Happy Wednesday friends!
I’m really excited because I’m leaving for the east coast tomorrow! I can’t wait to see my family and friends and enjoy some vacation time in my home state of New Jersey. I’m a little crazy this week trying to wrap up so many full-time work and freelance things, take care of house stuff before I leave, as well as get some blog posts set up for next week. I usually don’t schedule blog posts ahead of time, but next week I’m going to really try to take a break from my computer for a change. I’m going to be so busy hopping all over the state visiting everyone that I wouldn’t have much time for it anyways…but I’ll let you know how it goes!
Any who, onto today’s topic: ice pops!
One of the most common questions I hear when people find out I’m a vegetarian is, “Where do you get your protein from?” Despite common misconceptions, there is protein in lots of foods besides meat, poultry, and fish, and I make sure to get enough protein to feed my muscles – especially since I lead such an active lifestyle. One of the ways that I supplement my protein intake is to have a protein bar or protein smoothie on most days, and I also make sure to eat snacks that are a nice protein source – like a yogurt or a protein packed ice pop.
At 90 calories and 8 grams of protein each, these little chocolate peanut butter banana pops make for a sweet little snack.
The pops are made with just 5 ingredients, and I whipped them up as part of Almond Breeze‘s “Easy as Breeze” campaign to create summery recipes with few ingredients.
I used their chocolate almond milk for the pops, along with banana, chocolate protein powder, powdered peanut butter (regular will do as well) and cocoa powder. Just combine the ingredients in a food processor, pour into ice pop molds, throw them in the freezer to harden up, then enjoy!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Protein Pops
Ingredients
- 1 banana
- 3/4 cup Almond Breeze Chocolate Almondmilk
- 1 scoop chocolate protein powder of your choice
- 1 TBSP cocoa powder
- 2 TBSP powdered peanut butter I use PB 2 // regular peanut butter would be fine too
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until smooth.
- Pour the mixture evenly into a 4 serving ice pop mold and push the sticks into the pops.
- Place in the freezer, and allow the pops to freeze for at least a few hours before enjoying.
Nutrition
Disclaimer: This “Easy as Breeze” post is sponsored by Almond Breeze Almondmilk. For more “Easy As Breeze” recipes made with five ingredients or less, visit Almond Breeze on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.
Tell me… What ice pop or frozen treat reminds you of childhood?
Luigi’s Italian ices always remind me of being a kid because my mom always had them in the freezer for us. We also always had fudge pops on hand to enjoy.
Oh my gosh! Have so much fun on the east coast! You are going to have the best time! I love love love chocolate almond milk! I’ve been drinking it a lot recently for a little protein hit. And I just bought that same big carton! Great idea with the pops!
It’s amazing how people think that vegetarians don’t get enough protein. There is protein in so many different things, it doesn’t have to be meat.
I hope you have a great time on the East coast.
These look yummy! I’ve been wanting to give this almond milk a try.
What a tasty way to get a serving of protein! They look so refreshing!
I hope you have a safe trip home!
I would eat these for breakfast!