You know I love ice pops and I have tried so many different flavor combinations over the years.  One of my favorite all-time flavors for anything is banana, so it wouldn’t be right not to make up some banana pops at some point over the summer!

These are actually a really great summer breakfast!  Bananas and almond milk – sounds like a healthy breakfast to me!

Yogurt, regular milk, or coconut milk can be used in place of the almond milk if you prefer.  The almond milk (because of the lack of fat) will make an icier pop and the regular milk makes a creamier pop.  I use the almond milk for my own pops to make a guilt-free treat.  In the summer I would rather eat a banana this way!

Banana Ice Pops (about 5, 3 oz. pops)

• 3 cups ripe bananas
• 1 cup milk of choice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Dash of salt

Blend all ingredients until smooth.  Pour into ice pop molds and freeze as directed or overnight.

When I have ice pops on hand to offer to guests, I take them out of the molds and package them individually in advance – ready to go in my freezer!

Drizzling banana ice pops with chocolate shell makes them a great summer-time dessert!  And, there are so many variations possible!  If you have children or grandchildren you want to impress, you can coat the pops completely in chocolate shell and then quickly roll them in crushed up breakfast cereal for an extra special treat!

Here, I used homemade chocolate shell (click here for the recipe) and crushed up peanut butter/chocolate breakfast cereal – banana, peanut butter, and chocolate go well together!  Use your imagination to make up other combinations!

Thanks for stopping by!

Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie