 3/4 of a cup of boiling water, then added 3/4 of a cup of cool water once the gelatine had been dissolved.  I popped a few drops of liquid food colouring into each of my popsicle cups, poured the gelatine mixture in, mixed it up, and put the faux popsicles in the refrigerator over night. 

IMG 8105This morning while we were preparing breakfast together, Miss G immediately noticed the rainbow coloured popsicles in the fridge and asked if they were for playing with.  Let me tell you, this girl doesn’t miss a thing.  She patiently waited until after our morning outing, lunchtime, and her nap, and I had this little set up ready ready for her when she woke up.

IMG 8112She was delighted to see it and immediately asked, “Are these just for playing, Mama? Or are they for eating?”  With the fact that they were for playing with cleared up, she began naming the flavours – my favourite of which was tomato soup (the red one).  Then she began doling out the treats in bowls with spoons, as she often likes her popsicles.

IMG 8113Next up, all of the popsicles went back into their moulds and got put into her pretend freezer.  Then she took them out, one by one (with the help of a spoon and some serious shaking) as though she were filling customer orders.

IMG 8116For the customers who preferred to eat their frozen treats from a bowl rather than a stick, she happily crumbled the popsicles up.  As you do.

IMG 8119There was lots of play with the popsicles in their smushed up state…

IMG 8123Then she moved onto making rainbow pops.  Because I mean, who wants only one flavour when you can have several, right?

IMG 8127And then there was soup. Oh, was there ever.  Soup stirred so enthusiastically that bits flew out of the bowl and landed in various spots around our living room. 

IMG 8132I’d say pretend popsicles were a hit, wouldn’t you?  A colourful, messy, joyful hit.

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{Healthy} Tropical Fruit Popsicles

5 / 11 / 135 / 14 / 13

Healthy Tropical Fruit Popsicles | Mama Papa BubbaWith 1/2 a crate of mango in the fridge and our supply of banana fudgesicles and avocado kiwi pops dwindling after last week’s burst of hot weather, Gracen I set out to make a yummy new batch of popsicles this afternoon. And yummy they are! The combination of mango, pineapple, coconut, and lime makes them taste just like something you’d sip on vacation while sunning on a gorgeous beach… Delicious!

IMG 9668Here’s our lineup of ingredients… Pineapple chunks (we used frozen because it’s what we had on hand, but fresh would be even better), mango chunks, a lime, one ripe banana, coconut milk, and Grae’s addition – unsweetened shredded coconut.

Juicing LimeWe began by juicing our lime and threw both the juice and the pulp into our food processor…

IMG 9676Along with everything else, except the shredded coconut.

IMG 9681Then we blended everything up until completely smooth while this little monkey gave our food processor some love.

IMG 9683Next, we added the shredded coconut and gave the mixture just a couple of pulses to mix it in.  At this point, we had a little taste test and decided to add in a teaspoon of good honey because our mango was very tart (totally optional, of course).

IMG 9686Now while it does mean dirtying another dish, I always like to pour our popsicle mixture into a large measuring cup before filling the moulds.  It’s so much easier and quicker than clumsy me attempting to pour straight from the food processor.  Of course, if you use a blender, this won’t be an issue.

IMG 9691After I fill the moulds, Miss G’s job is to place a ‘stick’ in each one.  When she was done, she desperately wanted a popsicle to eat (particularly, “the green and blue one on the riiiiiight”) .

IMG 9687Luckily, the disappointment that came with me telling her they’d need to sit in the freezer for several hours first was kicked to the curb with the offer of drinking up the leftover mixture, smoothie style.

IMG 9781Healthy Tropical Fruit Popsicles

  • 3 small mangos
  • 1 cup of pineapple
  • 1 banana
  • 1 cup of coconut milk
  • juice and pulp from 1 lime
  • 2 tablespoons of unsweetened shredded coconut
  • honey (optional)

Juice lime and add both the juice and pulp to a food processor or blender.  Blend until smooth.  Add the shredded coconut and pulse just long enough to mix it in.  Taste your mixture and add a small amount of honey if desired. Pour into moulds and freeze for several hours.

Enjoy!

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Healthier Banana Fudgesicles

4 / 25 / 135 / 1 / 13

Healthier Banana Fudgesicles | Mama Papa BubbaThe other night, Brad went out for Saturday night movie treats after G was in bed.  I requested a fudgesicle, and he came home with a box of 18.  Oy. Several fudgesicles into the box, I decided we’d better come up with a healthier version, stat.

IMG 8717Here’s our line up of ingredients…  Frozen banana chunks, cocoa powder, pure maple syrup, and  pure vanilla.  Plus a popsicle mould of course.

One ingredient ice creamIMG 8724To get started, we basically turned out frozen bananas into one ingredient ice cream by adding small batches into our food processor at a time, blending them into a thick soft serve texture. 

IMG 8726IMG 8728Next, we added some cocoa, a little bit of pure maple syrup, and a little bit of pure vanilla, and blended everything up again to create thick, chocolatey soft serve.

