Product Round-Up

Is anyone else as ready for warmer weather as we are? We love everything that comes with the summer season, especially yummy frozen treats! Today we’re bringing you a list of some of our favorite ice creams, popsicles, and other frozen snacks, along with some recipes that you and your little chefs can make at home! This list is definitely not just for kids – these sweet treats will satisfy anyone’s craving for something frozen and sweet on a hot day!

Ice Cream

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Here’s some of our favorite brands.

1. Tea-rrific Chamomile Ice Cream: Is your family adventurous when it comes to trying new foods and flavors? Check out this brand that makes tea-flavored ice cream! Their premium ice cream is made with fresh hormone-free cream, cage-free eggs, and organic cane sugar.
2. Jeni’s Ice Cream: Their wide variety of fun, yummy flavors is just half of why we love Jeni’s! They don’t use any artificial ingredients, flavorings, or dyes.
3. NadaMoo Ice Cream: Whether you’re on a dairy-free diet or just enjoy the taste, NadaMoo is the choice for you! Their creamy, coconut milk ice cream is organic, sustainable, and DELISH!

Popsicles

There’s nothing like a cold popsicle on a hot day. Check out the list below for some of our favorites!

1. Chloe’s popsicles: These fruit pops are made with just three ingredients! Yep, that’s right, THREE! And they come in a bunch of different, yummy flavors, so everyone in the family can find a favorite!
2. GoodPop popsicles: Another brand that uses real, organic, and whole ingredients to bring you a frozen treat that won’t have you raising an eyebrow at the ingredient list. They’ve got a bunch of fun flavors as well, some dairy-based, and others that aren’t!
3. DeeBee’s Organics SuperFruit Freezies: These organic freezer pops will make you forget all about those other sugary frozen popsicles with hidden artificial ingredients.
4. So Delicious Coconut Milk Organic Fudge Bars: Got chocolate on your mind? This one’s for you! The rich flavor and hint of creamy coconut will get your taste buds jumping for joy!
5. Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt Bars: Their delicious creamy texture and taste will have you thinking this is ice cream you’re eating! Well, it’s not – it’s Greek yogurt! They’re got 5 grams of protein and made without any artificial sweeteners.

Other Frozen Treats

Here are some other frozen treats that we just had to include!

1. Pitaya Plus Frozen Dragon Fruit Cubes: Looking for some variety for your family’s smoothies? We love dragon fruit for this reason! PLUS, it’s rich in magnesium and antioxidants, high in fiber, and a good source of iron.
2. Chobani Champions (they’ve since been re-branded to Chobani Gimmies!): These fun yogurt tubes are perfect for little chefs’ hands! They’re chock-full of protein, Vitamin D, and calcium, and the ingredient list is short – which we love! And lastly, they’re great when frozen in the freezer overnight – it’s like a frozen ice cream tube!

Recipes

Looking for some new pasta recipes to add some variety to your family’s meals? These are some of our favorites!

1. Chef Cricket’s recipe for Coco-Mango Frozen Ice Pops will have you and your family thinking you’re on a tropical vacation! There’s only FOUR ingredients, and it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3 to make this treat that’s perfect for summer.
2. Check out this blog post with a bunch of yummy popsicle recipes you can easily make at home with your kids. They only require a couple ingredients!
3. Cooking Light also has some easy popsicle recipes with some interesting flavors! Even one for mom and dad with champagne!

Ice Cream-Related Tips & Tricks

Click below for suggestions on our favorite ice cream scoop, fun ice cream-inspired baking kits, and tips for throwing your own ice cream social!

1. Midnight Scoop: Say hello to effortless ice cream scooping! Unlike other ice cream scoops, the Midnight Scoop has a curved handle, which is where all the magic happens. This allows you to keep your wrist straight and avoid straining it while trying to dig into your favorite flavor!
2. Handstand Kitchen Ice Cream Parlor Baking Collection: Take a look at Handstand Kitchen’s fun ice cream-shaped cookie cutters and molds!
3. Throw the Perfect Ice Cream Social: Check out this blog post for Chef Cricket’s tips to make your next ice cream party one for the books!

Do you have any favorite ice cream or popsicle brands, or any yummy recipes that you love? Let us know over on Instagram!

The Creative Kitchen™, LLC, teaches children about food and how to cook in a fun, safe, and educational manner. Targeting families with children ages two to teen, the company focuses on teaching, writing creative content and curriculum, special events, recipe development, spokesperson work, webisode production and consulting to present educational and entertaining content through food-related activities. The founder, Cricket Azima, is an expert in cooking for and with children. She inspires kids to express themselves creatively through food and cooking, while complementing lessons with traditional educational material such as social studies, math, arts, science, and more. Visit www.thecreativekitchen.com for more information.

