Fruit Treats and Snacks..Everyone Loves Them!

SCD treats and baking are typically full of multiple ingredients, almond flour, coconut flour, honey, baking soda, eggs, vanilla, coconut oil, cashews…almonds, other nuts, and more almonds!…but, what if you don’t want almonds, can’t eat almonds, and school lunches don’t allow for snacks including nuts?? Well, that my SCD friends is where fruit comes in! There are snacks that kids have always loved, fruit roll ups, fruit gummy snacks, and of course popsicles! SCD does not need to be difficult to be yummy and exciting, here are a few ideas~

Popsicles are such an easy treat and there are many, many ways to make them. You will need a few things to help make these SCD popsicles, well pop! First, find some fun popsicle molds. These can make all the difference in a child’s eyes! Here are some really fun molds to choose from including push up pops, colorful holders, animal popsicle holders, and the list keeps going! Don’t skip getting these as they will make your child and other children around cheer with excitement! When other children get excited for your child’s snacks, they become rather proud of their difference in food, obviously this occurs mainly for the younger kiddo…but, older children will be delighted (maybe more quietly) in the fact that treats look professional as well.

Any mixture of fruit is fantastic when blending with honey and lemon. My two children especially like Strawberry and Lemon, Henry specifically likes strawberry, blueberry, and lemon. I use a vita-mix which was given as a gift and it has been a life saver in grinding through seeds. Sur la Table has some smoking deals on them currently and although expensive, they last and are well worth it with making soups, smoothies, ice cream, popsicles, pancakes, you name it. Here is an example of the popsicles we make- ingredients and inspiration from our ‘food bible’ :), Against All Grain include:

1 pound of fresh organic strawberries (you can use frozen as well)

1 cup organic blueberries (again we use fresh organic blueberries, but you can use frozen as well)

1/2 cup of water

1/3 cup of fresh lemon

1/4 cup of honey

sprig of fresh mint if you like this twist, especially with strawberry and lemon mixture without the blueberry

Blend well and add to popsicle molds, freeze for 4 to 6 hours or until completely frozen. A great tip from Danielle Walker is to run the frozen popsicle under warm water until the popsicle loosens and comes out easily from the mold.

Feel free to add to this or combine different fruit such as watermelon, peach, and banana to create a more filling popsicle. I find simpler combinations taste the best. The strawberry lemonade combo in Danielle Walker’s cookbook has been a winning popsicle treat for my sons and their friends for a couple years now. Enjoy and have fun with those popsicle  molds!!

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Next up, is an easy follow up recipe because the ingredients are just about the same! From Elena’s Pantry ~

The Strawberry Lemonade Fruit Roll up is just about the most fantastic lunch snack ever and will help big and little kids alike feel like they are back in snack action. VERY simple recipe, can’t get more easy…but, you have to be patient with how long it takes to make them unless you have a dehydrator. I do not, therefore I have to use my oven and my patience..

All you need is 1 pound of strawberries and 1 teaspoon of lemon zest…and….THAT’S IT!

Here are the instructions from Elena’s page:  Strawberry Lemonade Fruit Roll Ups

Will tell you, if you cook too long they will become crunchy, and if you keep in the oven not long enough, they become kinda smooshy. It may take you a couple go’s to get them exactly perfect. I do not cut them to perfection so Henry can have as much fruit roll up as possible, don’t want to cut the good stuff off! This is such a great roll up, I have had one of Henry’s friends tell me it was the best fruit roll up he had ever had!..he is my new favorite friend by the way ;).

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Couple more fruity treats!!~

Next up is SORBET! I love sorbet, most people I know love sorbet..the only people that don’t love sorbet, are those that don’t like sweet, cold treats full of vibrant colors…and who really wants to hang out with those people anyway?? Ha, just kidding! You can use any fruit – we love raspberry, strawberry, and blueberry.

All you need:

1 pound of strawberries (or fruit of choice), hulled and halved,

1/4 cup of honey.

Cut and hull or de-seed if using something like melon and stick in the freezer until completely frozen.  Take your frozen fruit, add to a food processor and blend with a 1/4 cup honey. Blend well until it looks as though you have a very soft sorbet. Try to blend as much seed as possible. If concerned about the seeds you can always run it through a mesh strainer. Put your mixture in a freezer safe container and freeze around 1 to 2 hours. A warmed ice scream scoop cuts through the sorbet well when serving! Enjoy!!!

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From top to bottom: Blueberry, Raspberry, and Strawberry Sorbet
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With meringue cookies! (Recipe on previous post!)
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These are made from the waffle cone recipe (previous post) using a pizzelle maker and are great with sorbet!

Lastly, are the Fruit Gummies! You will again need some fun gummy molds found here. They are fun to play around with and you can ask your kiddo what he/she likes the best to get them excited!

The recipe for Strawberry Fruit Gummies can be found here and it takes a little time so it is best when you have an hour or two to really get them done right. Henry prefers the fruit roll ups to these, but they are great for those kiddos that LOVE fruit snacks…and there are so many that do!

Hope you have fun with these recipes, they have been a great addition to our SCD life! Putting in the extra mile for these type of treats, I guarantee, will be received with a huge smile!!