Healthy chocolate popsicles
These orange and chocolate flavoured popsicles are made with just four ingredients - one of which is sweet potato! Delicious, refreshing, vegan and contains a portion of veg. The perfect healthy treat for a hot summer day.
Ingredients
- 100 g sweet potato cooked, puréed and cooled
- 2 small bananas chopped and frozen*
- 1 orange juiced
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder or raw cacao powder
Instructions
To make the sweet potato purée
- Start by cooking your sweet potato if needed. Boil or steam until soft then puree in a small blender or with a handheld blender until smooth. Cool completely before starting to make your popsicles.
To make the popsicles
- Place 2 small frozen* bananas, the juice of one orange, 1 tablespoon raw cacao powder and 100g pureed sweet potato in a food processor or high powered blender.
- Blend until well combined and smooth.
- Pour into four ice lolly (popsicle) moulds, add lolly sticks and freeze overnight.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Frozen bananas are creamier but you can make this recipe without freezing the bananas first if time is short.
- Nutritional information is approximate and is intended as a guide only.
Nutrition
Calories: 77kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 15mgPotassium: 315mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 3585IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 12mgIron: 1mg
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