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Healthy Kefir Popsicles Vanilla Chocolate Chip

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Using only 2 ingredients, these Healthy Kefir Popsicles are easy to make and nutritious to eat. Perfect cool treat all year long.

Kefir popsicles plied on top of each other with chocolate chips in the foreground.

Is it warm where you live? We are finally starting to get some sun, after days of rain. It has been the rainiest summer I can ever remember. The grass sure is green, and I have barely had to water my plants so far this season.

We wait all year for the hot, sunny, warm weather to happen. This year it is really taking it’s time. If we can get 2 days of sun in a row at this point we are lucky. As far as warm weather, we have only seen a couple of days you would consider hot.

Popsicles in the mold before going into the freezer, chocolate chips on top and on the table.

Hubby and I try to get outside on the days it isn’t raining and go for walks. Working on getting those 10,000 steps a day. It is so much more enjoyable in the nice weather.

HEALTHY TREATS

I am all about healthy treats (most of the time). You can indulge now and again, but for the most part, we try to keep those “special treats” under control. When you make homemade popsicles, you can control what goes into them. With a few simple ingredients, you can whip up tasty cold ice pops in no time. The hardest part is waiting for them to freeze. Wish I had a blast freezer like on MasterChef.

A shot of the popsicles in the mold with a bottle of kefir in the background.

Kefir is something that can be found in my fridge all the time. Have you ever tried it? Packed with nutrition, comes in a variety of flavours, and I have recently noticed a kefir yogurt in the store too. I love to use the plain kefir as a buttermilk substitute in baking and pancakes. Vanilla (or any flavoured version) is great in smoothies or just pour and drink.

FROZEN TREATS

There is nothing better on a hot summer day than something cold to drink or eat. Having the grandkids over for backyard fun means gramma better have some awesome snacks ready and waiting.

Kefir popsicles out of the mold, laying on the table.

These Healthy Kefir Popsicles are perfect for little hands. Chocolate chips mixed into vanilla kefir, poured into popsicles molds, freeze and eat. How easy is this? Nutritious snacks to fuel their bodies. Now they have more energy to run around and get me tired out.

Wonder if I have any Blackberry Lemon Tea Pops left in the freezer? Gramma needs to cool down too.

Close up shot of the popsicles.

If you haven’t jumped on the homemade popsicle kick, it’s time you did. Get yourself some ice pop molds and start experimenting in the kitchen. You see how easy these Healthy Kefir Popsicles are to make? Have fun and come up with you own frozen treat combinations. Beat the heat with a cold healthy treat!!

What is your favourite cold treat to have on a hot summer day?

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Healthy Kefir Popsicles are made with only 2 ingredients. Easy to make, nutritious to eat. Perfect cool treat all year long. | homemadeandyummy.com

Healthy Kefir Popsicles Vanilla Chocolate Chip

Course: Frozen Treat
Cuisine: Canadian
Keyword: Healthy Frozen Treat
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 120 kcal
Author: Homemade & Yummy
Healthy Kefir Popsicles are made with only 2 ingredients. Easy to make, nutritious to eat. Perfect cool treat all year long.
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cups vanilla kefir
  • 1/4 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Pour kefir into popsicle molds.

  2. Place in freezer (without adding the handles) for about 15 minutes so the liquid starts to firm up a bit.

  3. Remove from freezer, and gently add chocolate chips to each mold. Press them down a bit with the tip of a spoon so you get some all the way to the bottom.

  4. Place on the handles, and return to freezer to completely freeze.

  5. Once frozen, remove from mold.

  6. ENJOY!!

Nutrition Facts
Healthy Kefir Popsicles Vanilla Chocolate Chip
Amount Per Serving
Calories 120 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g 8%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 11mg 4%
Sodium 49mg 2%
Total Carbohydrates 11g 4%
Sugars 11g
Protein 3g 6%
Vitamin A 3.8%
Calcium 11.3%
Iron 0.8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.


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  4. You are tempting me with this healthy popsicles, as two my kids are Popsicle fans, I am only giving homemade one. This kefir popsicles sounds good idea they will love it as it has chocolate chips.

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  6. Wow these sound so simple and yummy. I would use a goat or coconut kefir for myself! But what a great way to get good gut flora in. SO much better than milk

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  7. One of my favorite cold treats in the summer is just a nice cold glass of homemade lemonade! But these popsicles look pretty delish too!

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  8. These look incredibly refreshing and delicious, especially with the hot and humid weather we’ve been experiencing. I’ve been experimenting with kefir more and I’m excited to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing!

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  13. Oh wow Kefir popsicles! This is super creative! I’ve only ever tried Kefir once but I’m definitely adding this to my must try recipe list for the summer! Do you think it would be easy to mix other flavours into it?

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  14. Kefir is a very Russian (and Eastern Europenian) dairy drink, I love it! I remember to do my own kefir at home( using kefir grains) and it’s delicious and healthy! Kefir pops is something my kids would love to eat for sure, thanks for the idea!

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  15. When it’s hot and you just want to cool off, it’s easy not to care what you put in your mouth … and sometimes we don’t make healthy choices! Nice having options like this available.

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  16. Ugh, its warm here but storms just about every day. It’s the complete opposite of last summer, when I was pregnant,. and praying for ANY break in the heat. Sigh. But these popsicles! Anything with chocolate chips! 🙂 I could just about justify this for breakfast right? 😉

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    • Yes we are having the opposite weather from last summer as well. Adding chocolate makes everything seem more like a treat…even in small amounts.

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  17. The Kefir Popsicles are such a fab idea, Gloria. I love using kefir leaves in cooking and they give such a delicious and distinct flavor. I’m sure the popsicles would be tasting amazing and have added your recipe to try as soon as I get the next batch of these leaves.

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    • Well kefir is becoming more and more available, and with the different flavours, so easy to use in recipes too.

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  18. Lovely ice pops and perfect for this warm weather. Here is Florida we are having temperatures on the high 90’s so having easy desserts like this is super handy who doesn’t like an ice pop snack? =)

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  24. I’m all about healthy frozen snacks like there pops! Especially right now, where I live… it’s so painfully hot (Spain). I going on the hunt for some kefir tomorrow to try those beauties!

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  33. Those do look really delicious! We had a really cold June, but it’s been in the 90s the past week and a half here! Yesterday it was so hot and I gave my son like 4 strawberry smoothie popsicles. He carried them around singing (he’s 2). He would love this chocolate chip version!

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  36. I love Kefir. I come from Poland and we drink a lot of kefir. In US it is not wildly used but I’m glad to see it in most of the supermarkets nowadays. I like your idea of kefir popsicles. And you can’t go wrong with chocolate chips 🙂

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