These Pumpkin Pie Protein Popsicles are perfect for picky toddlers and even make a great post workout treat for adults!
Picky toddlers…UGH. ?Unfortunately for me, I have one.
I?struggle the most with getting my two year old to eat vegetables and proteins on a daily basis. Seriously though, I swear my kid could just survive on fruit and carbs if I let him. Stick a piece of chicken or broccoli on his plate though, and he wants nothing to do with it. I have tried a variety of different tricks to try to get him to eat more veggies, and recently I started using popsicles. I started with making smoothies for Bennett, but some days he will drink them and others days he won’t. I discovered that if I give him a popsicle though, he will almost always eat it.
This is when I decided to make a pumpkin pie protein popsicle! Since we are going into the fall season and everything seems to be pumpkin flavored everywhere I look (I’m not complaining!) I decided to create a pumpkin flavored pop to get myself into the seasonal mood! (Its also still in the 80’s here in Georgia, so popsicles are still a great way to cool off right now!)
Pumpkin Pie Protein Popsicles
These Pumpkin Pie Protein Popsicles are perfect for picky toddlers and even make a great post workout treat for adults!
Here’s what you will need:
Popsicle Ingredients
- 1 cup of Vanilla Greek Yogurt
- 1 can of Pumpkin
- 1 – 1/2 cups of carrot puree (you can also use carrot baby food!)
- 1/4 cup of honey
- 1/4 cup of milk (just enough to help the ingredients blend easily)
- 1 Banana
- Cinnamon to taste
Instructions
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Combine all ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth. Divide among popsicle molds.
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Run mold under warm water and gently remove popsicles. Wrap individually in freezer or parchment paper and store in an air-tight container or freezer bag. Enjoy!
7 Comments
Those sound amazing!!
Oh yummy! I never would have thought of something like this!
These pops are so fun! I need to try them for my kids!
Ok, the Halloween cupcake liners are the perfect touch! And your recipe is so easy to follow.
These look so delicious! I love anything pumpkin, so I will have to give these a try for my little family.
Della
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These pops are so fun and I love the Halloween cupcake liner detail. Perfect finishing touch!
Love these, Sarah!!! Great post!!