the weather has been so nice outside so i'm gonna go on a walk right now
i love it when the weather gets warmer because then it means i can get out and take more walks
and since the weather is getting warmer let's talk about some good summer recipes
so what i want to make today is popsicles because it's it's summer we want something
cold and something sweet too something that will help us stick to our goals
so i'm going to share with you guys my five favorite popsicle recipes that are keto
just got back from the walk it was a good walk i love walking this time of year it really energizes
me plus the good weather just helps motivate me to get out there and get moving and i need to
get out there in movie more mostly because summer is coming we have like one and a half more months
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into our popsicle recipes the first recipe we're gonna make is a keto lemonade popsicle the keto
lemonade popsicle is one of my favorites because it makes up a big batch so you can make up 10
popsicles in just one batch of these and they're super low calorie and low in carbs there's 0.5 net
carbs per popsicle to make lemonade popsicles you could either use fresh lemon juice so squeeze out
some freshly made lemon juice or you could use the concentrate too like the lemon concentrate
that you find in the bottle either way you're going to need one cup of lemon juice next you add
four cups of water to that for sweetness we're going to stir in some confectioner's powdered
sweetener so i'm using confectioner's swerve you could use whatever brand you want to just
as long as it's the powder because if you use the granulated kind it might not dissolve very well so
you might just have little chunks of sweetener in there it might be kind of like sandpapery as
you're licking your popsicle a tip i have if you don't have the powdered form of sweetener so you
can take your granulated kind and then put it in a food processor or a blender pulse it and then that
will get everything into like little super fine particles for the amount of sweetener i recommend
either using a half of a cup or three quarter cups it just depends on your taste preference
the level of sweetness that you're at right now on your keto journey and the next ingredient you're
gonna need is two pinches of salt now you might think this is really weird it's gonna make my
lemonade taste salty it doesn't it's like just use tiny pinches this is not a pinch of salt when you
grab it like a huge handful of it you just want like a little tiny pinch of salt do that in there
twice salt is in there because salt works as a flavor enhancer so it actually helps to enhance
the sweetness so you could actually get away with adding less sweetener than you would normally
you want to whisk that all together and then you pour this into your popsicle molds and i'll
have the popsicle molds that i use for all these recipes listed down below in the description box
then we just freeze it overnight or until it's hardened and your popsicles are good to go
i usually store my popsicles in my popsicle mold but you could actually take them out put them in
a ziploc bag store them in the freezer like that they should keep for like a month or so
without having any freezer burn the macros are super good on these popsicles for one popsicle
it is 10 calories 0.2 grams of fat 0.5 total carbs and 0.5 net carbs and then 0.2 grams of protein
the next keto popsicle i'm going to show you how to make is an avocado popsicle and
i've talked about this one before on my channel on my 10 ways to use avocado on the keto diet
click up here if you guys are interested and want to watch that video it has some fun creative ways
that you can use avocado now this recipe for the keto avocado popsicle
isn't for everyone it might sound disgusting to you um i don't think that my kids are really that
keen on them either but i love them because mostly i love avocado and it has this like
it's a mildly sweet flavor too when you make this and it's i think it's fabulous super creamy and
easy to make and you can make it dairy free the ingredients are simple all you're gonna need is
two avocados you wanna peel de-seed the avocados and place the flesh inside a food processor or
blender then you're gonna add in half of a cup of nut milk i'm using macadamia nut milk
if you didn't want to make it dairy free you could use heavy cream you could use that in this recipe
and then for sweetness i'm pouring in a third cup of sugar-free vanilla syrup i'm using
chalk zero i'll have their information down below if you're interested in them
but you could always substitute with two to three tablespoons of powdered erythritol or sweetener of
choice along with one teaspoon of vanilla if you didn't want to invest in sugar-free vanilla syrup
we're gonna blend this together until it's pureed and then pour it inside your popsicle mold
you could either use a silicone mold or just a popsicle tray mold whichever one you have
will work and depending on the size of your popsicle mold this recipe makes around five
avocado popsicles and let's go over those macros one avocado popsicle has 133 calories
9.4 grams of fat 19 total carbs but remember avocados have lots of fiber in them so we're
going to subtract out the fiber making the net carbs 3.1 grams and protein is 1.3 grams
so the macros are really good on these i love them just because it's like you're
using pretty much whole foods except for the sweetener which you could omit if you wanted
and then it's just it's simple like three ingredients so easy and it's dairy free
up next let's talk about some fudge bars i love keto fudge bars they are so good
