Peanut Butter Popsicles

Smooth, rich, creamy, and dipped in melted chocolate, this delicious, healthy peanut butter popsicle recipe tastes like you’re eating a frozen Reese’s peanut butter cup.

healthy peanut butter popsicles

With a frozen peanut butter center and a smooth chocolate shell, these peanut butter pops are everything you want in a dessert.

Plus, they’re nutritious, filling, and packed with iron, calcium, potassium, and over 5 grams each of protein.

These popsicles are the perfect healthy indulgence to beat the summer heat.

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Have I told you about the chocolate wreath peanut butter cup phase I went through in middle school?

When going to the movies with friends on the weekends, we would always stop at the grocery store beforehand and stock up on sweets.

I was totally obsessed with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and always bought 3 or 4 packages for myself.

To be honest, I could eat a lot of sugar back then.

Strudel in the toaster for breakfast, egg waffles soaked in syrup, chocolate bars in your lunch box, and a big Baskin-Robbins milkshake after school.

My mother raised us to a very healthy and balanced diet, including a variety of vegetables at every meal. Broccoli and Brussels sprouts have been one of my favorite foods since I was a kid.

But I’ve always been a person who eats dessert every day.

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And desserts that involve a combination of chocolate and peanut butter are especially hard for me to resist.

If you put chocolate and peanut butter on my shoes, I think I’ll eat them.

Thankfully, these homemade peanut butter pops are much tastier than shoes.

And at the same time, it’s much healthier than eating four packs of Reese’s peanut butter cups at once.

Peanut Butter Banana Popsicle Ingredients

You’ll need peanut butter, your favorite milk, a pinch of salt, your favorite sweetener, and optional banana and chocolate.

You can make popsicle recipes Optional without banana.

Any creamy or crunchy peanut butter will work, whether it’s natural or shelf-stable from brands like Peter Pan, Skippy, and Jiff.

Feel free to change up the taste by substituting almond butter, cashew butter, coconut butter, or this homemade Nutella recipe for peanut butter.

For popsicles without bananas, add an extra half cup of your favorite nut butter to your recipe. You’ll also likely need to add more sweeteners to match the natural sweetness of bananas.

vegan and keto options

For vegan popsicles, use your favorite non-dairy plant-based milk, such as almond milk, soy milk, or coconut milk.

This recipe does not contain eggs and is gluten-free.

For keto popsicles, substitute coconut butter for banana. You can also replace peanut butter with low-carb nuts such as macadamia butter.

How to make peanut butter popsicles

Gather all your popsicle ingredients and utensils and read the tips and tricks included below.

Stir in peanut butter, salt, milk of your choice, sweetener, and optional banana until completely smooth.

A blender or food processor will give you the best texture, but if you’re very patient, you can technically mash the whole thing by hand as well.

Pour the mixture into popsicle molds or Dixie cups and freeze. If using a cup, add a popsicle stick or spoon to each pop while it is only partially frozen.

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If you want your popsicles to have chocolate shells (who wouldn’t??), you have two options:

The first option is to carefully melt half a cup of chocolate chips or crushed chocolate pieces in a microwave or double boiler. To make the sauce smoother, you can optionally add half a teaspoon of vegetable or coconut oil and stir after melting.

The second option is to make your own chocolate sauce by mixing 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder or raw cacao powder, 1 tablespoon of melted coconut oil, 1/2 tablespoon of pure maple syrup, honey, or agave. is to make

Remove one frozen peanut butter popsicle from the freezer, dip it in the chocolate sauce, and place it on a plate lined with wax paper or parchment paper.

Place back in freezer to harden shell chocolate and repeat with all remaining pops.

Homemade popsicle tips and tricks

If you don’t have popsicle molds, use paper cups instead.

Wooden popsicle sticks can be found at most craft stores such as Michaels and Joann Fabrics. Alternatively, instead of popsicle sticks, you can insert a small spoon into each pop.

To keep your popsicle sticks upright, we recommend freezing them for about 30 minutes until set but not hard. Then add the popsicle sticks and put the peanut butter pops back in the freezer.

To release the homemade pops from the molds, place them in low boiling water for about 15 seconds and give them a light twist.

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