Popsicles may be the most enjoyable frozen treats for kids, but you can refresh your palate as an adult with these desserts as well. Nothing cools you off like a frozen treat from the freezer on a warmer spring day. Now, the weather isn’t just instantaneously hot just because spring has sprung. That said, it is warming up and there is nothing quite like the newest crave-able popsicle straight out of your kitchen.

Allow us to introduce you to our raw vegan cantaloupe popsicles! Perfectly cleanse-approved and undeniably delicious, these popsicles are based on creamy melon bars, which are commonly made with honeydew. Cantaloupe, however, is a little creamier, and the texture of these pops is more akin to a creamsicle. The only difference is that these popsicles contain three ingredients, not 45 mysterious ingredients, many of which you cannot even pronounce. You can truly taste the difference, and you’ll feel the difference, too!

When it comes to making your own popsicles, we recommend that you use silicone molds. The classic plastic popsicle molds make it difficult to get the popsicles out. Silicone molds make this process so much easier, especially if you run the molds under a little warm water to aid the removal process. Just make sure that the popsicles are completely frozen before you try to remove them. This typically takes about four to six hours, but may require more time. Once you finish your cleanse, you can use coconut milk in place of homemade almond milk. The coconut milk yields a creamier consistency.

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Picture this: it is a hot sunny day and you want a little sweet treat to help you cool off. Your taste buds yearn for something refreshing and delightful, and there is no better way to respond than with these homemade strawberry banana popsicles.

These vibrant, fruity frozen treats are not only visibly stunning, but they also taste great and exhibit impressive health benefits. Think of these homemade pops like fruit smoothies on sticks. You start with a ripe banana, which is where the majority of your sweetness comes from in this recipe. Peel it, slice it up, and freeze it the night before you want to make these popsicles. Next, you have some juicy strawberries, which provide some sweetness with a subtle tartness. To round out the recipe, you have freshly squeezed orange juice. Make sure this is not that store bought sugary bottled stuff! Squeeze a couple oranges to yield a half-cup. Toss everything in a blender and blend until y achieve a smooth mixture that packs a flavor punch.

Now, let’s talk about some benefits! Strawberries exhibit impressive antioxidant activity and contain a lot of vitamin and fiber. Some studies show that they help to boost immune function and keep the skin glowing. Bananas are rich in potassium, which is necessary for muscle function and heart health. Increasing your potassium intake may your efforts to lower blood pressure levels.

Do you want to know the best part? You can whip up a batch of these strawberry banana popsicles in under 10 minutes. Freeze them overnight and you’ll have guilt-free frozen treats you can enjoy this summer!

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Finding ripe mangos in the supermarket is such a lovely treat. You can enjoy them raw as a healthy snack, blend them into smoothies, add them as a topping to chia pudding, or incorporate them into healthy desserts. Mangos are incredibly versatile and go great with a variety of flavors. They provide a tropical sweetness that can refresh you on a hot day, making them a great fruit for summer.

Summertime is the best time to make homemade popsicles. Just make sure that you enjoy them quickly before all of that deliciously frozen mango starts melting onto your hands. Unlike traditional popsicles that you buy in the store, these mango popsicles don’t freeze in the same way. That is because of the sugar! Natural sugars don’t necessarily freeze the same way as high fructose corn syrup and other processed sugars, which are typically in store bought popsicles. This recipe calls for maple syrup, but you can use raw agave nectar as a direct swap if you have it on hand.

For this recipes, you will need six cups of mango chunks. If fresh mangos are not readily available for you, you can use frozen mangos, provided they do not have added sugars or preservatives. That is a great cleansing hack for smoothies or other recipes that require frozen fruit! Lastly, if you have silicone popsicle molds, use them because the popsicles come out much more easily than they do from plastic molds.

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With the 4th of July knocking at the door, you’ve most likely gathered ingredients to create an impressive spread. Are you going to fire up the grill and char some vegetables or impress the skeptics with some meatless burgers? The fact of the matter is that so many traditional meat-centric dishes have vegan alternatives nowadays. That said, grilling some Impossible patties or Beyond sausages is not the healthiest way to eat. In fact, it’s just as unhealthy as eating a plateful of burgers and hotdogs. 

Independence Day cookouts commonly revolve around food because food brings people together. People can share stories, laugh, cry, and have a great time cooking and eating together. Much like music, food is a universal language that seems to unite complete strangers. You don’t need words to communicate how delicious a meal is. Hand gestures and facial expressions can reveal the truth!

If your goal is to enjoy delicious food and be a little healthier this Independence Day, head to the grocery store after perusing the following recipes. All of the recipes are vegan-friendly and they range from savory to sweet. After all, you need everything from appetizers and snacks to entrees and desserts for a successful 4th of July celebration. If you end up making one or more of the following recipes, post a picture and tag us @dherbs on the Gram! Stay safe and eat well, everyone!

Watermelon Cucumber Basil Lemonade

A perfectly refreshing drink recipe for warmer weather! This watermelon cucumber basil lemonade is free or added sugars and will enhance your hydration efforts at your sunny 4th of July party.

