My kids thought I was crazy when I told them we were having
popsicles for breakfast!
I was crazy and they were cRaZy hApPy!
Why not when you make your own and pack them with fruit AND a TOP SECRET ingredient that is so healthy, it must remain secret. So secret that I am going to show you the process in reverse so that the SECRET INGREDIENT remains secret until the very end! Many of you may already know the ingredient I am talking about, but shhh, don’t spoil it for everyone else:)
So here is your dEliCiOuS breakfast popsicle. 
This is how you get it to slide right out of the mold. Warm water.
Frozen in the popsicle mold (yes, I lost one, but that is what popsicle sticks are for anyway, right?)
You can also freeze them in cups if you don’t have a mold.
Pour your concoction into your mold.
Here it is all blended.
Blending. Don’t fall in.
Finally, the ingredients. Spot the secret?
A closer look at the powerhouse.
SPINACH.
“sErIoUsLy?” You ask. “Seriously.” I say. Don’t knock it til you try it. My kids had NO IDEA the first time I made one for them. The next time I made the mistake of letting them watch me make it. You should’ve heard the complaints, “I am NOT eating that!” and “EEEEWWWW GROSS!!!” Also a little, “I HATE spinach! (even though the “H” word is not allowed in our house – they ripped it out for this special occassion). I told them they ate it last time and LOVED it. Silence. Taste. “I guess it’s alright.” Nothing left in their glasses. End of story.
Who would’ve guessed? Except all you that have tried this and can vouch for it.
HINT: your first time, make it with blueberries. They totally hide the green color as you can see – it just makes a deep purple. Don’t worry, I won’t tell your kids. It will be our little secret!
I usually make a smoothie for breakfast one day.
And then make popsicles with the leftovers and either have them for a snack later, or for breakfast the next morning.
Good Stuff.
I don’t have a specific recipe for you because I never make the same smoothie twice. You can get an idea about how much to use of each ingredient by looking at the picture with all the ingredients layered in the blender. Also, if you google GREEN SMOOTHIE – you will get a ton of recipes and ideas.
Ingredients
- blueberries (unlike other berries, blueberries grind up nice and smooth)
- frozen peaches (I usually use frozen bananas - you probably know this trick also, but when bananas start to go bad, just put them in the freezer. When you need a banana (for a smoothie, muffins or bread) just run them under hot water for a bit until the skin loosens and then peel it right off.)
- coconut milk
- plain yogurt
- vanilla and almond extract
- spinach (of course)
- a little agave nectar or honey
Instructions
- Blend and enjoy!
Blend and ENJOY!
The perfect HEALTHY treat to
BEAT the SUMMER HEAT!
Andrea Leland says
my kids would love blue popscicles! Perfect way to get in fruits and veggies. Thanks for the idea.
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Alison says
That’s a great…sneaking spinach in a smoothie. I’m going to join the secret spinach club and put some in mine:) Nice post Missy!!!
shelly (cookies and cups) says
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this! I have so many purees in my freezer right now from when I jumped on the Deceptively Delicious bandwagon! I would have never thought to add them to ice pops! Awesome idea!
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Erin says
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Philip @ RAOP says
Ah, the hide food in smoothies trick. 🙂 We have been doing this for a while. The kids never know it and love the “treats.” Just like you, we never have the same thing twice, it is done with whatever we have around. They are always tasty though and the kids love them!
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Marcie says
We always blend celery and carrots into our smoothies — pretty sure you need a VitaMix or Blendtec to be able to purify those well (we love our VitaMix), but it’s great. The kids think that veggies belong in smoothies now and it gives it a fresh taste 🙂
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Nesleirbag says
I make smoothies a couple times a week for breakfast and add plain, non-fat yogurt and flax seeds to my Blend-tec, which grinds up everything, including berry seeds. Soo healthy and yummy! Love the idea of the spinach and I love your pics!
Autumn@TheFickleHobbyist says
Oh we LOVE green smoothies around here! My kids actually like them when they ARE green. lol I think they like the “gross out” factor.
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Nichole says
cannot wait! I have actually been searching for creative and sneaky ways to smuggle veggies and good food into my 2 girls tummies..my almost 2 year old lives on macncheese and my almost 6 year old needs more veggie in her diet too!!! You get away with feeding them veggies while they think you are a supercool mom giving them popsicles for bfast, AWESOME and these are on my list to try ASAP!!! Thanks, just love love love this site!!!
