You guys I love making popsicles! They are so easy to make, the flavor combinations are endless and gosh so refreshing and perfect cool down treat. Oh and also, they are a fun way to include more fruits into one’s diet!! I made these mango kiwi lemonade popsicles last weekend in partnership with Bolthouse Farms to raise awareness for their Food Porn Index.

Have you heard of the Food Porn Index? If not, let me explain. The food porn index compares the number of healthy food images shared against unhealthy ones across social media platforms. You know how we all hashtag our food on Instagram or Twitter with #foodporn? The index calculates the ratio of healthy vs unhealthy food posted in all our feeds with this hashtag. The goal of the index is to raise awareness about food inequalities in our social media and change the way people think (and post) about fresh fruit and veggies.

If you click over to the colorful playful website, it is embarrassing to see that we are all eating and/or posting way more unhealthy things than healthy. Are we just not posting the healthy? I am leaning more towards the former. Especially over the summer we all strive to eat more fruits and veggies and I know we can all post more of them to sway the index, right? Why should junk food get all the glory?

So why not make these mango kiwi lemonade popsicles to not only refresh after a long hot day but also help sway the index and highlight more nutritious fruits and veggies when you post them to Instagram with the hashtag #foodporn.

These popsicles are filled with fresh fruits, naturally sweetened and refreshing with freshly squeezed lemonade. They are incredibly easy to make with your kids and I am sure the adults at your next BBQ will appreciate them to cool down as well.

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Yield: 6 pops

Mango Kiwi Lemonade Popsicles

Refreshing mango kiwi lemonade popsicles that are perfect to cool down on any summer night!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

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• 2 kiwis, peeled and sliced
• 1 mango, peeled and cubed (you will only use half)
• Fresh lemon juice from 1 lemon
• 2 cups water
• Sweetener of you choice, to taste (I used honey but you can use maple syrup, agave or stevia)

Instructions

1. In a large cup, measure water and squeeze lemon juice into cup. Stir in sweetener of your choice.
2. Add the prepared fruits into popsicle molds. Fill molds about two-thirds full with lemonade mixture. Freeze for about an hour and then add in your popsicle sticks. Freeze for 3-4 hours until solid.

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This post is sponsored by Bolthouse Farms. As always all opinions are 100% my own.

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Happy Friday 🙂 I am posting two recipes for you today! I couldn’t keep these from you. You know tropical flavors are my favorites and it’s because they are so perfect over the summer. With the humid days and blistering heat upon us, I am turning on the oven less these days and enjoying some no-bake recipes. This mango kiwi mousse is perfect for summer entertaining and it is so easy to whip up!

These mousse cups are bursting with lots of summer flavors starting with a light and airy mango coconut mousse which is topped with fresh slices of kiwi, toasted coconut and mango. Imagine the tropics in a jar!! Amazing 🙂

I’m sharing the recipe over at my friend’s Meriem’s blog, Culinary Couture , today. She is one of my favorites as she LOVES macarons and of course this girl is a fan. She is observing Ramadan and a few of us are stepping in to keep her blog going while she observes this holy month. Be sure to stop by for the recipe and check out her numerous mouth-watering recipes.

I hope you have a great weekend!! And be sure to grab the recipe for these mango kiwi mousse cups HERE.

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Update 4/13/16: I am including the recipe below for you here as well. 

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Yield: 6 6-oz servings

Mango Kiwi Mousse

This light and refreshing mango kiwi mousse is bursting with tropical flavors!

Prep Time 20 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

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• 3 ripe mangoes, peeled and chopped up
• ⅓ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
• 1 cup heavy cream
• ¼ teaspoon coconut extract
• 2 kiwis, peeled and sliced
• ¼ cup coconut, toasted

Instructions

1. In a food processor, process 2 cups of the chopped mangoes until smooth. You should have about 1 cup puree. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar and gelatin. Stir in 2 tablespoons cold water. Cook over low heat and stir until gelatin dissolves. Remove from heat and stir in mango puree. Let cool to room temperature.
2. In a chilled bowl, beat the heavy cream and coconut extract using an electric beater until soft peaks form. Fold in the mango puree until just combined. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 4 hours or overnight until set.
3. To serve, divide half the mousse among ramekins, bowls or cups. Top with kiwis, mangoes and coconut. Top with remaining mousse. Sprinkle with toasted coconut.

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