Memorial Day is the unofficial start of the summer season and it is a not so little known fact that summertime in Louisiana can be a bit warm.
If you’re looking for a healthy treat that can cool you down this season, we have two fun frozen options for you. What makes you think of a Memorial Day cook-out and summer more than popsicles? Whether you prefer a fruit based treat or a coffee one, here are two easy recipes.
Thai Iced Coffee
(Recipe from Women’s Health)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 1 cup strongly brewed coffee, cooled
- 2 Tbsp half-and-half
- Optional: if you want to add spice to your popsicle, 1/2 tsp ground cardamon added to coffee grinds
Boil sugar and water in saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add almond extract.
Combine syrup with remaining ingredients.
Distribute into ice-pop molds, add sticks, and freeze for 8 hours.
Per serving: 70 cal, 1 g fat (<1 g sat), 14 g carbs, 10 mg sodium, 0 g fiber, 0 g protein
Melon Stripe
(Recipe from Women’s Health)
- 1 cup cantaloupe, diced
- 2 Tbsp lime juice, divided
- 2 tsp honey, divided
- 1 cup honeydew, diced
In a blender, combine cantaloupe with 1 tablespoon lime juice and 1 teaspoon honey.
Fill a fourth of each ice-pop mold with a layer of cantaloupe and put in the freezer for 1 hour. Set remaining mixture aside. In blender, combine honeydew with remaining lime juice and honey. After cantaloupe layer has set, add a layer of honeydew.
Freeze for 1 hour. Add one additional layer of cantaloupe and then honeydew, allowing pops to set in the freezer for 1 hour between each layer. After pouring the final layer, insert sticks and freeze for another 4 hours.
Per serving: 40 cal, 0 g fat, 11 g carbs, 15 mg sodium, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein
Photo courtesy of Women’s Health
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