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Pitaya Pops

August 10, 2016 Updated January 26, 2019 Leave a Comment

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Go ahead and ask my family just how much Pitaya (dragon fruit) and Acai frozen packets I have purchased this summer.  I’m completely obsessed with the bright magenta color of pitaya.  It rivals with beets and I think that beets are the  most beautiful colored vegetables created for this earth.  I save beet drippings in a jar in my freezer to use in place of food color.  Enough about beets.

 

We have had too many days this summer with temperatures in the triple digits.  I decided to turn my pitaya smoothie bowls into pitaya pops so I can just grab one out of my freezer at the end of a long hot run (count down for marathon #28 in 4 weeks).  They are so refreshing.  I’m in love
Pitaya Pops are very simple to make.  I’m not lucky enough to find dragon fruit at my local market so I purchase frozen pitaya puree.  You will need:
1 pkt or 4 oz. pitaya (Dragon fruit) puree
1 cup mixed frozen fruit of your choice (berries, cherries, pineapple, bananas, etc)
1 cup coconut water

 

Put all of the ingredients into a blender.

Blend until thick and smooth.  That’s it!

I like to layer my pops with pitaya blend and Greek Yogurt.  You can be creative and make the pops to your liking.  My liking is pitaya/yogurt/raspberries, cocoa nibs and a bit of bee pollen.

First add a layer of the pitaya blend.

Crop in some berries and a few cocoa nibs.

Add a spoonful of yogurt.  Let me confess that this isn’t Greek yogurt.  It’s Noosa coconut yogurt.  It’s my new guilty pleasure when I feel deserving.

Repeat layers.  Add popsicle sticks and freeze for a few hours or overnight.

Just run a bit of warm water around the popsicle mold and they will slide out.  Sprinkle with more cocoa nibs and bee pollen.
Have I mentioned my obsession with cocoa nibs.  I have a love affair with them.  I put them in and on EVERYTHING!  My husband recently informed me that he didn’t have the same love affair for them as I do.  Really?  So I have gone through 3 lbs of cocoa nibs the past 6 months on my own?
Side note:  Runners world listed cocoa nibs as something all runners should include in their diets. Boom!
If by chance you don’t have a mold for popsicles or you just feel like eating it from a bowl, just layer, and top with a cherry and more cocoa nibs for one refreshing, healthy treat.

 

You’re welcome.

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Pitaya Pops

Pitaya (dragon fruit) popsicles mixed with cream are a summer's dream!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword dragon fruit popsicle recipe, dragon fruit popsicles, pitaya popsicles
Prep Time 5 minutes
Freeze 3 hours
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 10 popsicles
Calories 15 kcal
Author Janet Barton

Ingredients

  • 1 cup coconut water
  • 1 packet of pitaya puree
  • 1 cup frozen fruit of choice
  • 1/4 - 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup fresh fruit
  • toppings:  cocoa nibs bee pollen, nuts

Instructions

  1. Blend in a blender until smooth.  Layer into molds beginning and ending with pitaya/fruit blend. Layering with pitaya/berries/yogurt, repeat.  Freeze molds for 3 hours or overnight.
Nutrition Facts
Pitaya Pops
Amount Per Serving
Calories 15
% Daily Value*
Fat 0g0%
Saturated Fat 0g0%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 25mg1%
Potassium 92mg3%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Fiber 0g0%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 0g0%
Vitamin A 35IU1%
Vitamin C 9.3mg11%
Calcium 8mg1%
Iron 0.2mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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