Tropical Dragon Fruit Popsicles
Pitaya blended with coconut milk and pineapple to create a tropical nutritious popsicle recipe for breakfast or dessert.
My girls and I love acai and pitaya smoothie bowls for breakfast on warm summer mornings. If you follow me on Instagram you know what I mean. I blend frozen pitaya packs with other fresh or frozen fruit, a little almond milk or coconut water, and top with chia seeds, granola, and fresh fruit. Pitaya bowls are not only bursting with nutrients, they are beautiful little works of art. This week we decided to have a little fun and make ice pops instead of bowls. If you are unable to find pitaya packs you could use frozen acai packs, 1 fresh dragon fruit, or a handful of berries. Pitaya smoothie packs can be found at most natural grocery stores. There’s a store locator here for Pitaya Plus. PS this post is not sponsored, I just love the product.
Check out this dragon fruit smoothie. Isn’t the pink color amazing?
Every time I use pitaya packs I exclaim the same thing: “I can’t believe this color! Nature is so amazing!” I’m sure my kids are getting tired of hearing this, but really, the fuchsia ice creamy mixture in my blender is incredible. The center layer of this tastes like a pina colada.
After trying many ice pop molds, this one is my favorite. I love the old fashioned look and the wooden sticks. I bought a box of hundreds of sticks at Michael’s.
I’ve also used it for rainbow popsicles and Red, White, and Blue Pina Colada Pops!
Tropical Dragon Fruit Popsicles
Beautiful and tasty tropical dragon fruit or pitaya popsicles are a refreshing and healthy dessert for kids and adults.
Ingredients
- 1 (15 oz.) can unsweetened coconut milk (divided)
- 1 frozen pitaya smoothie pack
- 1 cup frozen pineapple chunks (divided)
- 1/2 cup frozen mango chunks
- 1 banana
- 1/4 cup coconut, agave, or maple syrup
Instructions
- In a blender or food processor puree 1/2 cup coconut milk, pitaya broken up into pieces, 1/2 cup of the pineapple, mango, and banana. Add a little water if needed to turn the blender. Spoon pitaya mixture about 1/3 the way up the popsicle molds. Insert the sticks and freeze. Transfer the rest of the pitaya mixture to a bowl and place in the refrigerator. Wash out the blender.
- In the clean blender, blend the rest of the coconut milk, 1/2 cup pineapple, and 1/4 cup honey.
- Once the first layer of the pitaya mixture has frozen enough to hold the popsicle sticks up, pour the coconut pineapple mixture another third the way up the popsicle molds. Place back into the freezer until this layer has frozen.
- Finally, spoon the last pitaya layer into the molds. Freeze completely.
- To remove the popsicles, run the mold under hot water for a few seconds.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 80Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 15mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 2gSugar: 13gProtein: 1g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated by Nutritionix. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee accuracy. If your health depends on nutrition information, please calculate again with your favorite calculator.