Creamy Dairy-Free Mango Popsicle Recipe

Intense Mango Taste, Creamy Fudgesicles

Dairy-Free, Made with Healthy Fresh Mango

or Mixed Berry. No ice-cream churn needed.

Have you looked at the ingredients of most

packaged ice cream lately?  We’ve decided these

delicious homemade frozen treats will be our

only ice cream.

I used to buy the well known all-natural brand until

they changed their ingredients. Watch out for “No-sugar-

added.”  It is an intentional deception. Manufacturers should

be required to state just as boldly, artificially sweetened!

I hope you’ll no longer support those companies.

* Health Benefits of Mango (below)

If you can’t find popsicle molds locally, you can

find an abundance of choices online, including

Walmart, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Amazon.

For dairy-free fudgsicles I use coconut cream
in place of yogurt.

I look for at least 75% coconut and 22% fat.
Unlike other fats, coconut saturated fat is

heart-healthy omega 3.

* See Health benefits of coconut cream.

This Recipe Makes 6 molded popsicles.  

Ingredients:

1/3 cup coconut cream
(You can also use non-dairy yogurt).

1+1/4 cups mango slices

1 small frozen banana broken in pieces

1 to 2 tbs. maple syrup (to taste)  Some sweetness

gets reduced when frozen. (Don’t use sugar-free

sweetener. It tends to be too icy).

1/4 tsp corn starch or tapioca

1/8 tsp salt

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla or vodka will help keep

mixture from freezing rock hard.

Optional:  Sprinkles

Instructions

(You can also use non-dairy yogurt). If you want the the classic tart yogurt

flavor, you may add apple cider vinegar to taste (1/2 tsp to 1 tsp).

Carefully peel the mango pieces. Combine all ingredients in

food processor until smooth. (Omit vanilla if using vanilla-flavored yogurt.)

I recommend using a food processor or blender or immersion

blender to ensure thorough blending. Taste, and add more

sweetener if needed – you want the mixture to taste a little too

sweet, as sweetness level will decrease once frozen.

Here I used 2 mixed packs, 6 oz each, of Raspberry and

Blackberry instead of Mango. I mashed them, then pressed

them through a strainer to hold back the seeds, then added

to the blender. For the kids, just press the moist pops on a

dish of sprinkles.

Pour into popsicle molds. Stand on flat surface in

freezer.  After about a 1/2 hour, insert popsicle

sticks into the fudgsicles and return them to the

freezer. Allow about 6 hours to freeze and serve.

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Health Benefits of Mango

1. Helps Prevent Cancer:

Research has shown antioxidant compounds in mango
fruit have been found to protect against colon,

breast, leukemia and prostate cancers. These compounds
include quercetin, isoquercitrin, astragalin,

fisetin, gallic acid and methylgallat, as well as the abundant
enzymes.

2. Lowers Cholesterol:

The high levels of fiber, pectin and vitamin C help to lower serum cholesterol levels, specifically

Low-Density Lipoprotein (the bad stuff).

3. Clears the Skin:

Can be used both internally and externally for the skin. Mangos help clear clogged

pores and eliminate pimples.

4. Improves Eye Health:

One cup of sliced mangoes supplies 25 percent of the needed daily value of vitamin A,

which promotes good eyesight and prevents night blindness and dry eyes.

5. Alkalizes the Whole Body:

The tartaric acid, malic acid, and a trace of citric acid help to maintain the alkali reserve of the body.

6. May Help with Diabetes:

Mango fruit also has a low glycemic index (41-60) so moderate quantities will not spike your sugar levels.

7. Promotes Healthy Sex:

Mangos are a great source of vitamin E. further research has shown balanced proper amounts

(from whole foods) does help.

8. Improves Digestion:

The fiber in mangos also helps digestion and elimination.

9. Helps Fight Heat Stroke:

Juicing the fruit from green mango and mixing with water and a sweetener helps to cool down the body

and prevent  harm from overheating. From an ayurvedic viewpoint, the reason people often get diuretic

and exhausted when visiting equatorial climates is because the strong “sun energy” is burning up your body,

particularly the muscles. The kidneys then become overloaded with toxins from this process.

10. Boosts the Immune System:

The generous amounts of vitamin C and vitamin A in mangos, plus 25 different kinds of carotenoids

keep your immune system healthy and strong.

Nutrition by the Numbers

One cup (225 grams contain) contains the following. Percentages apply to daily value.

105 calories
76 percent vitamin C (antioxidant and immune booster)
25 percent vitamin A (antioxidant and vision)
11 percent vitamin B6 plus other B vitamins (hormone production in brain and heart disease prevention)
9 percent healthy probiotic fiber
9 percent copper (copper is a co-factor for many vital enzymes plus production of red blood cells)
7 percent potassium (to balance out our high sodium intake)
4 percent magnesium

How to Prepare a Raw Mango For Fancy and Practical Eating
1. Hold the mango on its side and cut down on either side of the central seed. You will end with two big “halves” plus the central seed.
2. Place each half on the cutting board with peel facing down and cut the exposed flesh in a horizontal and vertical pattern, taking care not to cut too deep through the skin.
3. Then invert the whole half to push out the cubes as shown in the photo above.

Monkeys eat the seed from the green mango, which Ayurvedic healers suggest gives the monkey its energy and powerful strength to jump in the tress.

Cautions:

If you have a latex allergy, a reaction is possible with mangos, particularly green mangos. This reaction develops because of anacardic acid.
Mango peel and sap contain urushiol, the chemical in poison ivy and poison sumac which can cause an allergic reaction in susceptible individuals.
Mangos are ripened by some dealers using calcium carbide, which can cause serious health problems (one more reason to buy organic). If you do have inorganic mangos, wash them properly before consuming or soak overnight in water.
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Tropical Mango Banana Pie
For this helpful information we thank:
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/10-health-benefits-of-mangos.html

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