and my kids actually love this recipe so it's something that i do make every single summer
this recipe starts with using six ounces of sugar-free chocolate i'll have my favorite listed
down below for you guys you want to just take chunks of this and or you could use chips too if
it's chocolate chips put it in your blender break it up if it's like a larger bar that you're using
like if you decided to use like baker's chocolate or a 90 um chocolate bar and it's in a bar form
just put it in the blender or a food processor and give it a good pulse just to break it up into
smaller chunks this will make the easier for that chocolate to dissolve when you pour some
hot liquid on it next in a small saucepan we are going to add in some nut milk i'm using one and
a half cups of macadamia nut milk but you could use the nut milk of your choice along with one
cup of heavy cream a quarter cup of powdered sweetener and two tablespoons of unsweetened
100 cocoa powder make sure you get the unsweetened kind because don't be fooled there's versions out
there that actually have sugar in them so you're going to bring this mixture to a light boil then
remove it from the stove top and pour it into the food processor or blender that has your chunked
up chocolate and pour it on top of there next we add in two teaspoons of vanilla and half a
teaspoon of salt give it a good pulse just to mix everything up get it all smooth and creamy
pour it into your popsicle molds now i should go over this tip i haven't done it yet
when it comes to popsicle sticks it's a good idea if you soak your popsicle sticks in water for at
least like a half hour an hour or so um having them soak in water they'll help absorb some of
that water to act as a weight so that when you insert your popsicle stick into the mold
it's not going to pop back up or go in like weird crazy directions
so it will actually sink down in there and stay in your popsicle while it's
freezing
after around 24 hours your popsicles have hardened and they're ready to eat
once again just store these in a ziplock bag in the freezer they'll stay good for around
a month or so the macros on these fudge pops for one fudge pop it is 162 calories
16.2 grams of fat 12 grams of total carb 2.8 net carbs and 0.7 grams of protein
up next we're going to be making keto ice cream bars these aren't really a
popsicle but it's in a popsicle shape so i think it counts i love these ice cream
bars because they're super easy to make and they're creamy now to make these keto ice
cream bars we're gonna start with adding one pint of heavy cream to a large bowl
along with a half of a cup of powdered sweetener once again i'm using swerve but you could use
whatever sweetener you want and then for that vanilla flavor you're going to add in one and a
half teaspoons of vanilla extract and then i like to take it a step further and i got some vanilla
cupcake flavoring drops from one-on-one flavors or o flavors and i'm adding in seven drops of that
into this recipe i'll have their information listed down below in the description box if you're
interested as well as a discount code and then to help enhance that sweetness we're gonna add in a
pinch of salt stir that together and then pour it into your mold i'm using a silicone mold here
because i want them to look like actual ice cream bars so this will make around five ice cream bars
you're gonna put it in the freezer and let it harden overnight and then it's time to
dip them in some melted chocolate if your bars look like they're starting to melt in
between or melt in the chocolate just put them back in the freezer and then come back after
10 or 15 minutes and start over once your bars are covered with chocolate to let that chocolate set
usually they just kind of set on their own as they're sitting there
but you can put it back in the freezer to speed up that process too
talking about macros these bars are high in calories thanks to the heavy cream so one
bar is 616 calories if you wanted to decrease that fat macro or decrease the calories then
just cut it with some nut milk so maybe do like half a cup of nut milk or one cup of nut milk
along with the rest heavy cream the fat macro it's 59.2 grams of fat per bar total carbs is
16.8 grams of total carbs net carbs is 2.8 grams and that carbs and protein is zero
and the next keto popsicle recipe is actually a variation of the keto ice cream bar we're gonna be
making keto a mint chip ice cream bars this recipe is so good i love the ice cream part of this so
it's similar to the keto ice cream bar where we're going to add in one pint of heavy cream once again
you could cut it with nut milk if you needed and then add in a quarter cup of powdered sweetener
and for that peppermint flavor i'm going to be using one and a half teaspoons of
peppermint extract and then don't forget your pinch of salt to enhance that sweetness
mix that together pour it into your molds freeze it overnight and then when you come
back here comes the chocolate part we're taking some sugar-free chocolate melting it down
and drizzling it all over our keto mint ice cream bars
and just store these in a ziploc baggie in the freezer just like the other ones
this will make around five popsicles if you use the silicone mold that i have linked down below
and the macros for these are gonna be the same as the ice cream bars because it's pretty much
the same ingredient except for you're using a peppermint extract instead of vanilla
there you have it there are five keto popsicle recipes that i hope you guys make this summer
when the weather is warmer let me know down in the comments what your favorite keto frozen treat is