One of the biggest sellers at the Perth Baby Expo last year for me was the Freezer Pods. These nifty silicon food storage solutions weren’t around when my kids were bubs just learning to eat but the other week I decided to use them to make home made icy poles.
I don’t know if you’ve looked closely at the ingredients of icy poles that come out of a box from the supermarket but they generally have more numbers than my bank balance! So to avoid all the colours and additives we make our own. It is so easy and the kids love to help make them.
I don’t have a recipe that I follow, I just kind of mix a few “icy pole” ingredients together until they look about right and then freeze them! They are “fly by the seat of your pants” icy poles!
I generally include whatever fruit we have at home or the girls would like to use but the standards are any type of berry and mango is also great too. Then add about a tablespoon of honey, some yoghurt, coconut milk or coconut cream and a frozen banana. Whizz all the ingredients together in a food processor, pour into the moulds, add popsticks and freeze.
Do you make home made icy poles? Do you have a favourite recipe?
The Freezer Pods can be found here on the website and retail for $19.95 each. They can be used for more than just pureed baby food!
