These Vanilla and Chocolate Protein Popsicles taste like a decadent summer treat with those delicious vanilla and chocolate swirled layers, but they have no added sugar, they are vegan and gluten free, and loaded with protein! These popsicles are a snacking-must, this summer!
Frozen treats are a frozen necessity for me, come summer. I’ve shared a bunch on the blog, like these creamy vanilla popsicles (with 5 flavors!), iced coffee popsicles, spicy pineapple popsicles, lychee cantaloupe popsicles, peach melba popsicles, and these mango coconut popsicles among others! I’m not one for hot weather, and I’ll go through several popsicles a day if I can. So I wanted to make popsicles that felt and tasted like a sweet summer treat, but were also healthy!
These Vanilla and Chocolate Protein Popsicles are the answer! They are gluten free, vegan, and have no added sugar. They don’t come with an extra layer of indulgence and guilt, but they taste like it anyway! I made these protein popsicles with Bob’s Red Mill Nutritional Booster powders, which have an amazing 20g of protein per serving plus fiber, probiotics and prebiotics as well! These nutritional boosters are sweetened with monk fruit (Luo Han Guo), which is a fruit that is known to sweeten food with minimal calorie impact, along with a host of other health benefits.
I also added some dates, since fruity sweetness gets dull when it’s frozen. So dates are a great source of some extra sweetness and fiber content.
These vanilla and chocolate protein popsicles are a great healthy snack to have in the back of your freezer in the summer. They are packed with nutrition, will satisfy your sweet cravings, and they are a great post-work out snack as well. And they make for deceptively good snacks for kids as well. Those vanilla and chocolate swirled layers taste as delicious as you could imagine, but they also come with a very generous helping of protein.
Substitutions for banana
If anyone you know isn’t a fan of bananas, no worries – you can substitute bananas with 2-3 tbsp of unsweetened almond butter or cashew butter or 1/3 cup of coconut yogurt.
Want to try other flavors?
Bob’s Red Mill Nutritional Booster powders come in 3 different flavors. I use 2 here – vanilla and chocolate. But there’s a third – chai flavor!
You can add berries instead of bananas for fruity popsicles – like vanilla and berry or chocolate and berry popsicles.
Or you can add turmeric to your chai protein popsicles for a twist on golden milk latte.
All you need is your
- Favorite smoothie ingredients,
- Bob’s Red Mill Nutritional Booster powders (here are some handy coupons for you to use) for a wonderful nutritious protein boost,
- A blender and
- Popsicle molds, to make your own protein popsicles!
VIDEO RECIPE
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Vanilla and Chocolate Protein Popsicles
Ingredients:
Vanilla Layer
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- ⅓ cup vanilla flavored protein powder I use 2 scoops of vanilla flavored Bob’s Red Mill Nutritional Booster powders
- 1 banana or ⅓ cup coconut yogurt
- 2 dates add more for more sweetness
- Pinch sea salt
Chocolate Layer
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- ⅓ cup chocolate flavored protein powder I use 2 scoops of chocolate flavored Bob’s Red Mill Nutritional Booster powders
- 1 banana or ⅓ cup coconut yogurt
- 2 dates add more if you want more sweetness
- Pinch sea salt
Instructions:
Vanilla Layer
- Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a jug and set aside.1 cup unsweetened almond milk, ⅓ cup vanilla flavored protein powder, 1 banana, 2 dates, Pinch sea salt
Chocolate Layer
- Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a separate jug and set aside.1 cup unsweetened almond milk, ⅓ cup chocolate flavored protein powder, 1 banana, 2 dates, Pinch sea salt
Vanilla and Chocolate Popsicles
- Prepare 10 x 3 fl oz (89mL) popsicle molds. Fill each mold half-way with the vanilla smoothie. Freeze this layer for about 30 min - 1 hour (just to partially freeze the layer. This will ensure that the chocolate layer won't sink and mix with the vanilla layer).
- Pour the chocolate smoothie layer over the semi-frozen vanilla smoothie layer. Using a skewer or extra popsicle stick, gently swirl the two layers.
- Insert the popsicle sticks, and freeze for at least 6 hours to completely freeze the popsicles.
- Dip the popsicle molds in hot water for a few seconds (or under running hot water), to make it easier to unmold them. Place the un-molded popsicles in zipper bags and in the freezer for whenever you need a delicious and healthy snack!
Nutrition Information:
“This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.”
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Carla says
They turned out really icey so not very appetizing
Any ideas on how to avoid that??
Dini says
Hi Carla
The higher the fat content, the less icy / more creamy it will be.
Extra bananas can make it less icy due to the less water content. Avocados will also work, but it may discolor.
I hope that helps.
Christie says
I have the same popsicle molds! I am definitely looking for this powder for my smoothies for breakfast. I already put their oatmeal in there.
Debra C. says
These look and sound amazing and many thanks for the coupon! I’m off to the store – it’s going to hit triple digits here this weekend, these are definitely on my list to make. Thank you!
Jennifer A Stewart says
Perfect for my new Arizona summers. UGH! Thank goodness they have some protein to keep me going! Is there a way to store them so I can take them on my hike? Might need to sneak some dry ice into my travel cooler:)
Aunt Bee says
So refreshing and healthy too? #Bonus
Michelle says
I am definitely going to have to try those powders!
Dini says
They are so delicious Michelle! We love them 🙂
Michaela Kenkel says
These look seriously delicious!
Dini says
Thank you Michaela!
Lisa@Lisa's Dinnertime Dish says
I’m always looking for healthy sweet treats and these popsicles sound perfect!
Dini says
Thank you Lisa! I have been having these for breakfast every morning this week 🙂
Julie says
I finally got on the popsicle train and got a mold. I can’t wait to try these! My husband is going to love them too. Bob’s Red Mill has so many amazing products and I’ll be looking for this protein powder. 20G woo hoo!
Dini says
YAY Julie!! 😀 We have made so many popsicles that we’re running out of space in our freezer now 😀 I can’t wait to see the popsicles you make! Which molds did you get? I have too many popsicle mold shapes at home!
Angela says
How awesome!! I am a huge fan of Bobs products!!! We’ve got a great selection in our grocery store, will have to keep an eye out for these! Sounds like a perfect way to cool off this summer!
Dini says
Me too Angela! I love Bobs products! Such great quality too! This is the first protein powder that both my husband and I love, that is actually all natural too, so we are so excited about it!
Michele says
Where did you get the popsicle mold from? I love yours!
Dini says
Thank you Michele! I got these from Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/Prepworks-Progressive-Freezer-Pop-Maker/dp/B0000CF7H6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497036929&sr=8-1&keywords=progressive+Popsicle+molds
I really love these too 🙂
Denis says
Fox Run Frozen Ice Pop Maker 10 molds on Ebay