Every summer I get to make a multitude of popsicle recipes. It is my favorite thing to prepare, as the kids really enjoy them and it keeps us cool over the summer months. These creamy strawberry lemonade popsicles are so good I have made them twice in the past two weeks. They are refreshing, easy and super tasty!

For this creamy strawberry lemonade recipe I only used three ingredients: fresh strawberries, Florida’s Natural Lemonade and Greek yogurt. What a great combo, I must add. The popsicles turned out simply sensational, for sure one of the best popsicle recipes I have made to date.

As I mentioned, for this recipe, I used Florida’s Natural^® Lemonade. You can find Florida’s Natural Lemonade in six delicious flavors: traditional Lemonade, Lemonade with Pomegranate, Lemonade with Strawberry, Lemonade with Raspberry & Peach, Lemonade with Blackberry and Lemonade Iced Tea. Whatever flavor you choose, all of Florida’s Natural Lemonades offer a refreshing great taste, with no artificial ingredients or preservatives.

Plus, when you buy Florida’s Natural Lemonades, you’re helping to support Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, which funds childhood cancer research. An even sweeter reason to sip!

When it comes to popsicles, you can make endless variations. They are the perfect treat for the summer, especially when it comes to kids. You can even have kids help make them. They are super easy and made in a flash. The perfect kid activity this summer!!

If you haven’t tried to make your own popsicles you really should give it a try. Homemade versions taste way better than store bought. Try making this easy and refreshing creamy strawberry lemonade popsicles, you will not be disappointed.

Enjoy!

Creamy strawberry lemonade popsicles

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 10 popsicles

Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Florida’s Natural Lemonade
• 1 cup Greek yogurt
• 2 cups fresh strawberries

Directions:

Place all the ingredients in a blender and pulse until well-mixed with a consistent texture.

Pour mixture into a popsicle mold.

Place in the freezer for 1-2 hrs. Then, place a wooden popsicle stick in each popsicle hole and continue to freeze until solid—at least 4 more hours.

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One of my favorite things to do on hot summer days is make frozen desserts. There is nothing like making your own sweet treats and having them on demand, ready to go in your freezer. My latest go-to? This Raspberry Peach Lemonade Sorbet, which is just perfect for the hot days ahead.

This sorbet takes literally 5 minutes to prepare, which is made easy by using Florida’s Natural Lemonade as the base, a much easier alternative to simple syrup. Fresh raspberries, peaches and a touch of maple syrup is all you need to make this recipe.

You don’t even need an ice cream maker! Just mix all the ingredients together and let sit for 2-3 hours in the freezer. Then, it is ready to eat.

As I mentioned, for this recipe, I used Florida’s Natural^® Lemonade with Raspberry & Peach. You can find Florida’s Natural Lemonade in six delicious flavors: traditional Lemonade, Lemonade with Pomegranate, Lemonade with Strawberry, Lemonade with Raspberry & Peach, Lemonade with Blackberry and Lemonade Iced Tea. Whatever flavor you choose, all of Florida’s Natural Lemonades offer a refreshing great taste. They are never concentrated and have no artificial ingredients or preservatives.

Plus, when you buy Florida’s Natural Lemonades, you’re helping to support Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, which funds childhood cancer research. An even sweeter reason to sip!

Making your own sorbet is fun and easy and it can certainly be made in a flash. Homemade varieties taste way better than store bought with no thickeners, stabilizers and nonsense ingredients. I hope you venture out and make your own. You surely won’t be disappointed.

I hope you get to try this raspberry peach lemonade sorbet. It is one of a kind.

Enjoy!

raspberry peach lemonade sorbet

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 6 servings

Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 lb fresh organic raspberries
• 2 cups Florida’s Natural® Lemonade with Raspberry & Peach
• 4 large peaches, peeled and cut into chunks.
• 1/4 cup maple syrup, optional

Directions:

Place all the ingredients in your blender and blend until smooth.

Once the mixture has reached your desired consistency, place in a safe freezer container for about 2-3 hours before serving.

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Smoothie bowls tend to be on bit thicker than regular smoothies, or at least that is how I make them, otherwise all my toppings sink to the bottom.

Smoothie bowls are a great way to start the day or even to have as a snack. The variations are endless and on this one I used things I had on hand. We are loving hemp hearts right now. Then I added some chia seeds, cacao nibs and fresh fruit that I always have on hand.

Truly the sky is the limit when it comes to making smoothie bowls. Since Valentine’s Day is just around the corner I figure I can make something that is healthy, easy and quick.

As some of you know, I don’t have much time on my hands lately. In 4 months my life will be way better and have a switch for the best since I will be graduating from Physician Assistant school and be able to continue with my normal life. Being a mom, work and carry on with my life more or less.

Anyways, I have another healthy, quick, dessert that I made over the weekend that I want to post very soon. I always make double the batch whenever I am baking or cooking so that we can have it for several days. Not necessarily concurrent days but at least another time throughout the week so that it doesn’t seem to repetitive that whe are eating the same thing over and over.

Anyways, start making your own smoothie bowls. I know once you start you won’t be able to stop. So healthy, good and easy.

Enjoy!

High protein chocolate smoothie bowl

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 4 servings

Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 4 frozen bananas
• 2 cups non-dairy milk
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder

Toppings

• 1/4 cup hemp hearts
• 1/4 cup chia seeds
• 1/4 cacao nibs
• 2 cups organic mixed berries

Directions:

Blend the bananas, cocoa powder and milk in your blender until smooth.

