Peel the apple, orange and banana. Cut up all of the fruit and combine in a blender and puree. Pour juice into paper cups and cover with tinfoil. Poke ice cream sticks or straws through the top to make handles. Freeze. To remove a Fruitsicle from the cup, hold it by the stick and dip it about halfway into a dish of warm water. It should then slide out of the cup with ease.
Makes 1 dozen.
Healthy Lollipops
1 c. raisins
1 c. dried prunes
1 c. nuts
1 c. coconut chunks (optional)
1 c. figs
Put all the ingredients through the food grinder and shape into balls, then flatten into oblongs. Roll each one into groundnuts and put a wooden popsicle or craft stick in each lollipop. If you want to get really fancy, wrap individually in clear plastic; tie with yarn and have kids put stickers on them
Banapple Bars
1 cup pineapple juice
1 Banana
Combine juice and banana in a blender container. Blend on high speed until smooth. Pour into paper cups. Cover cups with foil. Make a slit in the center of each foil cover. Insert popsicle sticks. Freeze.
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