RAINBOW POPSICLES

Photo Courtesy of The First Year

Photo Courtesy of The First Year

Ingredients

RED LAYER:

  •  1 frozen banana

  •  1/2 cup Greek yogurt, vanilla or plain

  •  1/2 cup frozen raspberries

  •  1/2 cup frozen strawberries

  •  water or liquid for blending

ORANGE LAYER:

  •  1 frozen banana

  •  1/2 cup Greek yogurt, vanilla or plain

  •  1/2 cup frozen peaches

  •  1 small orange

  •  1/4 cup frozen mango

  •  water or liquid for blending

YELLOW LAYER:

  •  2 frozen bananas

  •  1/2 cup Greek yogurt, vanilla or plain

  •  1 cup frozen pineapple

  •  water or liquid for blending

GREEN LAYER:

  •  2 frozen bananas

  •  1/2 cup Greek yogurt, vanilla or plain

  •  1 handful (or more) spinach

  •  1 cup frozen pineapple

  •  water or liquid for blending

BLUE LAYER:

  •  1 frozen banana

  •  1/2 cup Greek yogurt, vanilla or plain

  •  3/4 cup frozen pineapple

  •  1/2 cup frozen blueberries

  •  1-2 drops of natural blue food coloring

  •  water or liquid for blending

PURPLE LAYER:

  •  1 frozen banana

  •  1/2 cup Greek yogurt, vanilla or plain

  •  1 cup frozen mixed berries

  •  water or liquid for blending

MAGENTA LAYER:

  •  1 frozen banana

  •  1/2 cup Greek yogurt, vanilla or plain

  •  1/2 cup sliced canned beets

  •  1 cup frozen strawberries or raspberries

Instructions

FOR EACH SMOOTHIE:

  1. Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Add more liquid to help it blend if it's too thick.

  2. Transfer the smoothie to a bowl or container, rinse the blender and prep the next smoothie.

TO ASSEMBLE THE RAINBOW POPSICLES:

  1. Carefully layer each color smoothie in a popsicle mold in rainbow order.

  2. Layering the smoothies in the mold is easy. Use a spoon or tablespoon to scoop the smoothie mixture into the mold. It’s natural for the layers to blend a bit, but I have noticed that spooning the smoothies into the mold versus pouring the smoothie in from a glass leaves better results.

  3. Once the molds are filled, add the sticks and freeze the popsicles overnight.

  4. To get the popsicles to release from the mold, fill your kitchen sink with room temperature water. Place the mold in the water, making sure the water does not go above the top of the mold.

  5. Allow the mold to sit in the water for a few seconds.

  6. Begin to wiggle a popsicle free. If it feels tough, allow them to set in the water a few more seconds.

  7. Once all of the popsicles are removed from the mold, enjoy or wrap the extras in plastic wrap and return to the freezer.

Recipe and photo credit: https://thefirstyearblog.com/rainbow-popsicles/

SnacksAbby Wadsworth