Pina Colada Style Banana Ice Pops
/Victoria BC Dietitian (Nutritionist) Kristen Yarker, MSc, RD Shares Super Simple and Delicious Recipe for Pina Colada Style Banana Ice Pops (Popsicles) that are Vegan and No Sugar Added.
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Victoria BC Dietitian (Nutritionist) Kristen Yarker, MSc, RD Shares Super Simple and Delicious Recipe for Pina Colada Style Banana Ice Pops (Popsicles) that are Vegan and No Sugar Added.
Read MoreCall them ice pops, popsicles, or paletas, these are a delicious, cool way to eat your veggies and fruits. And, they’re perfect for picky kiddos who don’t like to eat their veggies.
Makes 6 popsicles (will vary with size of moulds)
2 carrots, chopped
1 1/2 cup strawberries, fresh or frozen
1 cup mango, fresh or frozen
1/2 cup water
Peel and chop carrots. Put carrots into boiling water for 5 minutes, until fork tender.
Remove carrots from water and set aside.
Combine ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth.
Pour mixture into popsicle moulds. Freeze until solidified.
Enjoy!
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I wish that I had discovered this recipe earlier in my life. It’s creamy, smooth and delicious – just like ice cream! Banana ice cream.
While it’s vegan and sugar-free, the best thing about this recipe (besides the taste) is that it only includes 1 or 2 ingredients. How great is that!
The secret is very ripe bananas. Buy them when you see them in the store. Slice and freeze them. Then you’re ready to make ice cream anytime you wish.
Blending the bananas does take a little while. At first they will break into a chunky slurry and you will likely think that this “ice cream” idea doesn’t work. Be patient. Next it will form one big ball. Then, suddenly, it will become a beautiful, smooth, whipped texture – just like ice cream. If you haven’t added any strongly coloured flavourings, the colour of your bananas will also suddenly lighten considerably to a creamy off-white. That’s what you’re looking for – your “ice cream” is ready!
There are likely hundreds of flavor combinations. I’m sharing the plain version (so you know the base recipe) along with 3 flavour ideas. My favourite is the cinnamon.
Plain
1 cup sliced bananas
Cinnamon
1 cup sliced bananas
¼ tsp cinnamon
Chocolate
1 cup sliced bananas
½ - 1 tsp cocoa
Half a teaspoon of cocoa results in a banana ice cream with just a hint of chocolate. One teaspoon gives a full chocolate flavour. Choose a level that you enjoy.
Strawberry
2/3 cup sliced bananas
1/3 cup strawberries
This combination works best if you partially blend the bananas first until they are just about to start creaming. Then add the strawberries. The result will be a creamy ice cream with strawberry flavour. Adding the strawberries at the same time as the bananas results in a more icy rather than creamy texture (more sorbet-like rather than ice cream-like).
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Similar to a slushie but made with real fruit, granitas are super refreshing in the summer heat.
They’re easy to prepare. The only tricky thing is to plan ahead so that you’re home and you remember to break up the ice crystals every hour (I set the alarm on my phone to remind me).
Kids can help measure ingredients, push the buttons on the blender, and scrape the ice crystals.
The fruit flavor is strong in granitas. The recipes here are listed from the most mild to the strongest. If your little ones prefer mild flavours, stick to the melon granitas. The kiwi granita is so strong that it almost made my eyes water (which I enjoyed on a hot afternoon).
The steps are the same for all the recipes:
Cantaloupe
Adapted from: http://www.whiskaffair.com/2013/03/cantaloupe-lemon-and-mint-granita.html
1 cantaloupe
1/4 cup sugar
¼ cup water
4 TBSP fresh lemon juice
Raspberry-Watermelon
Adapted from: http://whipperberry.com/2013/06/raspberry-watermelon-granita.html
5 cups cubed, de-seeded watermelon
2.5 cups raspberries
½ cup sugar
½ cup cran-raspberry juice cocktail
(Combine sugar and cran-raspberry juice cocktail in saucepan.)
Pineapple-Mango
Adapted from: http://www.muybuenocookbook.com/2013/03/pineapple-and-mango-granita-blendtec-giveaway/
Juice from 2 limes
1/3 cup sugar
1 pineapple, peeled, cored and diced
2 mangos, peeled, pitted, and diced
(There’s no heating the sugar in this recipe. Simply combine all ingredients in a blender.)
Kiwi
Adapted from: http://dhaleb.com/2010/03/
5 kiwis
½ cup sugar
½ cup water
1 cup club soda
2 teaspoons lime juice
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