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See 7 recipes for portable popsicles using zipzicle sleeves. Great for bringing to your kid's daycare, school, and parties so they don't miss out. Paleo and AIP and free from yucky ingredients!
We all have seen Otter Pops/Icicles/Freeze Pops/Ice Pops/Whatever you want to call 'ems – the portable popsicles that kidslove and are oh so refreshing on a hot summer's day.
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Did you know however, that you can buy empty sleeves to make your own? They are called Zipzicles and they allow endless possibilities for your own flavor concoctions. No need to feed your kids the hyperactivity-causing food dyes and other crap from the commercial pops!
I've been using these for a few years and weabsolutely love them.
Considering I just use fruits and other healthy ingredients I really don't hesitate to give them as treats, but the kids still think they are getting something special! Win win 🙂
They are BPA-free and reusable, so they are safe and not terrible for the environment. I totally wash ours out and reuse them with no issues. You can buy them on Amazon.
These are severalof the recipes I came up with to use in them that we make regularly. They are all Paleo, AIP, and processed stuff-free.
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Portable Popsicle Recipes
I hope you enjoy these popsicles! If you make them I'd love to hear how it turned out! Either comment below or share a pic on Instagram and tag me@thrivingautoimmune!
Portable Popsicles (Paleo, AIP)
Author: 
Michele
Servings: 6 popsicles
7 recipes for portable Paleo and AIP popsicles using zipzicle sleeves. Great for bringing to your kid's daycare, school, and parties so they don't miss out. Uses only natural fruits, sweeteners, and ingredients!
NOTE: Each flavor makes approx 6 popsicles.
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Freezing Time 4 hours hrs
Total Time 4 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Ingredients
For the Mango Peach Mint:
- 2 cups Mangoes (fresh or frozen, peeled and chopped)
- 2 cups Peaches (fresh or frozen, peeled and chopped)
- 1/4 cup Mint (fresh)
- 1/3 cup Water
- 3 tbs Honey
For the Banana Coconut Lime:
- 1.5 cups Coconut Milk
- 3 ripe Bananas
- juice of 2 Limes
For the Watermelon Coconut Blueberry (Tri-colored):
- 1 cup Watermelon
- 1 cup Coconut Milk
- 1/2 tsp Honey or Maple Syrup
- 1 cup Blueberries
For the Just Plain Fruit:
- 4 cups Chopped Fruit of your choice (the pink ones in the picture of all the popsicles above were straight watermelon)
- 1/3 cup Water (optional, may be needed for non-watery fruits to make them more “pourable”)
For the Raspberry Fudgesicles:
- 1/3 cup Honey
- 2 Bananas
- 1/2 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder (use Carob Powder for AIP)
- 2 cups Raspberries (fresh or frozen)
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- pinch Salt
- 1 cup Coconut Milk
For the Lavender Honey Lemon:
- 3 cups Lemon Juice (freshly squeezed)
- 1 tsp Dried Lavender
- 1 cup Honey
- 2 cups Water
For the Blackberry Orange Cream:
- 3/4 cup Orange Juice (freshly squeezed)
- 1 cup Whole Blackberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1/4 cup Honey
- 1 cup Coconut Milk
Instructions
For the Mango Peach Mint:
Simmer all of the ingredients in a medium saucepan until the fruit is soft and then mix using a food processor or blender until smooth.
Pour into Zipzicle bags and freeze.
For the Banana Coconut Lime:
Mix all ingredients together in a food processor or blender until smooth.
Pour into Zipzicle bags and freeze.
For the Watermelon Coconut Blueberry (Tri-colored):
To make these the process is a bit more involved: In a food processor or blender puree the watermelon and then pour into the bottom third of the Zipzicle bags.
Stand them upright in a cup and freeze.
Once frozen, mix together the coconut milk and honey/maple syrup. Pour that mixture into the second third of the Zipzicle bags and then freeze.
Once that is frozen puree the blueberries and pour into the final third of the bags and then freeze.
For the Just Plain Fruit:
Puree fruit in a food processor or blender. If pretty thick add water and puree more.
Pour into Zipzicle bags and freeze.
For the Raspberry Fudgesicles:
If using frozen raspberries, either thaw in the fridge or cook over low heat until thawed.
Blend the raspberries with all of the other ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth. Then push the mixture through a mesh sieve to remove the raspberry seeds.
Pour into Zipzicle bags and freeze.
For the Lavender Honey Lemon:
Mix all the ingredients together in a small saucepan.
Cook over very low heat for 30 min.
Strain out the lavender and taste for sweetness.
If you are making this for children you may want to add a bit more sweetener than if for adults. Pour into Zipzicle bags and freeze.
For the Blackberry Orange Cream:
If using frozen blackberries, either thaw in the fridge or cook over low heat until thawed.
Blend the blackberries with all of the other ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth. Then push the mixture through a mesh sieve to remove the blackberry seeds.
Pour into Zipzicle bags and freeze.
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Diet Gluten Free
Keyword: AIP, autoimmune protocol, kid-friendly, kids, Paleo
Did you make this recipe?Leave a comment below or share a photo on Instagram and tag me @thrivingautoimmune !
Sara on June 5, 2021 at 3:10 pm
Have you tried this with just strawberries? If, yes did you have to strain the purée to remove the seeds?
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Michele on June 9, 2021 at 3:48 pm
I haven’t, but I don’t think I’d mind the seeds from strawberries. It’s just raspberries (and I’ve also learned pitaya/dragon fruit) that the seeds get stuck in my teeth and bother me!
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Marilyn on May 9, 2020 at 9:11 am
Michele, this suggestion is amazing. I also think the zip bags have other benefits in my household – such as retaining juices from cooking where you end up with too much juice in your cooking but made your delicious sauce from scratch and need to save some for another day, and cooling mouth ulcers without medication – for allergy sufferers and those that don’t want the additives, these bags are a game changer…thank you for this email 🙂
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Heather on June 30, 2017 at 2:02 pm
Love the idea! About how many pops does each recipe make? Thanks!
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Michele on July 2, 2017 at 8:05 am
Thanks Heather! So that is SO weird that it doesn’t say that anymore – I switched to a new recipe format and it apparently erased that data. (It also doesn’t take 0 minutes to make these either, hmm) I haven’t made any of these flavors yet this summer so I can’t remember exactly – but I am pretty sure it is 6.
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Kristy on May 22, 2017 at 2:19 pm
Is the coconut milk in these recipes from canned or cold?
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Michele on May 23, 2017 at 7:45 am
Hey Kristy – I used canned in these but I would think cold could work as well. Might not be as creamy, but if that doesn’t matter to you I wouldn’t worry about it.
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Eileen @ Phoenix Helix on July 22, 2015 at 5:59 pm
Hi Michele. I highlighted this post as one of my favorites at this week’s AIP Recipe Roundtable. Thanks for linking up!
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Andrea Wyckoff on July 16, 2015 at 9:44 am
These look awesome! Each flavor you have created is so dreamy too!
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Michele on July 16, 2015 at 5:19 pm
Thanks Andrea! They are super fun to make 🙂
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Tarah @ What I Gather on July 13, 2015 at 6:26 pm
This is genius! Avery would love these!
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