Did you know that you can make an amazing creamy popsicle without milk? This super easy recipe has few ingredients, and it’s absolutely perfect for this season! For the fruit, we chose strawberries – but since it’s summer, you can also use apricots, peaches, plums or figs. Instead of regular milk, we chose to use almond milk – either natural or slightly sweetened if desired (the kids will love the sweeter version). For the soft texture, so that it’s closer to ice cream than sorbet, we suggest adding homemade peanut or almond butter.
How to make strawberry popsicles without milk
Carefully wash a basket of about 1 lb strawberries and dry with paper towels. Once dry, remove the stems. Blend with some lemon juice and if desired, add some brown sugar and mint leaves. Prepare the peanut or almond butter by simply chopping the nuts after roasting them for one minute in a pan on the stovetop. This makes for a very dense cream – excellent for ice cream and smoothies, but also for spreading on toast during breakfast. Blend 5 tablespoons of peanut or almond butter with 3 cups almond milk and two bananas. Then fill the popsicle molds. Put the strawberries on the bottom. Then add the banana and nut cream. Let cool in the freezer for about three to four hours.
If you don't like popsicles
With the same ingredients, you can prepare an excellent ice cream – to be served in cups or cones. Simply cut the bananas and strawberries and leave them in the freezer for a few hours. Once frozen, blend them and mix them with peanut or almond butter and a little almond milk. You can also add sweet dates to the blender to make the consistency even more creamy – or thick coconut milk in a can instead of almond milk. Keep the ice cream in the freezer and blend it again before serving or eat immediately.
An alternative with yogurt
Not a big fan of peanuts or almonds? No problem: Simply blend the strawberries with lemon juice and alternate them in the molds with whole greek yogurt mixed with honey. As always, add some blended banana for a creamy texture. And if you really want to make the kids happy, cover the popsicle (after it’s already frozen) with melted dark chocolate and let it cool in the freezer.
How to make Lactose-Free Strawberry Popsicles
The ingredients for this recipe are strawberries, peanut or almond butter, almond milk and banana. Blend the strawberries with lemon juice. Then blend the nuts for the butter. Add nut butter to the almond milk and bananas and blend everything together. Pour the strawberries into the molds first, followed by the creamy mixture. Let cool in the freezer for 3-4 hours.
Good alternatives
As an alternative to peanut or almond butter, you can use greek yogurt and honey. If you prefer ice cream in a bowl to the popsicle stick, freeze the fruit in pieces then blend with peanut or almond butter and a little almond milk. Our recipe for springtime includes strawberries, but you can also use other seasonal fruit for the summer!