Divide mixture between for bowls and top with the toppings. You may use any of your choice.

Note: You can add some nuts or nut butter to the milk and bananas to increase protein content even further.

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I must warn you that this easy gingerbread ice cream is not the healthiest with all of heavy cream and full fat milk, I wanted to make it the creamiest possible but I am sure it can be made a bit healthier. I just wanted to have something to indulge in for new years so I decided to go all the way.

I was pleasantly surprised at how easy and the unbelievable flavor I got with this ice cream. I think next time I will just go with cardamom ice cream. I got kind of creative and turned the ice cream into ice cream sandwiches. My kids were over the moon so this will be the perfect dessert for the new year’s coming up.

If you make the ice cream sandwiches you can also dip them in melted chocolate if you like and make them even more fancy. This time around I just wanted to keep them simple. This ice cream mixture it is also not to sweet but if you will like to add more maple syrup go ahead.

Moving forward with this recipe I think I am also going to turn the mixture into ice popsicles. They will be perfect for the summer or as a sweet treat.

Well, this will be my last recipe for the year. I hope to bring you even better recipes for the year to come so I wish everyone a happy, healthy successful 2018.

Enjoy!

Easy Gingerbread ice cream

Yield: 6 servinss

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 1/2 cup full fat milk, you can also use low fat
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 3 tsps ground ginger
• 2 tsps cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

Directions:

In a large bowl, whisk together all the ingredients.

Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and process according to your machine's directions. For me the ice cream takes about 20-25 minutes.

Place ice cream mixture into a freezer container and place in the freezer to firm up. About 2-4 hours.

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Summer is almost over and during these few months I have been thrill to experiment with multiple flavors to make frozen popsicles. Today I was able to make these coffee chocolate popsicles. To be honest, I don’t know what I waited all these time to make such combination. It was delish!

I haven’t made any coffee flavor popsicles before and to be honest I have no idea why I didn’t up until today. I love coffee flavor anything so I am glad I was able to come up with this combination today.

It is one of the simplest coffee chocolate popsicles you will ever make. You can keep them just plain or get creative like I did and make them more appealing. Either way they are great, however, I think adding the melted chocolate and chopped almonds makes these coffee chocolate popsicles over the edge.

My husband that loves coffee was over the moon when he found out I was making these.

To make them, all you need is your favorite brewed coffee and the addition of the new Silk Almond creamer. You don’t even need to add any sugar or any other ingredients to these popsicles but if you like a more fancy variation go ahead and add the melted chocolate and chopped nuts.

Silk has also come up with other flavors that are available for a limited time. Try the Pumpkin flavored almond creamer! It is delicious, creamy, and pumpkiny!

These coffee chocolate popsicles make for a great treat. I always have two at a time since they are so good. Next time I make them I will for sure double the batch. They are simply plain sensational.

Well, I hope that you guys get to make these coffee chocolate popsicles. I hope you like them as much as we did.

Enjoy!

Coffee chocolate popsicles

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 10 popsicles

Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of brewed coffee
• 2 cups of Silk almond creamer
• 1 cup dark chocolate, melted
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds, chopped

Directions:

Add the brewed coffee and creamer in a large bowl and combine.

Divide mixture between the popsicle mold and place a wooden stick on each popsicle hole and freeze for at least 6 hours.

Before you consume popsicles dip each popsicle on melted chocolate and sprinkled chopped nuts over the chocolate.

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Popsicles is one of my favorite things to make when it comes to making snacks through any time of the year and the fact that you can make endless variations is key for us. We never get bore of popsicles. My kids pretty much enjoy any flavor I make for them, there is not much that can go wrong when making popsicles so I really urge you to make your own! Much more economical and healthy that store bought.

For the protein of choice I used Burt’s Bees® new product, Burt’s Bees Protein Healthy Radiance – Chocolate. Burt’s Bees Protein offers three unique blends: Protein Daily, Protein + Healthy Radiance and Protein Gut Health. The end result is a delicious collection that allows you to drink-in the best of nature, so you’ll feel ready to embrace everything the day has to offer

Each of their formulas includes five organic protein sources: Pea, Rice, Flax Seed, Sunflower Seed and Oat, to achieve high digestibility and a complete essential amino acid profile. We’ve also included vitamins from real fruits and vegetables to provide up to 25% of your recommended daily intake (or daily value).

I love getting frozen cherries, thus you can use any time of the year. Using cherries makes a tasty combination, however, if you like you can use any other fruit of your choice. Anything goes really.

My kids go crazy when I make popsicles so I always try to sneak good nutritious ingredients for them to consume while enjoying them. I think is just plain genius!

I love for them to have high protein healthy snacks. Not only it keeps them full longer but it actually helps their little bodies since they are on a growing phase.

If you haven’t started making your own popsicles at home I urge to. These high protein chocolate cherry popsicles would be a great way to start. Making homemade popsicles is more economical than store bought kinds , healthier and you can make endless variations.

Enjoy!

High protein chocolate cherry popsicles

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 8 popsicles

Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 bananas
• 2 cup cherries, fresh or frozen
• 2 cups almond milk
• 2 scoops Burt’s Bees Protein Healthy Radiance - Chocolate

Directions:

Place all the ingredients in a blender and pulse until you obtain a homogenous mixture.

Divide mixture between the popsicle mold and place a wooden stick on each popsicle hole and freeze for at least 4 hours.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Burt’s Bees. The opinions and text are all mine.

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