Feed my kids popsicles for breakfast? Why not?
(What kind of a mom ARE you? You'd feed your kids POPSICLES for BREAKFAST?!?! I'm not sure I can keep reading your blog!)
I promise. I'm not crazy. In fact, I can almost guarantee that YOU will feed YOUR kids popsicles for breakfast too after I'm done with you. These aren't your typical "is there even any actual fruit in there" popsicles. These are popsicles that you and/or your kids make from scratch. And it's EASY!
The easiest way to make popsicles at home is to use pre-packaged fruit juice that you'd buy at the store. If you purchase a juice from the Lakewood "Just" juice line, or the Knudsen "Pure" juice line, then you'll be giving your kids pure fruit juice popsicles. (Thankfully, these are now carried in most grocery stores. As a bonus, they also come in organic varieties.)
I like to go a step further here, though. I like to find creative ways to use the fresh fruit that I get...especially as it gets past its prime. (I know every one of us has that apple that gets lost in the back of the fruit drawer in the fridge.) Many people think these fruits are trash. The opposite is actually true. The riper the fruit gets, the sweeter it becomes. I wouldn't eat it plain, but I'll freeze this fruit straight to use in smoothies or...my kid's favorite...puree the fruit and make homemade popsicles.
The ingredients are incredibly simple:
- A blender, food processor, or smoothie maker
- Popsicle holders (or small cups)
- Lids for the popsicle holders or small popsicle sticks
- Fruit...Be creative!
- Some sort of liquid: Yogurt or Kefir can be used for a thicker popsicle. Juice or water can be used to make it more light.
We
got these molds on sale at Albertson's for $2.49 each, but you can find
them at Wal-Mart, Target, and other discount stores as well. WARNING:
The lids typically do NOT hold up well! I would highly recommend that
you have wooden sticks on hand because the lids WILL eventually break on
these cheap holders.
The fruit is in! It's ready to go!
It's blending! (The
blender pictured has long since died. I now have the mother of all
blenders; a Vitamix...which I LOVE! Someday, I will update these
pictures.)
Ready
to pour! This is when the kids run over and try to eat some before we
pour. They usually end up eating a good bit of this "fruit sauce"
before I get it all poured. I fought them off this time just for you.
You should feel special.
Children have been fended off and pouring begins!
They're all poured now and ready for the freezer. Wasn't that easy?
Once
you put them in the freezer, they'll be ready in about 12
hours...although my kids are usually trying to grab their first one well
before that.
Doesn't
that look delicious! And it's FULL of nothing but fruit! How awesome
is that? So go tell your kids they can have popsicles for breakfast
now, K?
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