frozen popsicle ideas

[nukuspot]

Well, it's certainly not popsicle weather anymore, but I recently discovered that if I give DD (18 mo) a frozen popsicle she will sit quietly in her high chair sucking it for about 10 minutes! As a SAHM of a very active toddler this is a major breakthrough. However I admit I've been freezing them with 1/2 organic Knudsen pear or apricot juice and 1/2 water. I'd like her not to be having so much juice. I tried freezing kefir instead in the popsicles (Nancy's raspberry and blackberry) and she was totally not into it.

So now I'm wondering about other tried and true popsicle ideas you all might have?

[nukuspot]

Also, please know she's a pretty picky 18 mo old toddler, so things like green smoothies probably won't go well either. I wish...

[LianneM]

My kids will eat stuff frozen in a popsicle that they would never touch on a plate

I have had success with green smoothies if I add milk or yogurt and plenty of blueberries to turn it all purple Just a suggestion if you want to try the green smoothie idea but the color doesn't go over well!

Any kind of smoothie makes a great popsicle in this house. I'll throw in any combination of banana, strawberry, peach, blueberry, apple, raspberry, etc. with a little yogurt or milk and blend it up.

You can up the nutrition by adding a little flax meal, nutritional yeast, etc.

Sometimes I also throw in some sodium ascorbate (not too much as it's very salty), a splash of floradix for iron, etc.

Finally, frozen bananas are a huge hit here. When I realize I can't use all I have before produce day again, I'll peel and cut them in half, and stick a popsicle stick in them, then freeze in a ziploc. Voila - banana popsicles!

[GardenStream]

I generally make popsicles with yogurt and fruit. I'll put whatever it is into the blender to make it nice and smooth and then pour into the mold.

[Storm Bride]

One that my kids love is cantaloupe, plain yogurt and a splash of orange juice, made into a smoothie, then frozen. I can't remember the exact proportions, but you can start with 1.5 cups each of cantaloupe and yogurt, and 1/4-1/2 cup juice, and adjust to taste. DS1 says it's better than a creamsicle.

[mumkimum]

Frozen fruit can work as a popsicle (sometimes) if you pick up some popsicle sticks.

Banana halves work out best but cubes of melon, large strawberries, mango also work okay. (obviously lots more fruits can get frozen though - we never really did popsicles but dd1 loved frozen fruit as a toddler too).