For an easy, cool twist on a popsicle, try making your own icy treats by freezing applesauce in ice-cube trays and putting a popsicle stick into the centers.
1 cup Plain Yogurt
2 tsp. Orange Juice
1/2 cup pureed strawberries
1/4 cup Mashed Bananas
4 tsp. Lemonade
After mixing all ingredients together, pour into ice pop molds or into mini yogurt containers. Insert a popsicle stick and freeze. Not only tasty, they're nutritious
Most popsicles you buy are nothing more than frozen sugar water. Make these delicious fruit juice frozen pops.
Pour unsweetened fruit juice into small paper dixie cups or ice cube trays and place in th freezer. Let the juice become thick and slushy. Place a popsicle stick or plastic spoon into the center of each cube or cup. Contiinue to freeze until hard. (about 3 to 4 hours)
Fun Variations:
Add pureed fruit (1 part fruit to 2 parts juice)
If you do not have any popsicle sticks or plastic spoons, give the child the paper cup and teach her how to peel the cup away a little at a time.
Use the ice cube popsicles in the child's favorite juice to make a colorful punch (put cranberry ice cubes in apple juice)
1 3/4 cups strawberries
1 large can crushed pineapple
5 bananas (cut in cubes)
12 oz frozen orange juice - concentrate
1 1/2 cups water
Mix ingredients together. Freeze in small paper cups. Serve partially defrosted. Children love this nutritious treat!
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