• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Craftulate logo
  • Art
  • Crafts
    • Letter Crafts
  • Fine Motor
  • Food
  • Play Recipes
  • Sensory
  • Gross Motor
  • DIY Crafts
  • Activities
  • DIY Projects
  • Inspiration
    • DIY Gifts
    • DIY Guide
    • Parenting
    • How To Play
    • Learning Resources
    • Product and Service Opinions
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Art
  • Crafts
  • Play Recipes
  • Food
  • Fine Motor
  • Sensory
  • Gross Motor
  • Activities
  • DIY Crafts
  • DIY Projects
  • Inspiration
    • DIY Gifts
    • Parenting
    • Learning Resources
    • Product and Service Opinions
×

Hidden Vegetable Popsicles

Here are three recipes for hidden vegetable popsicles – and they contain plenty of fruit too!

Hidden Vegetable Popsicles

The following post contains affiliate links, which means that at no extra cost to you I can make a tiny bit of money to help support this blog. Thank you!I’ve been making a lot of popsicles so far this summer, and after reading the fabulous book Ice Pop Joy by Anni Daulter, I was inspired to try my own combinations. I was particularly keen to sneak in some vegetables, now that F has started trusting my homemade fruit popsicles.Here are three recipe suggestions; although I encourage you to try your own combinations and ratios. I’ve used mild tasting vegetables like baby spinach and yellow squash, and sweet ones like baby carrots. The dairy base for all three popsicles  is Greek yogurt – it’s a great source of protein and also high in probiotics.  The sweetener I have used is light agave nectar. I only started using agave after reading Daulter’s book and so far I really like it. It is thinner than honey which makes measuring and mixing easier.I make my popsicles either in my Zoku mini pop mold or some larger pop molds that have drip-guard handles.

 

Blackberry, Blueberry and Spinach Popsicles

  • ½ cup blackberries
  • ½ cup blueberries
  • ¼ cup fresh baby spinach, loosely packed
  • ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 2-3 tbs agave nectar or honey, to taste

Add all the ingredients to a blender and process until smooth. Test for sweetness, add more agave if necessary. Pour into pop molds and freeze.

Hidden Vegetable Popsicles

This popsicle is stuffed full of superfoods! The sweetness of the berries blend well with the savoury spinach, and if your child doesn’t like green food then they won’t even be able to see the spinach. F loves helping get the pops out of the mold – the silicone makes it SO easy. As these are mini pops he often asks for two of them!

Strawberry and Yellow Squash Popsicles

  • 8-10 fresh strawberries, hulled
  • 1 yellow squash, peeled and diced
  • ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 2-3 tbs agave nectar or honey, to taste

Add all the ingredients to a blender and process until smooth. Test for sweetness, add more agave if necessary. Pour into pop molds and freeze.

Hidden Vegetable Popsicles

 

The squash is pretty much undetectable in these popsicles, either in texture or flavour. I just tell my son that it is strawberry ice cream and he eats it very happily!

 

Raspberry and Baby Carrot Popsicles

  • 1 cup fresh raspberries
  • 15-18 raw baby carrots, peeled and trimmed
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 2-3 tbs agave nectar or honey, to taste
Steam the baby carrots. I use a microwave vegetable steamer and it only takes a few minutes to cook until soft. Add the cooked carrots, raspberries, yogurt and agave to a blender, and blend until smooth. Taste for sweetness, add more agave and blend again if necessary. Pour into pop molds and freeze.
Hidden Vegetable Popsicles

F refers to these ones as strawberry ice cream, and somehow I never corrected him, even though he likes raspberries. However after he ate (and enjoyed) his first one, I did tell him they had carrot in too, and that didn’t stop him asking for more!

 

[bctt tweet=”Sneak some veggies into homemade popsicles for the kids! So clever!”]

This snack is now part of the YUM! Healthy Recipes for Kids book! Check out the other amazing ideas!

Pin54
54 Shares

More Food

  • is prime hydration good for kids
    Is Prime Hydration Good for Kids? A Guide for Parents
  • Cereal Art on Toast
  • Sugar Cone Christmas Trees
  • Ornament Cookies
Pin54
54 Shares

Primary Sidebar

Latest Crafts for Kids

  • 25 DIY Crafts to Do When Bored - Fun Things to Make
    25 DIY Crafts to Do When Bored – Fun Things to Make
  • 25 Easy Crafts for Toddlers (Craft Ideas for 2-4 Year Olds)
    25 Easy Crafts for Toddlers (Craft Ideas for 2-4 Year Olds)
  • 30 Easy Crafts for Teens: Arts and Craft Ideas for Tweens
    30 Easy Crafts for Teens: Arts and Craft Ideas for Tweens
  • how to play blooket for student and teacher
    How to Play Blooket (2 Ways for Student and Teacher)
  • learn how to earn money as a kid
    How to Earn Money as A Kid: Detailed Steps and Tips
  • dinosaur crafts and activities for kids
    30 Easy Dinosaur Crafts and Activities For Kids

Footer

↑ back to top

About

profile

Hi, Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and explore Craftulate!! This blog was started in January 2013 and offers a wide range of arts, crafts, activities, fun games, printables for toddlers, young children and kids of all ages. Find More

Contact

  • Contact
  • Advertising
  • Privacy Policy and Disclosure

Craftulate is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Copyright © 2022 Craftulate - Art and Crafts for Kids