Green juice, meet popsicles. Popsicles, meet green juice. Now that we’re all acquainted we can run through how to make this healthy hybrid.
Here’s what you won’t need to make green juice popsicles:
- A juicer
- Popsicle molds
Here’s what you will need to make green juice popsicles:
- A blender
- Glasses, paper cups and/or ice cube trays (essentially anything you can fashion into a popsicle mold)
Blend all of the ingredients in number 1, pour them into number 2 and then let the freezer work its magic. Before you know it, you’ll be swapping straws for sticks as you snack on healthy, homemade green juice popsicles.
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 2 1/2 cups kale
- 2 green apples, cored
- 1 cup diced pineapple
- 1/2 cup parsley leaves
- 1 medium cucumber, quartered
- 2 celery stalks, roughly chopped
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 Tablespoons agave nectar or honey (optional)
Equipment:
- Popsicle molds, glasses or ice cube trays; popsicle sticks
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients into the blender jug in the order in which they are listed. Blend the ingredients on the highest level setting, such as “liquefy,” until the juice is well-blended. (It will be the consistency of a smoothie.)
- Divide the mixture between the popsicle molds, filling them ¾ full. (See Kelly’s Notes.) Freeze the popsicles for 30 minutes to 1 hour, just until they are semi-firm. Insert the popsicle sticks and continue freezing the popsicles until they are frozen solid, at least 6 hours.
- When ready to serve, run warm water over the exterior of the molds and carefully pull on the sticks to release the popsicles from the molds.
Kelly’s Notes:
- If you prefer popsicles sans the pulp, strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve before pouring the resulting green juice into the popsicle molds. The leftover pulp can be used in many other dishes, including quickbreads and veggie-flavored cream cheese.
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Recipe by Kelly Senyei of Just a Taste. Please do not reprint this recipe without my permission. If you'd like to feature this recipe on your site, please rewrite the method of preparation and link to this post as the original source.
I love this recipe! And the tip to use leftover pulp to make veggie-flavored cream cheese = brilliant!
Thanks so much, Patti! I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe :)
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Have you tried spinach in place of kale?
Hi there, Heather! Swapping spinach for kale would work great in this recipe!
Thanks Kelly!
I want to try these but i really hate parsley! what could I possibly sub for that? Something that wont ruin the taste!
Hi Ally! You could leave the parsley out and increase the amount of kale. Hope that helps!
I use leftover juicer from my juicer to make these all the time. They are amazing and I love trying out different recipes. When I offer them to friends who haven’t tried them before they seem daunted to try them but they always end up enjoying them and ask me: “how do you make these, they’re really good”!
Gonna have to invest in some popsicle molds after seeing this. ;)
How awesome are these, Kelly!! They caught my eye on Pinterest. I’m thinking about putting all my extra mint to use with your vibrant pops. Cheers!
what an awesome idea! never though of using green juice as a flavour for popsicles.. definitely something i need to try. thanks!
You are so welcome, Thalia!
oooh, love love love these!
Such a clever idea and they look so tasty and amazing!
Kelly this is such a great idea. I love green smoothies but often can’t finish it all right away and then those leftovers placed in the frig don’t taste the same when I go back for more the next day. This solves that problem and how refreshing. Now I can have a healthy smoothie pop anytime I want.
I think I’ll go out and pick up my favorite green smoothie ingredients and make some today. Thanks for the inspiration!
Totally into these! I’m not completely on board with the green juice trend, but in popsicle form I could totally get into it! : )
I have never thought of doing it, and you make me realize a) just how simple this idea is and b) I could get my daughters to eat all sorts of things they would normally push to the side of their plate this way! So brilliant Kelly.
An acceptable way to have popsicles for breakfast