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Green smoothie popsicles

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green smoothie popsicles
If you believe that green smoothies are all the rage for a nutritious reason, try this green-power superfood popsicles! They're made with strawberries for taste and spinach for nutrition. What a great idea to put some veggies into a frozen blended popsicle treat! Aren't they beautiful?

Recipe courtesy of Betty Crocker's Kitchens

See also: What are green smoothies?

Ingredients:

  • 1 6-ounce container 99% fat-free vanilla yogurt
  • 1 cup strawberries, sliced
  • 1 6-ounce container 99% fat-free Key Lime Pie or vanilla yogurt
  • 1 cup fresh spinach leaves, packed
  • 1/4 cup apple juice

Preparation:

In a blender, place 1 container French vanilla yogurt and strawberries. Cover and blend until smooth. Spoon 2 tablespoons mixture into each of 5 (5-oz) paper cups. Cover cups with foil; insert craft stick into center of each pop. (Or fill ice pop molds according to manufacturer’s directions.) Put remaining mixture in bowl; cover and refrigerate. Freeze pops about 2 hours or until frozen

In blender, place Key lime pie yogurt, spinach and apple juice. Cover and blend until smooth.

When first layer is frozen, remove foil from pops. Pour about 1 1/2 tablespoons spinach mixture in each cup over frozen layer. Put remaining mixture in bowl; cover and refrigerate.

Return foil to pops to support sticks. Freeze about 2 hours or until frozen.

Repeat with remaining strawberry and spinach layers, freezing at least 2 hours between layers.

Nutritional information, per serving:
Calories 90
Total Fat 1g
Saturated Fat 0g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 45mg
Total Carbohydrate 17g
Dietary Fiber 1g
Sugars 14g
Protein 3g
Percent Daily Value: Vitamin A 15%; Vitamin C 35%; Calcium 20%; Iron 2%; *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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