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Kathy Wright says
OMG!!! I am overly excited to try this one!!! I have a VERY picky eater and can’t get ANYTHING down him that is green {time for Mr. Trick-mister to come out and play}. So tired of the “mac and cheese” sandwiches {no…it is just a grilled cheese, but that is his pet name for it ~ LOL}! Fun is to watch him order it at a restaurant ~ hahaha. Thank you for being the guinea pig : ) Now off to the farmers market for me!!!
BTW – This is by far my FAVORITE site!!! Thank you for showing us such fun and easy things to make our house a home!
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Megan says
We do the spinach in the smoothies as well! Blueberries are almost a must with the spinach, they hide the green.I also add some flax seed.
Emily @ Help Emily Lose Weight says
you can also peel your bananas before you freeze them. just put them in a zip top freezer bag. don’t worry….they won’t turn brown.
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Salsa Mama says
LOVE this trick!! Our almost daily dessert is a smoothie of frozen banana, milk (we use raw milk, but you can use rice, almond, coconut, or whatever), cocoa powder (we like dark chocolate best), a little honey, lots of spinach, and a dash of soy sauce (totally brings out the chocolate flavor!). Blend away, and YUM!
Amanda says
here is a fun tip for the frozen bananas that my friend taught me! Take the peeling off of the banana before you freeze it. Pop it in a freezer bag and you never have to deal with the ugly slimy thing again! 🙂 Love your idea for this smoothy! I am so type A that i am longing for your exact recipe, but I do like messing around with things so I will try, try, try to get mine to look as awesome as yours! 🙂 Thanks for the post! A
Christa says
i can’t wait to try this!! my girls would die if i let them have a popsicle for breakfast! i’m totally trying this…soon!
Tracy @ Hall of Fame Moms says
Awesome! I make similar smoothies for myself, my kids aren’t interested in them. BUT, to make a fun popsickle, maybe they will try it. I just need to find better popsickle molds.
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Abby says
OMG that is so awesome!!
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Tracey says
SHUT IT! I cant believe it! I am going to try that! Hubby bought a huge bag of spinach at BJs that we will never get through!!!! Never knew the trick with frozen bananas! great site!
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Jennifer says
Ah….made this this very morning…the yogurt would have helped…although 4 year old did drink most of his…2 year old threw it on the ground. 10 month old will get it via me =)
Lisa says
I’ve done this with frozen broccoli and it works every time. Use blueberries so kids can’t see the green. I didn’t
think about fresh spinach! Love sneaking in those vitamins!
Liberty says
I thought I was the only one who added spinach to smoothies!! *Blessings*
Allison @ Alli 'n Son says
This is such a creative idea. My son and hubby would eat these up. I have those same popsicle molds. They are great, aren’t they?
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Beth says
Wow! We do smoothies A LOT! And I always turn the leftovers into popsicles, too. But, I never would have thought of adding spinach. If it makes it even more purple, I think we’re in business! Thank you!
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Lisa says
If I have extra spinach that may go to waste, I steam it. Then through it in the blender with a little water and freeze it in an ice tray. I add about 2 cubes to a smoothie. That way I’m getting in spinach, I almost always have some on hand, and I’m not wasting any that might go bad on me when we can’t eat it all.
Natalie Johnson says
THANK YOU for this info! I like to buy the Mega bag of Spinach at the wholesale store because it’s cheaper than one small bag at the super market, but I have the hardest time finishing it all before it spoils. I’m definitely taking your advice!
Jennifer Caple says
dang that looks GOOD! Unfortunately I am one of those that NEEDS specific directions & measurements or else I will TOTALLY screw it up!
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krafting kelly says
Try this: One 4-6 oz. container yogurt (or 1/2-1 c. plain yogurt), 1 banana, 1 c. any combination fresh or frozen fruit and berries, 1 c. loosely packed spinach leaves, milk or orange juice to make enough portions (another cup or so). Sweeten with sugar, honey, or agave nectar to taste.
krafting kelly says
I add spinach to my fruit smoothies all the time. We have never been able to taste it and my kids still act surprised that it’s there if they didn’t watch me make it. Frozen berries do help mask the color. A little avacado is good, too!
