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Shamrock Ice Pops - Quick Recipe

Foodie Version of this Recipe

Celebrate St. Patrick ’s Day with these delicious and easy treats. Unsweetened almond milk was used in this recipe to keep the calories and carbs low.

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Nutritional Facts

Serving Size: 1 pop

  • Calories 55
  • Carbohydrates 6 g
  • Protein 1 g
  • Fat 2.5 g
  • Saturated Fat 1.2 g
  • Sugar 1 g
  • Dietary Fiber 1 g
  • Cholesterol 5 mg
  • Sodium 55 mg
  • Potassium 60 mg

This Recipe Serves 5

Ingredients

1 cup no-sugar added light mint chocolate chip ice cream (such as Edy’s)
¾ cup unsweetened almond milk

Instructions

  1. In a blender, mix together ice cream and almond milk.
  2. Pour ice cream mixture evenly into 5 ice pop molds (or mini-Tupperware containers). Use about 1/4 cup ice cream mixture per mold. Insert popsicle sticks in center of each pop. Freeze until solid; about 3 hours.

MAKE IT GLUTEN-FREE: Confirm all ingredients are gluten-free and this recipe can be made gluten-free.

Photo: Shamrock Ice Pops - Quick Recipe. PNC Photography: Photographer: Peter Papoulakos

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