IMG 8731And that’s it.  We simply scooped the soft serve into our popsicle moulds and popped them in the freezer overnight.  

IMG 8931This was the end result.  Thick chocolatey banana pops that are bound to satisfy a sweet tooth or chocolate craving.

IMG 8941What does Miss G think? Well, after finishing her first one, she turned to see mine still almost whole, and said, “Mine’s a little bit almost all gone, Mama, so I want to trade wif you.” as if she was doing me a favour – hah!  Thanks for thinking of your mama, Miss G.

Healthier Banana Fudgesicles

  • 3 medium bananas, frozen
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons of cocoa
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of pure maple syrup (truly optional – they’d be sweet enough without)
  • 1/2 teaspoon of pure vanilla

Blend bananas in a food processor until they reach a thick soft serve consistency.  Add in the cocoa, maple syrup, and vanilla and blend again.  Scoop mixture into popsicle moulds and freeze overnight.

Enjoy! 

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Creamy Kiwi Avocado Pops

3 / 13 / 133 / 14 / 13

Creamy Kiwi Avocado PopsIMG 6576A couple of weekends ago, at our local farmer’s market, we came across a Abbotsford-based farmer selling my favourite fruit… kiwi.  While I had no idea that kiwi fruit was grown locally, I did know that kiwi is delicious and lasts a long time when properly kept, so I stocked up.  When we got home, the kiwi went into the back of the crisper and I forgot about them for a while.  Oops.

IMG 6580Upon rediscovering a stash of over a dozen kiwis, I decided we had to put {at least some of} them to good use asap.  I ran a few ideas past my sous chef and she very confidently decided on popsicles.  As you do.  We gathered up a few simple ingredients – the kiwi, some plain yogurt, a little bit of honey, and some pure apple juice, and got started.  

IMG 6591While I’m sure they would have been yummy given the original line up of ingredients, at the last minute I decided to add in an avocado…  Extra creaminess and extra nutrients equals a win-win, right?

IMG 6584My little helper threw everything into the food processor…

IMG 6585Stopping to sample her first ever taste of apple juice.  When the measuring cup was four fifths empty she asked, “Dump it in now, Mama?”  Hmmm… you think she enjoyed it?

IMG 6590After replacing our missing apple juice, we processed everything until smooth.

IMG 6595This was the result.  A super smooth, super creamy mixture that Miss G wanted to drink then and there.

IMG 6596We transferred the mixture into our makeshift popsicle moulds, which are still some of my very favourites despite the fact that we now have several proper sets.

IMG 6599Grae happily placed the lids on top and inserted the wooden popsicle sticks…

IMG 6602And it was time for the freezer.

IMG 6604Several hours later, we had delicious, healthy popsicles Miss G couldn’t wait to get her little hands on.

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Creamy Kiwi Avocado Popsicles

  • 8 kiwi fruits
  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 1/4 cup of plain organic yogurt
  • 3 tablespoons of fresh-pressed apple juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of honey (more if desired)

Pop everything into a food processor or blender and blend until smooth.  Pour into popsicle moulds and freeze.

Enjoy!

See more of our healthy popsicle recipes here.

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Healthy Homemade Popsicles for Toddlers

3 / 25 / 123 / 14 / 13

It must be the spring sunshine we’ve had this weekend, because this afternoon Gracen and I set out to make some healthy, wholesome, toddler-friendly popsicles.  We decided upon two kinds; banana almond yogurt pops (these ones are much like G’s favourite banana almond oatmeal smoothie) and raspberry blueberry yogurt pops.  IMG 8973
We got started with a few simple ingredients…  Whole organic plain yogurt, frozen bananas, frozen blueberries and raspberries, some honey, toasted ground flax seeds, and all-natural almond butter.

IMG 8974First up – the banana almond yogurt pops!  Gracen popped a couple of frozen bananas into the blender to get us started.

IMG 8981Then she added some all-natural almond butter.

IMG 8985And a generous amount of whole organic plain yogurt.

IMG 8993We decided to add in a little sprinkling roasted ground flax seed at the last minute too…

IMG 8999Then we blended it all up.

IMG 9007And poured it into our little containers (I’ve been searching for mini popsicle molds for a while now, but haven’t had any luck…  This is my interim solution).

IMG 9001Miss G was pretty stoked at the fact that there was a little left over.  Mmmmmm!

 

With one batch done, we got started on the raspberry blueberry yogurt pops…

IMG 9012No need for a blender with these ones…  Grae started us off by putting some yogurt into our bowl.IMG 9017
Next, we added some no-sugar-added frozen blueberries and raspberries.IMG 9022
Just a little squeeze of honey for sweetness…IMG 9028
And a touch of cinnamon.

IMG 9030And then Gracen mixed it all up.

IMG 9051And we poured it into the remaining containers.IMG 9043
There wasn’t any left over this time around, but Gracen was just as excited to lick the spoon.
IMG 9055We put on the tops, popped in some wooden popsicle sticks, and put them in the freezer.  Tomorrow we shall see how they taste!

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