Homemade Popsicles - YUM!

One of our favorite things to do in the summer is hit up the farmers market and buy all sorts of fresh fruit.  We can't possibly eat all of it before some of it goes bad, but one of the things the kids love to do is make smoothies and popsicles.  They think they are simply eating/drinking pure yumminess, but they are also getting lots of vitamins, fiber, and anti-oxidants.  

Serving up fruit for snacks and dessert year round is always a winner, but in the summer is it extra delicious!  There are a lot of great recipes out there for ice pops, and this summer I plan on trying more than a few of them.  Here are some I found today on-line:

Fresh Fruit and Yogurt Ice Pops

Orange Surprise Pops

Citrus Ice Pops

Kiwi Ice Pops

Plum Smoothie Pops

Strawberry Peach Pops

10 All Natural Ice Pops

Chocolate Fudge Pop

(ok, so these aren't fruit pops -
but yum - who doesn't love a fudge pop!)

You can find some ice pop molds on sale 

right now at The Land of Nod's Summer sale!

Side note:  when I chop up the fruit, I also puree up a bunch and freeze in storage containers so whenever we wanted a smoothie I could whip one up super quick.  So . . . this one time a friend came over and I served her a smoothie.  After she was about half way done, she asked "what fruit is in this?"  I told her, "I can't remember, I think mango, peach, a little papaya, and . . ", then she finished my sentence with a swelling up tongue . . . "and kiwi?".  oops - she was allergic.  So if you do this (which it is an awesome time saver for summer treats), you may want to mark the lid with what fruits are in the mixture. :-/

If you have a recipe for ice pops or smoothies you love, please feel free to share :-)

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