I love popsicles. They sit in the freezer, ready for an after-school snack or a break from playing in the sprinklers. Most Moms I know keep some on “stand-by,” just in case, but store-bought ice pops often drip with preservatives, artificial coloring, trans-fats, and refined sugars. The temperatures keep rising and soon our little ones will finish school for the summer. Why not make our own popsicles at home? We can go beyond freezing juice and use ingredients like fresh fruits, nut butters, chocolate, nuts, vegetables, and maybe even a little quinoa.
I was delighted to find Anni Daulter’s book Ice Pop Joy on my doorstep a few weeks ago. Page after page bursts with new flavors for ice pops. Some are fruity, some creamy, some super sweet. I immediately went to the Chocolate Pop chapter and tried out the Chocolate Wonder Pops.
Wow. These delights rival store-bought fudge pops, but with far more nutrition. She includes a tablespoon of flaxseed and a few tablespoons of crushed almonds. You get the added benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, a bit of fiber, and crunch from the seeds and nuts. This month, I plan to try more: Peanut Butter and Chocolate Classic Pop – creamy chocolate and peanut butter (need I say more?), Melon Madness – melon, cilantro, honey and mint and Kava Calm – kava and spearmint tea blended with honey.
Many of the pops call for soy milk, tofu and agave. I easily substituted whole milk, frozen coconut milk, and honey for these ingredients to fit better with my nutritional point of view.
This week, Anni launches an online conscious family magazine called Bamboo. The site is up and you should check out the first issue (hint, it features the tomato basil quiche recipe from my book!). To celebrate the release of her new book, website and magazine I’m giving away a copy of Ice Pop Joy! To enter, leave a comment below. Giveaway ends Wednesday, 11 May at 11:59pm. Contest open to US states only. One name will be selected using random.org and be contacted. The winner has 3 days to respond before being disqualified and a new winner chosen. Good luck!
Chocolate Wonder Pops
Loosely adapted from Ice Pop Joy. Makes 8 4-ounce pops.
8 ounces chopped dark chocolate
2 cups whole milk
6 tablespoons chopped almonds, divided
1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
Melt the dark chocolate in the top of a double boiler. Once melted, pour chocolate into blender and add milk, 3 tablespoons chopped almonds, and ground flaxseeds. Blend all ingredients together until smooth. Pour mixture into a large bowl and stir in remaining chopped almonds. Pour mixture into chosen pop molds and put sticks in place. Freeze pops until solid.
All of the photography was taken by Alexandra DeFurio and used with permission.
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I rave about myself every night at the dinner table, “Honey, can you believe I made this??” And it’s all thanks to you!! (and teaching me that organic butter is welcomed and embraced! No more fat free, yay!!
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Yumm, sounds great!
A whole book on Popsicles?
Sounds great!
mmm, fudge pops… count me in!
these sound wonderful, Carrie. This book is so up my alley and I cannot wait to take a look at it!
I can’t wait to check out this book – I love making homemade popcicles for my kiddos!
Carrie, this book looks awesome! Thanks for sharing with us. I was actually pitched to do an ice pop book last year….I will keep my eyes peeled for this one. Unless I win
xo
We go through ice pops like water in the summer. Usually, I just toss some fresh fruit puree into the molds and call it good, but this post (and the referenced book) had me thinking I probably could expand my repetoire a good bit!
Ooohh – this books looks so fun! Would love to start my son out in his popsicle journey with yummy homemade ones
Sounds fabulous! Thanks!
Yummy Carrie! Can’t wait to make some popsicles to beat the summer heat!!
I’m curious, what molds do you use???
Sometimes I use a mold and sometimes I use shot glasses. I like the stainless steel molds: http://www.healthegoods.com/stainless-steel-popsicle-molds-onyx.html?gclid=CKqWu8rm2agCFQImbAod4mAvIQ I like getting creative with it!
Those sound like a great healthy summer treat for the kiddo’s at the childcare where I work. I am definitely sharing this recipe with my co-workers!
Yum!! I want want that book!
I am DEFINITELY entering this giveaway! Who doesn’t love ice-pops? I know I do and my children love them year round. I’ve settled in the past for making homemade ice-cream and just freezing it in Popsicle molds, using thinned out organic yogurt, or just going with plain old fruit juice. But the idea of quinoa in a pop sounds fascinating. Thanks so much for this post! My kids are going to get these chocolate wonder pops this week!
oh yum!!! forget the kids…i want these =)
I’m with you. Kids or not, these pops are fantastic!!
This book looks great! My kids are always begging for popsicles and I hate buying those nasty ones at the store! I’d love to give them what they want without compromising.
Those look so good! I would love a whole book full of ice pop recipes for the summer!
Those fudge pop sound delicious! This book would certainly make our summer slurping more fun!
I love popsicles and would really put this book to use!
I can’t wait to try these with my daughter!