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Frozen Lemonade

Do you love lemonade but hate the excess sugar and calories that come with it? You’re in for a treat with this healthier, frozen rendition! Make a big batch because it’s a surefire hit that’ll quench everyone’s thirst!

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Rainbow Carrot Slaw

The unfortunate reality of the 4th of July is that people don’t consume a lot of colorful fruits and vegetables. This dish is a beautiful, colorful slaw that has fantastic crunch and sweetness from the rainbow carrots, but the dressing is the star of the dish.

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Tomato Sweet Onion And Parsley Salad

Add some more color and vibrant flavors to your holiday by indulging in this light and refreshing tomato, sweet onion, and parsley salad. The best part is that the flavors only intensify after you mix everything together. 

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Crispy Potato Taquitos

Incredibly satisfying and easy to make, these potato taquitos are stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes and topped with salsa, pickled onions, and crema. People can pick them up and crunch on them all day long, so make sure to make a lot if you want to enjoy a couple!

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Simply Vegan Quinoa Burger

This vegan quinoa burger recipe is easy to make, packed with protein, and incredibly healthy. The patties come together in one mixing bowl. Make sure to cook them in a pan because they may crumble and fall through the grates on your grill.

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Strawberry Coconut Popsicles 

Strawberry coconut milk popsicles are dairy-free, cane sugar-free, and 100% vegan. This recipe is perfect for the hot summer weather. They are like healthier creamsicles!

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It might not be the Summer of Love, but you’ll love these summery, homemade popsicles. With just three simple, real-food ingredients, these strawberry orange popsicles are to die for. It’s like a sweet and tangy union of strawberries and oranges, with a sweet note from the maple syrup. It’s like a match made in flavor heaven, or in this case, your freezer. You can enjoy them as an adult or make them for your kids. You’re never too old to enjoy a popsicle, especially if the weather is hot!

What’s great about these popsicles is that they are so easy to make. You need three ingredients, a blender, and popsicle molds. We recommend using silicone popsicle molds because you can get the pops out of them much more easily than a classic plastic mold. You know those old school popsicle molds that broke the pops as you tried to take them out.

Homemade strawberry orange popsicles have a just the right amount of sweetness with a tiny hint of tartness. They are loaded with vitamin C and have very few calories. Because strawberries are usually on the Dirty Dozen list (click here for more info on that), we recommend that you get organic strawberries. Also, if you are not cleansing, you do not have to make freshly squeezed orange juice. We do encourage you to purchase the option that is cold-pressed, though, as most store bought orange juice varieties contain preservatives and excess sugar.

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“If you like piña coladas
And gettin’ caught in the rain.
If you’re not into yoga
If you have half a brain…”

If you want to escape and get lost in that song about drinking piña coladas, then you are going to love this recipe. The overly sweet, rum-filled beverage takes a healthy turn, leaving syrup, canned juice, and alcohol behind. For this recipe, you only require two ingredients: pineapple and coconut milk. These pineapple coconut popsicles just feel right to eat now that the sun is shining a lot more! We don’t know how you feel about store bought popsicles, but you can feel good about giving your kids these homemade ones.

The cheap popsicles contain artificial food dyes, added sugars, and “natural” flavors that aren’t so natural. Even the more expensive varieties can contain a decent amount of added sugars. Why worry about ingredients when it is very inexpensive to make your own popsicles at home. There are silicone molds with reusable plastic handles readily available, so you can make them regularly. Plus, if you get those, then you don’t have to get popsicle sticks.

You cannot beat the freshness that you get from these pineapple coconut popsicles. The coconut milk gives them a creamy texture, and it also is a perfect match for the fresh pineapple. You can cube your pineapple and freeze it overnight, or you can blend fresh cubes with the coconut milk. If you use frozen pineapple chunks, the time it takes for the popsicles to solidify in the freezer is less than if you use fresh pineapple. Consider which route you want to take, but there is one important step you cannot avoid: enjoying these tasty vegan desserts!

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Say hello to your new favorite way to eat honeydew! And no, we are not sorry about it, not even a little. Honeydew is a refreshing melon that is readily available throughout the year, but the freshest varieties are available during summer. That’s because summer is melon season! Get your hands on every melon variety possible, from honeydews and cantaloupes to watermelons and canary melons.

Honeydew melon works to support the body in many ways, encouraging stronger bones, better digestion, and clearer skin. In addition to the vitamin and mineral content, honeydew exhibits impressive antioxidant activity. Researchers note that many of the health properties are linked to phytoene, quercetin, caffeic acid, and beta-carotene in honeydew. It also contains folate, which is essential for the breakdown of homocysteine. Elevated levels of homocysteine have been linked to reduced bone mineral density over time.

Not to be counted out, basil boasts an incredible nutritional profile and health benefits. According to several studies, basil may help reduce depression that stems from chronic stress. One of the more impressive things basil does is improve fasting blood sugar, triglyceride, and cholesterol levels. It also works to relax blood vessels and thin the blood, which is beneficial for people who have hypertension. That means that you can feel good about enjoying these popsicles!

