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Beat the Heat: 10 (Healthy!) Frozen Treats for Kids

By: Brian Patrick Flynn

Conquer summer with these delicious, easy-to-make frozen treats kids will devour. (And you'll love them, too.)

Combine a variety of fruit and blended veggie juices to make your own flavorful ice pops packed with vitamins. Try different combinations for fun- try carrot, orange, cherry and strawberry. Just pour into the plastic sleeves, squeeze out the air and place in freezer upright!

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Rainbow Fruit + Veggie Pops

Combine a variety of fruit and blended vegetable juices to make your own flavorful ice pops packed with vitamins. Try different combinations for even more flavor, like carrot, orange, cherry and strawberry. Just pour the juices (1/2 cup each) into plastic ice-pop sleeves, squeeze out the air and place in the freezer upright.

Serve up your family’s favorite Greek yogurt in a new way the kids will love. Pour yogurt into a large freezer bag, snip the corner and pipe onto wax paper. Freeze the bites, then peel off the wax paper and store them until you’re ready to serve. Add a fun colorful topping to give it a more festive vibe.

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Confetti Yogurt Bites

Serve up your family's favorite Greek yogurt in a new way the kids will love. Pour the yogurt into a large freezer bag, snip the corner and pipe 1/2-inch circles onto wax paper. Freeze the yogurt rounds, then peel them off the wax paper and store until you're ready to serve. Add confetti sprinkles to give it a more playful vibe.

This grab and go treat is hard to resist and makes a fun dessert for your next outdoor get together. Blend bananas and coconut cream, then pour mixture into a brownie pan lined with wax paper. Fold in mini chocolate chips, freeze then cut into squares. Place between graham crackers and garnish with more chocolate chips.

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Go-Go Bananas Sandwich

This grab-and-go treat is hard to resist, making it a fun dessert for your next outdoor gathering. Blend 4 bananas and 1 can of coconut cream, then pour the mixture into a brownie pan lined with wax paper. Fold in mini chocolate chips, freeze, then cut into squares. Place the mixture between graham cracker squares, and garnish with more chocolate chips on the sides for a guilt-free treat.

To make these colorful treats blend watermelon chunks, then pulse, strain and pour into small paper cups. Top each cup with a thick slice of kiwi. Place the popsicle stick through the center of the fruit, then freeze. Once frozen, just remove the paper cup and serve!

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Watermelon Kiwi Coolers

To make these colorful treats, blend 4 cups of watermelon chunks with a splash of lime juice. Then pulse, strain and pour the mixture into small paper cups. Top each cup with a thick slice of kiwi. Place a popsicle stick through the center of the fruit, then freeze. Once frozen, simply remove the paper cup and serve.