Get the recipe: Kid-Requested Green Tropical Smoothie Popsicles
These Green Tropical Smoothie Popsicles are an amazing frozen summer treat for toddlers and kids that are filled with a (not-so) hidden-veggie - spinach!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup milk, of choice
- 1/2 - 1 cup spinach (see notes)
- 1 cup pineapple, fresh or frozen
- 1 ripe banana
- 2-3 tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 1 tsp chia seeds
Instructions
- Add Ingredients: Place all ingredients into a blender.
- Blend: turn on the blender and blend for 1-2 minutes or until all ingredients are smooth.
- Pour: slowly pour the smoothie mixture into the popsicle molds until the fill line. Place in the freezer, and freeze for at least 5 hours.
- Eat: take the popsicles from the mold and enjoy!
Notes
Age: 1 year and up (if serving to your baby under 1 year of age, omit honey)
Yield: this recipe makes roughly 12 ounces, which gave me 7 dino-size popsicles. Depending on your popsicle molds, you may have to double or triple this recipe.
Notes on Spinach: you can use 1/2 - 1 cup of spinach in this recipe. Using 1/2 cup of spinach makes for a super mild taste that your kiddo wont be able to tell is spinach. If you use a full cup you can barely notice the taste of spinach, but my kids didn't seem to notice, so I usually load up the spinach for them. If this is your first time making these, I would start with 1/2 cup and work your way up.
Note on Milk: You can use regular, almond, soy, oat, ect. I used almond milk in this recipe. You can also use coconut water or water if you prefer.
Cooking with Kids
Toddlers
- Toddlers can help measure and pour the ingredients into the blender.
- They can help put the lid on the blender and push start. Note: make sure to talk about not touching the blender blade while making something in the blender, as it can be sharp.
- Once blended, toddlers can help pour the popsicle mixture into the popsicle molds. You may want to pour the popsicle mixture into a smaller measuring cup with pour lip to make it easier on them.
- With help, they can place the popsicle molds into the freezer. My kids always spill the tray at this point, so just give them an extra hand.
Kids
- You can pretty much let older kids make this recipe by themselves.
- They can pick out and measure all of the ingredients. Note: make sure to talk about not touching the blender blade while making something in the blender, as it can be sharp.
- Kids can pour the popsicle mixture into the molds and place the popsicles into the freezer.
Serving: 1popsicle, Calories: 76kcal, Carbohydrates: 14.8g, Protein: 1.7g, Fat: 1.8g, Saturated Fat: 0.4g, Cholesterol: 1mg, Sodium: 13mg, Potassium: 123mg, Fiber: 2.4g, Sugar: 10.1g, Calcium: 58mg, Iron: 1mg
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