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Maintaining proper hydration is one of the most important aspects of life, regardless of the season. The body needs water for many bodily functions, including circulation, temperature regulation, and even immunity. When you drink a sufficient amount of water, you may even help balance your mood and improve sleep quality. Dehydration, on the other hand, can lead to a handful of unpleasant symptoms, including headaches, fatigues, decreased cognitive function, and dizziness. In severe cases, dehydration may cause heat exhaustion or stroke. 

In order to avoid the effects of dehydration, you have to stay on top of your water intake. Drinking water isn’t as exciting as drinking other beverages, but it is necessary for your health. You can always enhance your hydration efforts by drinking herbal teas, freshly made juices or smoothies, or drinking electrolyte-rich drinks (preferably not the bottled varieties with processed ingredients and added sugars). 

You can help meet your daily hydration goals by eating water-rich foods. Foods that contain water, in addition to the other nutrients, help protect the body from dehydration. Plus, the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fiber, protein, and more in these foods benefit your health in other ways. The top choices include watermelon, tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, strawberries, spinach, lettuce, and zucchini. For inspiration, here is a list of seven hydrating recipes to enjoy this summer. 

Summer Heirloom Tomato Salad

Do summer right when you whip up this refreshing heirloom tomato salad. It is as beautiful as it is tasty, so please enjoy!

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Refreshing Cucumber Peach Salsa

Dive into this divine and refreshing cucumber peach salsa, which is both Whole30-friendly and 100% Full Body Cleanse approved. Peaches are freshest during the summer months, making this the perfect seasonal dish.

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Tangy Thai Cucumber Noodle Salad

Tangy, refreshing, and perfect for a hot day, this Thai cucumber noodle salad is going to revolutionize your salad game during your cleanse. Not only that, the cucumbers, tomatoes, and fresh herbs, and lime juice keep you on the path to optimal hydration.

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Zoodles With A Mint Parsley Pesto

Yet another zucchini noodle recipe is about to impress your taste buds. These zoodles are tossed in a herbaceous mint parsley pesto.

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Watermelon Cucumber Basil Lemonade

A perfectly refreshing drink recipe for warmer weather! This watermelon cucumber basil lemonade is free or added sugars and may help enhance your hydration efforts. 

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Homemade Cantaloupe Popsicles

With the days getting warmer, that can only mean one thing: summer has arrived! To cool you off, try these homemade cantaloupe popsicles! They are so easy to make and cool you off in no time.

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Subtly Sweet Strawberry Sorbet

Strawberries are one of our favorite summer fruits, which is why we wanted to make them into a dessert! It is sweet, but not overpowering. The zesty zap from the freshly squeezed lemon juice is exactly what you want when the sun is out!

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Everyone always has room for dessert, especially when these strawberry coconut popsicles are on the menu. Perfect for the warmer summer months, these 100% vegan popsicles contain four simple ingredients. The coconut milk gives the popsicles a creamy, soft texture, so they nearly melt in your mouth after taking a bite. Think of these as healthier creamsicles!

The great thing about these strawberry coconut popsicles, besides the ingredients, is how easy they are to make. Throw some ripe frozen strawberries, coconut milk, lime juice, and maple syrup into a blender and blend until creamy. The consistency will be similar to that of a smoothie, only it won’t be as thick. Pour the mixture into your popsicle molds (a key item to have if you enjoy making your own pops) and then place them in the freezer for about three to four hours. Make sure that the sticks go into the pops before you freeze them. If your mold doesn’t have tops with sticks, you will need to use popsicle sticks. A great trick is to let the popsicles freeze for like 30 minutes before inserting the sticks. That will help the sticks remain upright in the center of each pop.

These strawberry coconut popsicles are like a smoothie/milkshake hybrid. In fact, you can simply enjoy this exact recipe by pouring it into a cup and drinking it through a straw. You can also make a scrumptious sorbet with it by pouring the blending mixture into an ice cream maker. If you try that out, let us know how it turned out for you!

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As the days get warmer, you need lighter meals that don’t weigh you down. You also need refreshing snacks and dessert options to cool you off. Although it isn’t quite summer yet, nothing screams warm weather like a homemade popsicle. In fact, we’d argue that popsicles are the quintessential warm weather treat because they are both sweet and refreshing. They are even better when you eat homemade ones that are free of preservatives, dyes, and added sugars.

Before you get started on making these popsicles, we need to cover a few popsicle-making basics. First, you’ll need a mold for your popsicles, ideally one that is silicone because you can remove the pops more easily once frozen. Some molds come with reusable handles, while others do not and you have to go old fashioned with wooden popsicle sticks. If you don’t have a popsicle mold, you can use small paper or plastic cups and wooden sticks for the handles. If you want to make popsicles on a regular basis, though, consider buying a reusable mold to cut down on waste.

When you fill your popsicle molds with the blended cantaloupe mixture, keep in mind that liquid expands as it freezes. For this reason, leave a little room at the top to allow for expansion. You should also freeze your popsicles for about 20-30 minutes before inserting the stick. That will prevent the sticks from falling over to one side. Because cantaloupe is so sweet, you don’t need additional sweetener. The pineapple provides a complementary tartness, while the homemade almond milk makes these pops taste extra creamy. We hope you enjoy them on a sunny, spring day!

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