Juice Pops

During the teething stage, which we are unfortunately stuck in at the moment, Liam has shown that he loves nibbling on anything ice cold.  From time to time Brian will sneak him a bite of his ice cream or his Popsicle and defend himself with, “his gums are hurting MaMa!” The more frequently it started happening the more I felt I needed to find something a little less sugary for my little man to chew on.  So we came up with our own way of making Liam his own personal popsicles to eat. (Now I am sure this is not a secret, unheard of recipe, it will not make your mouth drop in shock as I’m sure it has been done a million times before and can be found in any kids dessert cook book I am sure. BUT, this is how we make ours.)

What you will need:

Your choice of fruit, feel free to add as much of a variety as you’d like. (I know we did!)

A blender

A popsicle tray from your local grocery store. (A ice tray works okay if you cannot find a popsicle tray.)

Your choice all natural juice.

What you’ll do:

First select your combo of fruits, for us we picked several berries—blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries—and remove the stems if any.  Then blend in a blender until slightly chunky and stir in your choice of juice.  We chose to do a white grape blend with our berries to give them a slight “zing”.  Then pour or spoon into your popsicle tray and freeze solid.

We went on to do a variety of popsicles such as berries with orange juice; watermelon, melon, and cantaloupe mixed with cranberry juice; and strawberry, banana, mango with white grape juice. Whatever the flavor, as long as the child will eat it, these make great summertime teething treats and they are healthy too!