Eat your greens in a popsicle! Delicious and healthy Pea & Spinach Smoothie Popsicles dipped in yogurt and chia seeds.
So the weather here in the UK seems to have finally got the message that it’s summer and we’ve had a couple of really warm and sunny weeks (fingers crossed I don’t jinx it now!) And sunny weather means one thing to me… POPSICLES!
I probably get far more excited about homemade popsicles than is actually necessary. I think it’s the fact that there are so many variations of flavours and ingredients that you would never have to make the same one twice.
Last summer I made a lot of fruit based popsicles but this summer I’ve decided to get more experimental and use vegetables too. You know I love to hide some sneaky veggies into my kids’ food and what better way to do that than to hide them in an innocent looking popsicle!
My first experimental green veggie popsicle has turned out pretty well. What I essentially made was a green smoothie with spinach, peas and banana, froze it then topped it with a greek yogurt shell and some chia seeds.
The spinach and peas together provide a powerhouse of iron, along with a whole host of other nutrients such as vitamins A, C and K, magnesium, manganese and fibre. The addition of the bananas, along with their own health benefits, help to make the popsicles sweet and more appealing to little taste buds. I didn’t include any extra sweetener but you could add a little honey or maple syrup if you wish.
(yes that’s my daughter looking suspiciously at the chia seeds!)
What a great idea. I love making homemade popsicles but would never have thought to use veg! They look so refreshing and colourful. Come on summer I’m ready to make these!!
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This looks intriguing!! Not the flavours i’d have thought of for an ice lolly, but i still want to try it as it looks so good! #recipeoftheweek
Yes its a bit strange adding all those veggies but it tastes really good!
Oh I love to make homemade popsicles too. These look so vibrant.
Thank you! Yes they are so green. Its crazy to think thats all natural!
So glad you got your comments working again! I wanted to say what a great idea sneaking veg into popsicles was. I do have to ask if your daughter enjoyed them. She is looking at them rather suspiciously 😉
It was the chia seeds that she was a bit suspicious of! But she did eat them eventually and probably ate about half of that popsicle altogether which is good for her!
I love hiding secret veg in food. These look very fun!
Thanks Emily!