Strawberry Basil Popsicles

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups strawberries fresh or frozen, hulled and quartered if too big
  • 3 tablespoons honey or to tase, or maple syrup, or sugar
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice fresh
  • 8 each basil leaves, fresh, about 2 tablespoons
  • 1 x water as needed

Instructions

  1. In a blender, add the strawberries, honey, lemon juice, basil leaves and water as needed in order to let the blender work.
  2. Puree the mixture until smooth, add more water if the mixture is too thick to mix.
  3. Pour into the popsicle molds, put the popsicle's sticks on, and freeze until firm, a few hours or overnight.
  4. To remove the pops from their molds, run the molds under the cool running water for a few seconds to loosen them.
  5. Unmold and enjoy these fruity popsicles, or put them into a zip-lock bag, and return them to the freezer until whenever you want to have one or two, or maybe more :)
  6. Note: If you dont have any popsicle mold, just pour the mix into paper cups and place them in the freezer.
  7. After an hour, insert a wooden stick into each cup, the mixture will have solidified enough that the stick should stay upright.
  8. Return them to the freezer, keep freezing until completely frozen and solid, a few more hours or overnight.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

185 kcal 9% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 1g 2% DV
Total Fat 0.3g
Carbs 47.8g 17% DV
Fiber 0.5g 2% DV
Sugar 45.1g 90% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 12.3mg 1% DV
Potassium 114mg 2% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 66mcg 7% DV
Vitamin C 14.4mg 16% DV
Calcium 50.8mg 4% DV
Iron 1mg 6% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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