Popsicles Two Ways

What better treat on a hot summer day than an ice-cold popsicle!  Here I have two different flavors. The first is a fresh and tangy Creamy Berry & Lemon combo.  The second is “PBBJ,” a play on everyone’s favorite PB&J, with an extra “B” for a twist! 

Creamy Berry & Lemon Popsicles

Category Recipes

Persons

8

Ingredients

• 2 cups higher fat plain Greek or coconut yogurt (I used 8% Greek)
• 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• zest from one lemon
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract (optional)
• 2 Tbsp collagen peptides (optional, omit for vegan)
• 2+ Tbsp sugar-free confectioners or sweetener of choice, adjusted to taste
• 2 cups fresh blackberries
• 1 Tbsp Flora Elderberry Crystals
• 1 Tbsp Flora Mānuka Honey or other sweetener, adjusted to taste

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together yogurt, lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla, and collagen. Add confectioners’ sugar (or other sweetener) to taste.
2. Add blackberries, elderberry crystals, and honey to a blender container and blend on high. Add additional honey (or other sweetener) to taste.*
3. Spoon about 2 tsp lemon yogurt into each popsicle mold. Top with 2 tsp berry purée. Continue to layer alternating 2 tsp lemon yogurt and 2 tsp blackberry elderberry purée until nearly full. Tap each mold to make sure the layers settle.
4. Insert a chopstick or thin skewer into each popsicle and stir a couple of times to create a swirled pattern
5. Freeze for 6 hours or overnight.

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Peanut Butter, Beetroot & Jam (PBBJ) Creamsicles

Persons

8

Ingredients

• 1 cup plain Greek or coconut yogurt (I used 8% Greek)
• 1/4 cup natural peanut butter (or substitute sun butter/nut butter of choice)
• pinch of sea salt (omit if nut butter is salted)
• sugar-free confectioners’ sugar, or sweetener of choice, to taste
• 2 – 4 Tbsp plain kefir or milk of choice to thin
• 2 cups fresh strawberries
• 1 Tbsp Salus Red Beet Crystals

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together yogurt, peanut butter, and salt. Add sweetener to taste and kefir or milk to thin.
2. Add strawberries and red beet crystals to a blender container and blend on high. Sweeten to taste.
3. Spoon approximately 2 tsp peanut butter mixture into each popsicle mold. Top with 2 tsp strawberry beet purée. Continue to layer, alternating 2 tsp peanut butter yogurt alternating and 2 tsp strawberry beet purée until nearly full. Tap each mold to make sure the layers settle.
4. Insert a chopstick or thin skewer into each popsicle and stir a couple of times to create a swirled pattern
5. Freeze for 6 hours or overnight.

Dr. Tara’s passion is to inspire and empower others to experience the joy and richness of life.  She embraces a holistic definition of health & wellness with a focus on lifestyle factors. For more info and delicious recipes, visit her website and find her on Instagram @DrTaraSunshine.