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Whole Fruit Berry Lime Popsicles

In my quest to find a frozen treat that was lighter on sugar and had whole fruits in it as well as being low in calories i started experimenting. I didn’t want to use juice or kool-aid, i wanted the fiber from the fruit and a smooth creaminess in texture. An excellent snack.

Steps

Have whatever youre going to make your popsicles in ready , i use little 5 ounce paper cups and popsicles sticks from the craft store.
Measure and thaw out your strawberries for a minute and a half in the microwave.
You want them to give to the touch but not be cooked.
Put the sugar , lime juice , and strawberries in a blender and start it up on low speed.
Quarter your pineapple chunks while its blending.
Once its all mixed dont stop your blender , open up the little cap on the top and add a few pieces of pineapple letting them blend in a few seconds before adding more.
You want it to incorporate , adding it all at once wont give you a smooth texture.
Oh , you might want to put the lid back on quick after each time , it has a tendency to shoot up when you start but thats part of the fun , right ?.
After all the pineapple is thoroughly blended in add a half a handful of raspberries at a time until blended in , repeat until theyre all in , your mixture will start to get thick b.

Ingredients

lime juice, sugar, unsweetened strawberries, unsweetened pineapple chunks, frozen unsweetened raspberries