Recipe #1: Electic Green Popsicles

I've noticed recently that I have been trying lots of new recipes.  We're trying to eat healthier and as a result, new stuff has been finding it's way to our tables.  Anyway, I thought that I could share some of the recipes with you, much like my friend Tracy does on her awesome blog.  My goal right now is to try 25 new recipes before the end of the year and let you know our takes on them. 


First recipe on the review board: Electric Green Popsicles

Popsicles are fun.  They are fun on a stick, really.  And, most of the time, they are loaded with sugar, corn syrup and a miriad of other nasties.  Even the whole fruit ones typically have added sugar.  So, I wanted to find a tasty treat that would be refreshing, healthy, and most of all, delicious.  What could be healthier than veggie popsicles?

Here's the recipe I used, adapted from the recipe on Eco Child's Play.

Electric Green Popsicles- yield: 8 Popsicles with a bit to spare

Ingredients:

3 ripe bananas

1 medium pineapple (I used one cup of peaches)

2 cups spinach

Water (I used 1 cup of milk)

Blend until smooth and pour into molds. Freeze, then devour.

These were slightly bland for my taste but the manchild loved them.  If I were to do it again, I think that I would use pineapple in them, to give them a little "zing".  The pretty green color is appealing (reminiscent of lime popsicles).  While I am tempted to increase the spinach in them, I don't know that brown popsicles would be eaten with such vigor. Overall though, we'll make these again.  Lil G was pretty excited when I told him that he could have a popsicle for breakfast tomorrow :-)