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Chocolate and peanut butter is possibly the best thing in the world, it is one of my favorite treats and I can eat it all day long. Now I have a pretty easy and cheap way of making my own Homemade Reese’s and enjoying them anytime I want!

This recipe is pretty simple; the hardest part is waiting for the chocolate to harden to move on to the next step. The whole recipe took me only about 30 minutes, the 15 minutes freeze time is adjustable, you just want to make sure the chocolate is good and hard or you will have a giant mess when you put the peanut butter in. Also don’t mind my lovely 4^th of July liners, they’re all I had and when I made these there was 10 inches of snow on the roads so I wasn’t going and looking for anything nicer at the time but either way they tasted INCREDIBLE!

Ingredients

1 package chocolate almond bark
1 1/3 cup semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
2 Tbls. Shortening
½ cup creamy peanut butter
2 Tbls butter, softened
¼ cup plus 2 Tbls powdered sugar

Directions

Line either about 10 standard muffin cups or 24 mini muffin cups with paper liners and set aside. I used mini because standard size is huge takes a little longer and not as easy to eat.
In a small microwave-safe bowl, heat half of the almond bark in 30 second intervals until it is partially melted stirring between each interval. Add 2/3 cup chocolate chips and heat again 30 seconds until completely melted, add in 1 tablespoon shortening and stir until shortening is melted and the chocolate is smooth.
Divide evenly into muffin liners and tap on a level surface to get air bubbles out and have it even along the bottom of the liners.
Freeze for about 15 minutes.
Mix together peanut butter, butter and powdered sugar until well combined.
Spread peanut butter mixture evenly among the muffin liners on top of the hardened chocolate.
Freeze for about 15 minutes.
Melt the remaining almond bark, chocolate chips, and shortening as directed in step 2.
Divide chocolate evenly over each peanut butter filled muffin liner and tap on a level surface to get it to cover peanut butter and get any air bubbles out.
Freeze for about 15 minutes.
Bring to room temperature or keep in fridge when ready to eat, enjoy!

*can use white almond bark instead.

These super healthy Mango Orange Ice Pops made with fresh mango puree, orange juice, and vanilla yogurt are a great kid-friendly summer snack any time of day!

Summer is here and I’m so ready to just relax and kick back with the kiddos. It is the perfect time to send the kids to play and not worry about getting dirty – that’s part of the fun of summer! And let’s face it, there’s nothing more quintessentially summer than ice pops! These are so easy to make, and super fun to make with the kids. The creaminess of the yogurt with the sweet mango and orange is just divine!

These Mango Orange Ice Pops are a play on the Orange Mango Smoothie recipe I made recently. With Ethan’s food sensory issues, getting him to drink a smoothie is painful. But an ice pop goes down no problem! You’re going to love how delicious and simple these are!

But the best part, honestly, is how healthy they are. Like the smoothies, they’re packed with fresh fruit, juice and yogurt. It’s a nice healthy treat for my kids, and they think they’re being spoiled! Full of vitamin C, potassium and antioxidants, I’ve even let my kids eat these at breakfast time in the summer (Shhhh! Don’t tell my mom!)

Print Recipe

Mango Orange Ice Pops

Ingredients

2 bananas sliced
2 oranges peeled and divided into segments
2 whole mangos cut into pieces
1 cup vanilla yogurt optional

Instructions

Add all of the ingredients to a blender and process until smooth.
To make pops, pour the mixture into a mold and freeze until solid.

Don’t these just look divine? Of course you could play around with the flavors if you like. Mango and pineapple would be delicious also, or add some strawberries to the mixture – whatever your family enjoys. What’s your favorite fruit combinations?