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Strawberry Mango Coconut Pops

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I am happy to announce that I just got back from one of the best weekends that I’ve had in a loooooooonnnnngggg time! It was full of peace and positive energy and I feel totally rejuvenated and ready to blog again! Woop, whoop!

As you know, June was supposed to be frozen treats month on Como Water. And alas, it’s the 24th and I’m posting my first frozen treat. Ay vey :(. So, I’ve decided to post frozen treats for the rest of the month… and, wait for it, wait for it, for the rest of the summer too! I’m kinda addicted to making pops and ice cream and granitas, and figured, why stop in June when I can go all summer long! 🙂

Here’s the first of many popsicle recipes to come… it’s a culmination of summer, as well as some of my favorite flavors. If you do not have a popsicle mold don’t fret! (I just got one actually.) You can easily use dixie cups, or make a sorbet or granita with these flavors. Later this week, I’ll be sharing more pops and my first ice cream of the summer! Stay tuned and have a  Happy Sunday folks!

Strawberry Mango Coconut Pops

(Printable Recipe)

Ingredients:

1 cup mango nectar

2 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, divided

1/2 cup creme of coconut

Method:

*Split mango nectar between 10 popsicle molds. Freeze until completely frozen (~1 hour).

*Blend 2 cups strawberries until smooth. Add creme of coconut. Blend until fully incorporated. Dice remaining 1/2 cup of strawberries. Stir into the pureed strawberry-coconut mixture. Add to frozen mango nectar. Freeze for 45 minutes (or until strawberry mixture is slushy but not totally frozen). Add popsicle sticks. Freeze until frozen completely. Enjoy!

 

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Tiffany M. Griffin is the woman behind Como Water, Washington DC’s premiere veg-centric cuisine consulting company. Through cooking classes, demonstrations, catering, and consultations, Como Water gives people the opportunity to learn how to prepare veg-centric cuisine that boasts maximum flavor, with minimal effort. Tiffany is quickly becoming a go-to expert on the future of veg-centric cuisine, and is a regular contributor to Como Water, the blog, as well as to vegetarian and vegan sites across the Internet. For over a decade, this self-taught, entrepreneurial expert has developed a set of tried and true techniques for making simple, delicious, and sometimes decadent veg-centric dishes. Featured on the Steve Harvey Show and other leading media outlets, Tiffany was born and raised in Springfield, MA. She then earned Bachelors degrees in Psychology and Communications from Boston College and a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Michigan. She now resides in Washington DC, where she has worked in the US Senate and at a federal agency on issues around health, food, nutrition, and international food aid/development, and of course, as the owner of Como Water. Tiffany gets culinary inspiration from the food she grew up eating, and from her travels throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, Western Europe, and Sub-Saharan Africa. She is dedicated to sharing her wealth of knowledge on veg-centric cuisine with others and to help others live by her mantra—love life, live long, and eat veg-centric cuisine!

Comments

  1. Greg

    These popsicles look amazing. I am glad you decided to extend frozen treats for he rest of the summer. Sorbets are my frozen addiction.

    June 24, 2012
  2. Emma @ Food, Fork and Good

    These look beautiful, and very tasty! Glad you had a good weekend

    June 25, 2012
  3. Emily @ Life on Food

    I am glad you had such a marvelous weekend. I am even more glad for these delicious sounding pops. These will definitely cool you down on a hot summer day. Even at the end of June, I am looking forward to having this recipe in my back pocket in August.

    June 25, 2012
  4. courtney

    I’m salivating over these popsicles. Everyday in NOLA has been 87+ degrees…as early as 6 am! I could certainly use a cold treat. This sounds like a great flavor combo too:-) Nice touch with the coconut.

    June 25, 2012
  5. Dana

    These look too good!! I have a popsicle mold that I’ve never used, and as hot as it has been so far this summer, I will be using it soon! 🙂

    June 25, 2012
  6. Cucina49

    Tiffany, these look delicious–so cool and colorful! The perfect summer treat indeed.

    June 25, 2012
  7. Happy When Not Hungry

    Wow these look so delicious and refreshing! Love the flavors too.

    June 25, 2012
  8. Balvinder

    These pops are amazing with fresh fruits.

    June 25, 2012
  9. Daksha

    Wow those pops looks so colorful, delicious and healthy too….

    June 25, 2012
  10. Alyssa

    I love healthy frozen treats, so keep them coming! These look great!

    June 26, 2012
  11. Choc Chip Uru

    These are so healthy and delicious my friend 😀
    Love them!

    Cheers
    CCU

    June 26, 2012
  12. MissMessy

    Yummy! Coconut is my fave and these sound perfect!

    June 26, 2012
  13. Sandra

    I had a popsicle mold in my hand this morning and decided not to get it. Silly me!!! I will go back and get it and I’m looking forward to your recipes. Loving this one!!!

    June 26, 2012
  14. Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love.

    Woo! I love summer-long frozen treats! Keep ’em coming! These look so pretty!

    June 26, 2012
  15. Amy @ fragrantvanillacake

    Tiffany, these look like a beautiful sunset and I am sure they are delicious! Love this type of thing in the summer, I need to get some of those popsicle molds :)!

    June 26, 2012
  16. Carolyn

    You’ve been so busy! Well, I think frozen treats for the rest of the summer are a great idea. 🙂

    June 27, 2012
  17. CJ at Food Stories

    These look so delicious and refreshing!

    June 27, 2012
  18. Meghan

    Colorful and delicious!! I just so happen to have those exact popsicle molds hiding in one of my cabinets… Gonna have to bust them out to try these 🙂

    June 27, 2012
  19. Ramona

    First of all I love your popsicle molds!! I need to find ones like that…. I have the cheapy plastic kind and I like the authentic look with popsicle stick. PS… where do you buy popsicle sticks? I looked around and I only found craft sticks and I’m not sure if they are meant for food. I love popsicles and with our heatwave… we could use them to cool off. Love the flavor of the mango and strawberry together… this is my kind of combo!! Well done!! ~ Ramona 🙂

    June 28, 2012
  20. Tiffany

    Thanks for the comments everyone! 😀

    June 28, 2012
  21. Naimah

    Love the recipe! I shared it on Facebook! 🙂

    September 12, 2012