Avocado Ice Pops are made with simple ingredients like avocado, cottage cheese, and yogurt combined to make one tasty frozen treat.
Before you scroll down to see what I put in these avocado ice pops, I need to make a very important PSA: June is National Ice Cream Month! As if I needed an excuse to eat more ice cream…. Which probably seems ironic coming from the registered dietitian. But in all honesty, I don’t usually keep ice cream in our house because it doesn’t last more than one day. The same goes for chips and other “in moderation” foods. I created a compromise for myself when dreaming up this recipe for avocado ice pops. I would get the creamy sweetness of ice cream without the “I feel guilty” attitude I often get when eating a pint of ice cream! Joey agrees with my logic and loved this recipe as evidenced by his participation in recipe testing.
In all seriousness, I enjoy ice cream when it’s not in my house for the reason I stated above: I lack self-control or really portion control when I’m eating it. On a hot summer day though there’s nothing I want more than a treat to cool me down. These avocado ice pops hit the spot for adults and kids because a. they’re fruity b. they’re creamy and c. they’re easy to eat so you feel like you are essentially eating avocado ice cream on a stick!
All you need is one ripe avocado, cottage cheese, and some yogurt and voila! You’ve got yourself one cool, nutritious treat.
- 1 cup peeled avocado, chopped
- ½ cup cottage cheese
- ¼ cup vanilla yogurt
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ½ teaspoon lime zest
- Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor. Process until the cottage cheese becomes smooth.
- Pour mixture into popsicle molds, leaving a ¼ inch of room at the top.
- Cover the molds with the lids before freezing. Place the pops into the freezer for approximately 3-4 hours, until frozen.
- To unmold the pop, simply run the mold until warm water for 10-15 seconds. Serve immediately.
Avocado + cottage cheese come together to make one creamy avocado ice pop! Click To Tweet
Now don’t get me wrong, if you have ice cream at home I’ll happily come over and share a bowl with you. Just please limit me to one bowl.
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These are such a fun way to enjoy the benefits of avocado! I would love to try these 🙂
Thanks Rachel! They are super tasty!
I’m so glad I’m not the only RD with a serious lack of control when it comes to ice cream 🙂 Love all the protein in these pops!
True story!! And yes– they are protein packed!
I’ll join the lack of control when eating ice cream RD group! This is such a cool idea. Never would have thought to make ice cream pops with avocado!
I was in a funk with recipe development and had an ah-ha moment with the avocado!!! It didn’t disappoint!
Love these! I just picked up some popsicle gadgets at IKEA! Can’t wait to try!
Wow! Love the addition of cottage cheese for a nutritious boost! My girls will love to help make these.
Exactly Katie!! They are kid-friendly and nutrient-rich!!
I love simple these ice pops are- I love avocado and these are such a fun way to enjoy them!
It’s unique right?! Thanks for stopping by!!
Those popsicle molds are the cutest! And the perfect size for little ones.
We love making new Popsicle flavors every week!
I can’t wait to make these! May I ask where you got your molds?