Laura says
We have “green smoothies” every day at our house…and they are literally green (sometimes brown, if I add strawberries, which i usually do…) Good idea with the blueberries! My 3-yr-old LOVES her green smoothies… gotta start them early!
Laura says
Oh -and I love the idea to turn leftovers into Popsicles! GENIUS!
Bonnie @ House of Grace says
We do this all the time too! It is a great breakfast or snack!
Bonnie
Leah says
Looks great… I make fruit smoothies for the kids, but given a sincere dislike of blueberries in the house, its really hard to hide the green! Maybe blackberries could hide the green!
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Lara says
this is a great idea. Spinach is SO good for you, Me and my little boy have a green smoothie every morning. It’s 1 part juice 1 part greens (spinach, collard, red chard) and 1 part fruit.. and a handful of flax seed. And honestly, you CAN’T taste the greens.. I am totally amazed. I’ve never thought of freezing it into a Popsicle.. Great Idea.
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Marsha says
I would never have guessed spinach! I just so happen to have a ton of fresh spinach in the fridge and a spinach hating family (ok, pretty much hating all veggies, they don’t discriminate).
Love the popsicle sticks with the little straw on the bottom. That is brilliant!
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My Magic Mom says
Oh, I’m going to have to try this! Thanks!
Michelle says
I am going to try this!! It’s always a challenge with a three year old, he’s open to a lot of different things, but there is still that EW factor with some veggies. Love it, thanks for posting!!
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Emily @ Help Emily Lose Weight says
I had heard of spinach in smoothies…but the Breakfast Popsicle is pure genius! Whenever I make smoothies my kids hardly drink them. But they love the popsicles and my 3 year old who won’t even touch anything referred to as salad is eating these daily! THANK YOU!
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Cate says
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Tauni says
Wow. The boys never want to eat anything GREEN. I have got to try this!
Amber says
Awesome! I just made a healthy popsicle for my son in our new popsicle makers just like the ones here (with the little straws for when it melts). Ours is just a double one. And I was just brainstorming some new ideas. This one looks delicious! Thanks for sharing. Yum and healthy! Can’t beat that! 🙂
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Jamie says
Where did you get those fabulous popsicle molds? I need those!
Missy says
I actually picked those up at a garage sale, but they are made by Tupperware. We love them.
Carrie says
We love these popsicles and smoothies too. I have been adding the secret ingredient in for a couple of years and my kids are now proud of it and brag to their friends that they like spinach! Another good “secret ingredient” is adding a bit of ground flaxseed. SUPER healthy and they don’t even know a difference.
p.s. I ♥ your website!!!
katie o. says
Hmm, I may have to try this one just to trick myself into eating healthier!
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Heather says
I had no idea you could successfully freeze bananas with their skin on. Thank you for sharing that 🙂
Susan Gray says
I love this idea and have been drinking these for about 3 weeks. I don’t always have fresh spinach but I always have frozen broccoli. I add a handful of broccoli flowerets and the flavor disappears into the fresh deliciousness of my morning smoothie. Same for the popsicles. I am oh-so-willing to use frozen spinach one day. I’ll let you know… By the way my recipe is:
1 scoop of vanilla whey powder
1/2 c. frozen berries
1/c. frozen broccoli
1/1 of a peach or apple sliced
1 envelope of Emergenc-C, Lemon or orange flavor
1 c. water
If you need sweetener, add your favorite
It is so good without any milk or yogurt added. It keeps you going for hours.
Daniel Gonzalez says
Great! Thanks for sharing your secret!! I’ll try it. About how much spinach do you use?
Missy says
I started with about 1 cup, packed. But I have slowly added more and more and the kids still love it! Also one tip: It is easier to blend it up well if you put it in first with the liquid and then add the fruit and whatever else. 😉
Emilee says
I never thought of freezing green smoothies. Great idea for the summer! Recently my daughter told me she didn’t like almond milk–I handed her a smoothie and asked if she liked it. “Yes!” So I told her that she likes almond milk in smoothies at least. She was surprised, but believed me and now think she likes almond milk. 🙂 I’m going to employ this method with some of the other foods she claims not to like.
Marie Pavlovsky says
The popsicle for breakfast looks good but how much of each ingredient? A recipe usually tells how much of the ingredients to use. Please explain more. Thank you.