These would be so much fun this summer!
Any tips on getting the popsicles to come out of the molds easily? Or to stick to the popsicle sticks?
It’s very important to let the popsicles freeze until hard – usually about 4 hours. When you are ready to eat them, turn the popsicle mold on its side and run warm water over the molds. Gently tug on the stick until they come out.
Sounds fabulous!!!! Sign me up.
Yummy! Could use this book for my new ice cream cone-shaped Orka molds.
You must must must try avocado in chocolate pops!
I haven’t tried that yet. Sounds amazing!
Very yummy!
I would love to try these recipes with my kids this summer!
Ice Pops are great…especially if they are made at home and we know what ingredients are going in them!
Thank you!!!
i love love love homemade popsicles…
have you ever seen these moulds? their incredible!
http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/zoku-quick-pop-maker/
freezes pops in only seven minutes!
This looks great! I love that baby on the front eating the white ice pop
These sound delicious!! I wonder if they’d taste just as good with Almond milk or Rice Milk… if using Almond milk, you could omit the chopped almonds making it easier for little ones to eat them since they can’t have nuts ?
Yes, you can substitute just about any milk in this recipe. Coconut milk would taste fantastic too!
I want to make these pops all summer long!
This recipe book looks fantastic!
Looks like a good summer activity for kids!
Those sound delicious! And the photos are fabulous!
I grew up on homemade popsicles, with my mother using every bit of juice from her garden fruits. I still remember the intense grape popsicles from our harvest, nothing commercial comes close to that flavor!
I love ice cream, but have been trying to find an alternative treat. This book would be a great solution to my little problem. Thanks!
WOW! The pictures are priceless, and what a variety of Popsicle’s are featured!!
My daughter is still asking for popsicles after she had a stomach bug this winter and we had to run out to the store and get whatever she would eat. I’m looking forward to this summer and making homemade popsicles together that are healthier.
I am looking for healthy snacks for my kids, this would be a great start!
love these!! pops are the best
Looks delicious!
We are huge ice pop makers at our house – this book is on my wish list!
Would love to make some of these for my nephews and niece this summer.
Sounds so yummy!
Can’t to get settled in our house in VA so I can try these out!
Wow! This book sounds awesome! Please enter me
Looks just delicious!!!!!
I get so excited about summer for my boys–all day playing outside and smoothies for lunch…and Popsicles for snacks!
Yum! I just told my girls today that I needed to get some new pop molds.
O yum I love fudge pops. So need to make!
These sound delicious and perfect for the summer!
These look great! I will make these for the kids! You can’t have too many popsicles in the summer time!
It’s never too cold for a homemade popsicle. Great giveaway!!
yay for popsicles!
Yum! The season for pops is definitely on the way. I’d love to try these out with my little one.
Yum! These popsicles look and sound so refreshing! I love popsicles in the summertime!
I just order the stainsteel mold a few days ago! I would LOVE LOVE this book. Just found your site yesterday and love it. Thanks for sharing book.
Mmmm! Now I’m craving popsicles…
I love popsicles and would love, love, love this book! Thanks for the giveaway
I bought some popsicle molds last winter and can’t WAIT to use them!
Sounds delicious!
YUMMY!!! I would love to share this with my daughter’s daycare provider who is always making the kids homemade popsicles.
Oh, Yum! Why didn’t I ever think of this?
These Chocolate Wonder Pops are on my mind big time!
We love popsicles at our house. Can’t wait to try some of these! It’s a great way to let the kids be creative in the kitchen!
YUM!!! i LOVE popsicles, they are all i want to eat when it’s hot out!
I am so excited to give these a try with the kids.
Oh My Gosh!! I have had some ice pop molds in my “wish list” for over a year now and I think I may just have to buy them now! A whole book dedicated to ice pops?!? And I could use our raw milk and local honey – now I can’t wait for warmer weather!!
These sound wonderful and my girls would love a break from ‘frozen juice’!
These sound delicous! Writing down the ingredients to pick up from the store as we speak!
Thanks for sharing…..always love new cookbook ideas and my boys are super excited about this one!
I love making frozen treats for my kids – and I think we have those exact rocket ship molds from the first picture – only ours are orange. My boys would love this book. What a great giveaway.
I JUST ordered some molds….would love the variety of pops to make!
These look so tasty. Especially with summer right around the corner!
A whole book on popsicles sounds so good! I’m ready to make some cool summer time treats with this book! Thanks for the great giveaway.
I want one right now! Yum!!!!
Fabulous! Those are some yummy looking treats.
those look wonderful! Will have to try them out!
Looks like a great book. My kids LOVE popsicles. Cant wait to try this .
We LOVE homemade popsicles! I would love to have a copy of this book!
I hadn’t heard of this book before, but I love making homemade popcicles, so I’ve added it to my amazon cart!
Thank you!!
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