Sugar free Cashew, Date and Yogurt Popsicle

A perfect treat for Summer hot days, these Sugar-Free Cashew, date and Yogurt Popsicles are definitely to satisfy your sweet taste buds and beat the heat.  They are loaded with nothing but a bucket full of goodness. Creamy and rich but with healthy fats, naturally sweetened and packed with plenty of vitamins and minerals and these take a few minutes to prepare and popular with adults and children alike.Only 3 ingredients needed. Can you top this?

In my part of the world, currently, we are having 'Indian Summer', it is unbearably hot. Almost I am dreaming of having air conditioners and a paddling pool.The days are hot and nights are hotter. This year since March-April we are having warmer temperatures and experts are warning that we are most likely to witness a tropical weather during these summer months.

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Obviously, now that temperatures seem to be increasing day by day, we are looking for ways to avoid the heat. We try not to expose ourselves to the direct sunlight more than 10-15 minutes, definitely drinking more and more water and masala chaas to stay hydrated. Somehow this year no one has asked for any Ice Cream ( Rich and loaded with sugar and calories) yet, maybe my these Suger Free Mango Basil and Cashew Yogurt Popsicle may just seem to be satisfying our cravings. Also, in these warm mornings Rajasthani Bajra Raabdi- Millet Porridge is popular in my house, this cold millet porridge keeps our tummies filled for longer. and Raw Mango and Onion relish is the best thing ever to keep the heat at bay.

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A few days ago, I came across with this interesting piece of reading on the net about the popsicle, that whether eating frozen popsicles on very hot days actually cool you down? Or is the "Cooling Down" just an illusion? I was taken surprised by the answer!

"No, it's real.  Eating anything cold has an effect on your body temperature because it absorbs heat from your stomach, which in turn absorbs heat from your blood.  But something that primarily consists of frozen water, like a popsicle, has the most dramatic effect. That's because it takes quite a bit of heat to melt ice, two or three times as much as it takes to warm the popsicle up to your body temperature.  Hence, eating a popsicle cools you down at least three times as much as drinking an equivalent amount of cold water.  (This also works with ice, but popsicles are more fun)." 

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I am not sure, how much truth there is in this article but if you do decide to eat frozen popsicles, make your own mind up about above article. So when my Mango Popsicle vanished into thin air in no time, my sunny boy wanted something similar to that again to cool himself down, and I churned out these Sugar-Free Cashew, date and Yogurt Popsicle which are not only enjoyed by him but I was so pleased to see couple of hands were reaching out to the freezer in search of these healthy and refreshing popsicles.

Notes:-
Instead of dates, you can use honey, agave nectar, date syrup or maple syrup to sweeten the popsicle.
You can use any other kind of nuts instead of cashews.
This recipe can be made vegan, use vegan yogurt. 

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Sugar free Cashew, Date and Yogurt Popsicle

by Jagruti June-20-2017

A perfect treat for Summer hot days, these Sugar-Free Cashew, date and Yogurt Popsicles are definitely to satisfy your sweet taste buds and beat the heat.  They are loaded with nothing but a bucket full of goodness. Creamy and rich but with healthy fats, naturally sweetened and packed with plenty of vitamins and minerals and these take a few minutes to prepare and popular with adults and children alike.Only 3 ingredients needed. Can you top this?

Ingredients

• 100g Cashews
• 8-10 Pitted Medjool dates
• 250ml Greek Yogurt

Instructions

Place everything in a blender and blend till you get smooth smoothie like mixture.Pour equally into popsicle molds and pop into the wooden stick and freeze for at least eight hours, or overnight.To remove the popsicles from the mold, run lukewarm water on the outside of them and remove it easily. Enjoy!

Details

Prep time: 2 mins Cook time: 8 hour Total time: 8 hour 2 mins Yield: 6 Popsicle

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