Summer Recipes: Minty Pea Pops
These mint chip ice cream pops are a sneaky mom's secret weapon. Even if they diss their dinner, your kids will get a healthy dose of green from the peas hidden in the pops!
- 8 oz cream cheese
- ½ cup frozen petite green peas
- Scant ¼ cup sugar
- ½ tsp peppermint extract
- Scant ¼ cup semisweet mini chocolate chips
- 6 Popsicle sticks or wooden craft sticks
Place the cream cheese, peas and sugar in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high for 20-second intervals until the cheese is softened to room temperature.
Using a stick blender or standing blender, purée the ingredients into a smooth paste. Add the extract and mix again, scraping the bowl frequently. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
Place the mixture in a large zip-top bag and cut about ½ inch off of a bottom corner. Squeeze into a clean ice cube tray or mini-muffin tin, place 1 popsicle stick in each and freeze until solid, about 1 hour.
Once the pops are frozen, remove them from the molds by twisting just like ice cubes and seal in an airtight container for up to 1 month.
- Depending on your freezer, you may have to let them freeze up to 4 hours. For best results, make and freeze these overnight.
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