Healthy Strawberry Mint & Lemon Thyme Popsicles (vegan, refined-sugar-free)

Healthy Strawberry Mint & Lemon Thyme Popsicles (vegan, refined-sugar-free)
Popsicles are pure summer-time fun, don’t you think? But they can be sophisticated too, with infusions of herbs. These pops are infused with mint and thyme, thus creating a pop that is equally appropriate to bring to a family picnic, as well as serve as a palate cleanser between courses at a dinner party!
And here I am sharing a speedy way to infuse pops with herbs – no waiting around for 2-3 hours steeping, I promise!
I can’t wait to try this new method on other herbs like lavender and more.
I chose thyme and mint because both are growing so profusely on my window sill!
Go see my IG stories to see the plants!
And I chose strawberries and lemons because of how quintessentially summer-y both those fruits are.
And of course I made the recipe extra healthy with the addition to the strawberry mint pop of the superfood Baobab, the powder from the root of a Baobab tree that provides both a zing-y citrus-flavor and an explosion of vitamin C.
And I added fresh ginger to the lemon pop to brighten the flavor, though you can leave it out if you think the recipe is bright enough.
I hope you enjoy these healthy, easy and sophisticated pops!

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Healthy Strawberry Mint & Lemon Thyme Popsicles (vegan, refined-sugar-free)

4 pops each flavor

Ingredients

Lemon Thyme Popsicles

• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup fresh thyme, crushed
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger root, peeled, crushed
• 1 cup lemon juice
• 3 tbsp maple syrup

Strawberry Mint Popsicles

• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup fresh mint, crushed
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 3 cups strawberries, chopped
• 1 tbsp baobab powder (I used this brand)

Equipment

• Popsicle Mold
• Strainers (I used this brand)

Instructions

Make the Lemon Thyme Pop

1. In a sauce pan, bubble 1/2 cup water, thyme, and ginger root for 1-2 minutes - don't let the water boil away. Strain the mixture using a small strainer so you remove the thyme and ginger root solids.
2. Let the mixture cool a bit, and add to a blender with the other 1/2 cup water, lemon juice and maple syrup. Taste-test to be sure it is sweet enough for your liking; add more maple syrup if you want it sweeter.
3. Blend until smooth, pour into popsicle molds.

Make Strawberry Mint Pop

1. In a sauce pan, bubble 1/2 cup water, and mint for 1-2 minutes - don't let the water boil away. Strain the mixture using a small strainer so you remove the mint leaf solids.
2. Let the mixture cool a bit, and add to a blender with the other half cup water, strawberries, lemon juice and baobab powder.
3. Blend until smooth, pour into popsicle molds.

Freezing the Pops

1. Freeze for one hour, then insert sticks.
2. Freeze for at least 4 hours or overnight before eating.
3. Remove popsicles by submerging mold (not getting popsicles wet) in a tub of hot water, or running the bottom of the mold under hot tap water. Pull out a popsicle, put it in the freezer immediately. Enjoy!