Tropical Mango Ice Pops

I've been super into ice pops (and making them) lately. I had some mango around the house, so of course I decided to come up with something with mangoes (my favorite fruit). I love mango and I didn't want to make it super complicated because they taste so great on their own. I think i did an awesome job; the orange juice really brings out the mango flavor!

These are super healthy with no extra sugar or other yucky stuff like you get from the store. All it's sweetness, nutrition, and wonderful texture comes from the ripe fruit! They are also packed with vitamin C! Two of these pops equal 122% of your daily vitamin C. I wouldn't mind vitamins if they all were in popsicle form!

This simple and easy recipe for mango pops really sends you away to a tropical paradise! 

Tropical Mango Ice Pops

Ingredients

• 4 cups fresh mango chunks (two large mangoes)
• 1 cup fresh orange juice (two medium sized oranges)

Instructions

1. Put the mango and orange juice into a blender and blend until pureed. You can leave some chunks if you like, but I just pureed mine all the way.
2. Pour mixture into ice pop molds and place in the popsicle sticks.
3. Freeze for 6-8 hours or until fully frozen (I do it overnight, so then it doesn't feel like I'm waiting for my ice pops because I'm asleep the whole time).

This recipe makes 10 ice pops (with this ice pop mold) at 51 calories per pop! I calculated this recipe on MyFitnessPal, so go ahead and add it to your daily intake!

I haven't tried it with frozen mango, but I will experiment in the future!

If you try out this recipe with frozen mango (or fresh mango), please let me know how it went in the comments or on Google+.

Thank you for stopping by!

XOXO Shelly

Watermelon-Lime Ice Pops!

The other day I was in need of something sweet without all of the calories. Then I thought: ICE POPS! So I looked up some recipes on Pinterest (my favorite place) and came up with these babies! They are also perfect for a hot day, like we have been having here in Los Angeles, when you just need to cool off!

The pops are naturally two-toned because watermelon juice separates really quickly. It will all taste the same and it looks fancy too!

Please enjoy these super tasty ice pops using the recipe below. They definitely have to be good because even my sister liked them and she's picky!

Watermelon-Lime Ice Pops

Ingredients

• 4 cups cubed watermelon (preferably in season watermelon)
• 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons agave nectar

Instructions

1. Put all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until fully pulverized.
2. Pour liquid into ice pop molds and place in the popsicle sticks.Freeze for 6-8 hours or until fully frozen (I do it overnight, so then it doesn't feel like I'm waiting for my ice pops because I'm asleep the whole time)

This recipe makes 10 ice pops (with this ice pop mold) at 32 calories per pop! Perfect because I will usually eat more than one! I added this recipe to MyFitnessPal, so go check out the details!

I would love to know if you try out this recipe, so please let me know in the comments or on Google+.

Thank you for stopping by!

XOXO Shelly