Nectarines & Cream Ice Pops {Dairy-Free}

These Nectarines & Cream Ice Pops are perfect for a hot Summer’s day. Frozen, creamy, and loaded with yummy ripe nectarines. Gluten, dairy-free, and vegan!

When it’s this hot outside, it’s all about that popsicle life!  This is why my favorite popsicle mold has been getting a lot of use!  In fact, I now own two of these popsicle molds, because like I said…It’s that popsicle life.

These Nectarines & Cream Ice Pops are perfect for a hot Summer’s day.  It’s when peaches and nectarines are in season, juicy and at their ripest is when they are made into a perfect popsicle treat!

These pops are made with just a handful of fresh ingredients.  There is no added sugar either, as Summertime nectarines are juicy and ripe enough all by their lonesome selves.

Nectarines are loaded with beta carotene, vitamin A and vitamin C which can improve skin health, hair health, wrinkles, and even give you a “fake natural tan”. Fruits and veggies that are loaded with yellow, orange, and red hues can actually give your skin color too (the natural, non-tanning bed way).  And nectarines can also improve digestive health.

Nectarines are quite similar to peaches in taste, texture, and appearance, sans fuzziness, so these could easily be made with peaches too.

Coconut yogurt is loaded with natural live-active probiotics and calcium which is good for your bones, and great for your gut.  Coconut yogurt is 100% dairy-free, so it’s a great alternative for those with an allergy or following a vegan or paleo diet lifestyle.  My favorite coconut yogurt is Anita’s, which only has 2 ingredients in it, and no additives, thickeners, or sugars.  But this recipe can easily be substituted with any sweetened or unflavored yogurt, Greek yogurt, or vanilla-flavored yogurt.  Some unsweetened yogurts will not work unless you add natural sugar to them.  Go with taste, if you cannot get Anita’s.

I know these babes are not Summer peach pie, but suppose you are on some sort of diet and pie is out of the question?  These pops would never be out of the question.  They can become your “Summertime pie” and these are totally guilt-free!  Scroll down below to my TIPS area where I tell you TWO ways to make these Nectarines & Cream Ice Pops taste like pie!  You don’t have to miss the crust!

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Nectarines & Cream Ice Pops {dairy-free}

These Nectarines & Cream Ice Pops are perfect for a hot Summer's day. Frozen, creamy, and loaded with yummy ripe nectarines. Gluten, dairy-free, and vegan!

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time6 hrs

Total Time6 hrs 15 mins

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: Dairy-Free, Egg-free, Gluten-Free, healthy, Nut-Free, Vegan

Keyword: coconut, creamy, fruity, ice pops, nectarine, popsicles

Servings: 10 ice pops

Author: Julie Rosenthal

Equipment

• Popsicle Mold and sticks

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsweetened coconut yogurt
• 1 cup spring water filtered
• 3-4 drops liquid stevia
• 2 1/2 - 3 cups ripe nectarine chunks skin on

Instructions

• In a blender, combine the coconut yogurt, filtered water and liquid stevia.  Blend well and set aside.
• Cut nectarines into 1/4 inch to 1/8 inch slices and chunks and set aside.
• Pour yogurt mixture into a measuring cup and pour a small amount into the bottom of the popsicle mold about 1/4 cup full.  
• Then add a few pieces of the fruit into the mold and push down allowing the yogurt to cover the fruit.  
• Repeat with yogurt mixture and pour in 1/4 cup full and then add more nectarines and push the fruit down with your fingers.  Keep repeating these two steps until the mold is full. Repeat with all other molds.
• Cover the mold with the lid, add sticks and freeze overnight, or for at least 6 hours.
• Once the pops are ready, remove from the freezer and run hot water over mold to loosen the top lid.  Pull lid off, and continue to run hot water down the sides, and bottoms of each mold to loosen the pops from the molds.
• Store pops in a zip lock bag in the freezer for up to 4 months.

Notes

OPTIONAL: To make this treat more sweet, you can add 2 tablespoons of pure maple syrup along with 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to these popsicles and blend in step 1 and eliminate the stevia.  //  Note that if you use maple syrup, it will no longer be a sugar-free sweet.  Also, note that if you use maple syrup you do not need to use stevia. // If you are allergic to coconut, feel free, and use unsweetened dairy Greek yogurt or any other plant-based yogurt alternative.  You have the option to use unsweetened or sweetened.  Or you can use unsweetened and add additional sweetener.  Go with your tastebuds.  // If you use a vanilla-flavored yogurt, do not add vanilla extract to this recipe. // The yogurt brands I love are Anita's and Coyo.  These are the brands I have tested this recipe with. //

• The yogurt brands I love are Coyo &  Anita’s
• The liquid stevia I like is by  Nu Naturals

Love & Summer Treats,