Yummy Toddler Foods: Banana-Mango in Coconut Milk Popsicle

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My second attempt at making popsicles. The photos below speak for themselves :)

Ingredients

Mango – 1 big, peeled, remove seed, and cut into big pieces (I used honey mango)
Banana – 1 medium, peeled
Coconut milk – 1/2 cup
Water – optional

Method

1) Blend mango, banana and coconut milk together until smooth.

2) If the mixture is too thick and cannot be poured out easily into popsicle moulds, add a little water to thin it out until it is ‘pourable’.

3) Pour the blended mixture into popsicle moulds, replace the covers with the sticks into the moulds and freeze for at least 8 hours.

4) To remove the popsicles, just let the outer surface of the moulds come into contact with hot water for a few seconds. The popsicles should come out easily when you try to remove them.

Yang liked it so much so that he asked about the number of popsicles I could make at any one time. *victory sign* :P

8 thoughts on “Yummy Toddler Foods: Banana-Mango in Coconut Milk Popsicle”

  1. I generally find this size too large for the young ones to finish. What I do instead is use silicone ice cube trays- my favorite shape is the heart one that I got years ago from ikea. I usually blend some fruit and add it ti yoghurt and spoon this into the ice cube tray. I then stick a toothpick in the centre of each “cube”. It’s easy to remove from tray and just a nice size for toddlers. The older ones can come back for seconds. ;)

  2. Hi Sam,

    Thanks for sharing such a great idea! :) You’re right about the size of popsicle for young toddlers. I do share one popsicle with Hannah as she can’t handle too much coldness at one go. But she always insisted in eating as much as she could.

    May I know whether you have to dip the silicon tray in hot water to remove the ice cubes or they just popped out easily upon squeezing? Thanks. :)

  3. The coconut nut milk – is it those in packets? Can it be substituted with other kinds of milk or yogurt? Would the taste differ markedly?

    How long can the Popsicles keep for? My mom n mil would frown terribly if I gave these to my girl – they think little ones should not be given cold stuffs. But it looks so much fun n yummy!

  4. Hi LisaC,

    I bought the coconut milk in those 200 ml packet form. Mine was UHT coconut cream actually. There are a few varieties to choose from: coconut cream (highest in milk), coconut milk (less fat), skim coconut milk (least fat). Using coconut milk/cream would definitely make the popsicle yummier. More fat also means less ice crystals formed and hence creamier.

    It is ok to replace coconut milk with fresh milk or yogurt. For yoghurt, you might need to add a bit of milk if the mixture can’t pour out easily from the blender into the moulds. But if you blend the yoghurt with fruits, the fruit juice usually provide enough fluidity to the mixture and therefore it pours out easily.

    BTW, if you’re going to use plain yoghurt like what I did for the Banana-Blueberry Yoghurt popsicle, just be mindful that it is going to be rather sour. :) But if you’re using those fruity flavoured types, it shouldn’t be an issue :)

    If i remember correctly, the popsicle can keep for 1-2 weeks. :) But I bet these treats would be gone within a few days.

  5. Hi, Ling

    No, I don’t need to use hot water. Bc it’s silicon, I can just *peel* the silicon away while pushing up on the “cube”. So yes, it gets out quite easily.

    When I use yoghurt, I don’t dilute it with juices or water. I just buy those yoghurt that is already flavoured or with fruits? Can add in some pureed fruits. When the yoghurt is not diluted, the toothpick stands easily in the yoghurt mixture in the ice-cube tray, so you don’t have to think of ways to keep the toothpick “vertical” before the cubes are frozen.

  6. forgot one thing – Don’t use add in sour fruits like strawberry with yoghurt. URGH. Sourness-overload! haha.

  7. Hi Sam,

    You make the silicon thingy so tempting. :) Thanks for sharing your experience! :D

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