Looking for a healthy and delicious frozen treat the whole family will love? Check out EATPOPS – delightful fruit and veggie popsicles with delicious flavors like Activate (beet, apple, and carrot), Hydrate (kale, banana, and pineapple), and one of our favorites: Glow (carrot, mango, and pineapple). EATPOPS are made with simple, all-natural ingredients like fresh fruit and vegetable purees and contain no added sugar – plus they combine fruit flavors kids love with veggies they may not be familiar with yet. These refreshing pops make the perfect snack or better-for-you dessert – just one lick and you’ll be hooked! 

From the Mouth of a Kid:

These popsicles are so sweet and yummy, and mom says they’re good for me too!

From the Eyes of a Parent:

My whole family loves EATPOPS, and I love that they’re sweetened with real fruit and packed with vitamins and minerals! It’s so easy to get my kids to eat their fruits and veggies with these nutritious popsicles, and they’re a great way to introduce kids to veggies like kale and beets, which they may be hesitant to try.

Flavorful Features:

EATPOPS come in a variety of delicious flavors:
• Activate (Beet, Apple & Carrot)
• Cleanse (Lemon, Cayenne & Agave)
• Green Detox (Kale, Spinach, Apple, Pineapple, Lemon, Ginger & Cayenne)
• Nourish (Banana, Peanut Butter, Vanilla, Agave & Sea Salt)
• Restore (Kale, Banana & Pineapple)
• Super Detox (Acai, Noni, Gogi & Cherry)

The Icing on the Cake:

Each EATPOPS flavor is low-calorie, dairy-free, gluten-free, and all-natural with no added sugar and no artificial sweeteners or colors.

Time to Eat?!

Great for dessert or cooling down after playing outside.

The Creative Kitchen™, LLC, teaches children about food and how to cook in a fun, safe, and educational manner. Targeting families with children ages two to teen, the company focuses on teaching, writing creative content and curriculum, special events, recipe development, spokesperson work, webisode production and consulting to present educational and entertaining content through food-related activities. The founder, Cricket Azima, is an expert in cooking for and with children. She inspires kids to express themselves creatively through food and cooking, while complementing lessons with traditional educational material such as social studies, math, arts, science, and more. Visit www.thecreativekitchen.com for more information.

Mmmmm popsicles! These frozen fruity treats from our friends at iVillage will disappear in the blink of an eye. Little chefs can help make these yummy, healthful treats and then enjoy them together afterwards! By making your own rather than purchasing store-bought popsicles, you can give your family with the sweet frozen treats they love, but this time filled with good for you ingredients!

Sweet and Tangy

Kids and adults will love the mild tartness of these sophisticated Cherry Lime Ice Pops, made with just water, sugar, and lime juice.

Click here for the recipe!

Marvelous Melon

If you want something different than your usual berry-flavored treats, check out this recipe! Mix water, sugar, mint leaves, lime zest and cantaloupe (and skip the small amount of rum in the recipe) to make these delicious Cantaloupe Popsicles totally kid-friendly.

Click here for the recipe!

Watermelon Cooler

Watermelon is always juicy and refreshing, but kick up the cool-treat factor a notch by freezing it into pops! Blend six cups of watermelon pieces (without rinds and seeds, of course) with one tablespoon of freshly squeezed lime juice and one tablespoon freshly grated lime zest. Pour into Dixie Cups or popsicle molds and enjoy–preferably on the back porch.

Strawberry Overflow

Getting Kids to eat fresh summer strawberries isn’t usually hard (it’s not kale, after all), but we can practically guarantee a way to get those vitamin-packed goodies consumed: Make strawberry popsicles! Remove the hulls from a pint of strawberries and throw them in the blender. Add enough sugar-free juice to cover the berries, blend for 20 to 30 seconds and pour into popsicle molds. Let them harden overnight in the freezer; watch them disappear the next day.

Click here for the recipe!

Peachy Keen

These peaches-and-creme popsicles are a healthier spin on those old orange Push-Ups. Blend peaches, water, yogurt, lime juice, honey and bananas all together and pour into cups, then stick them in the freezer. Before the liquid solidifies completely, place the popsicle sticks through the top. Freeze again overnight and enjoy the drip-on-your-chin goodness.

Click here for the recipe!

Blueberry Bliss

Want to keep things simple in the kitchen? This sweet treat only calls for three ingredients (seriously!). Buy a can of blueberries, drain and save the juice, then blend the berries with one tablespoon of the juice. For the meat of your pop, use two cups of lemon yogurt and whisk in 1/2 a cup of milk. Alternate between blueberry and yogurt mixture while spooning into your molds and finish your blueberry pops by spooning one tablespoon of the remaining blueberry juice onto each pop and swirling with a knife. Yum!

Click here for the recipe!

The Creative Kitchen™, LLC, teaches children about food and how to cook in a fun, safe, and educational manner.  Targeting families with children ages two to teen, the company focuses on teaching, writing creative content and curriculum, special events, recipe development, spokesperson work, webisode production and consulting to present educational and entertaining content through food-related activities. The founder, Cricket Azima, is an expert in cooking for and with children.  She inspires kids to express themselves creatively through food and cooking, while complementing lessons with traditional educational material such as social studies, math, arts, science, and more. Visit www.thecreativekitchen.com for more information.