Mango and Passionfruit Cooling Ice Pops
Kids love the sweet stuff, and they especially love it if they don’t know that it’s good for them and they think they’re getting a treat. These ice pops are super easy and naturally sweetened with juicy mango and sweet-tart passion fruit. Popscicle recipe are great for teething babies and for hiding fresh fruit and veggies from picky eaters.
When it comes to kids’ birthday food, you need to have fun, quick and easy party food ideas, especially picked out for little hands. When kids are out playing in the summer, the last thing they want to do is stop and come in to have something to eat; they want something easy to eat and something fun and exciting too.
Summer is a time for fun, to be playing outdoors and then cooling down and getting sticky with yummy ice lollies. However, too many of those ice lollies with all their artificial colours and sugar are not good for your little ones. These delicious Mango and Passionfruit Pops are a great healthy alternative, made using a yummy blend of fruit and Greek yoghurt, they are a great way to cool your toddler down over the warm summer months, and they only take five minutes to make.
Not only are these pops a great party food, but they are also they are a great way to cool teething gums down. Teething can make your baby extra fussy and be a pickier eater than normal too. So being prepared with delicious snacks that will also help soothe sensitive gums as well as keeping your little one nourished will make your baby’s life (and yours) much happier.
These teething pops are a Dunnes Stores recipe and are high in protein as they include Mango, passionfruit flesh, Greek yoghurt, mint leaves and turmeric powder which is excellent for aiding digestion too and has great anti-inflammatory properties. Put those ingredients out on the table, and the kids would likely turn their noses up at them, however, blend them together and pop them into some ice pop moulds, and you’ll have something they can’t resist.
These are an excellent idea for any kids’ birthday or kids’ party food or simply to help you get through that awful teething stage.
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Mango and Passionfruit Cooling Ice Pops
Ingredients
- 1 ripe ready to eat Mango peeled
- 2 passionfruit flesh
- 400 ml Greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 20 mint leaves
- Ice pop moulds. Alternatively use paper cups and ice lolly sticks.
Method
- Place the mango, passionfruit and 300ml of the Greek yogurt and turmeric powder into a blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
- Divide the mixture into the ice pop moulds, filling only 3/4 ways up.
- Using the remaining Greek yogurt, stir vigorously until it becomes a little more pourable. Top up the ice pop moulds and use the back of the spoon to smooth out the ends.
- Finely chop the mint leaves, then sprinkle over the ends. Use the spoon again to push it into the mixture, then add the pop sticks and freeze for about 2-3 hours.
- Serve frozen on a warm day!
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Recipe Notes & Tips
Writen by Aileen Cox Blundell - number one bestselling author, award winning blogger and Mum of 3 kiddies who all eat their veggies.
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