Antioxidant Rich Cherry Tea Popsicles

PREP TIME:

10 minutes

PREP NOTES:

Cooking time:

0 minutes

YIELDS:

10 servings

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 green tea bags
• 1 cup boiling water
• 3 cups pitted cherries (can use frozen)
• 2 tbsn raw honey or 4 drops liquid stevia (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

1)  Pour water over tea bags and steep for 5 minutes. Discard tea bags when finished steeping.

2)  Add tea, 2 cups of cherries and sweetener and blend until smooth. Add remaining cup of cherries and blend for 30 seconds or until cherries are in small 1/4 inch pieces.

3)  Pour mixture into popsicle molds and freeze for at least 2 hours, or as recommended by the popsicle mold manufacturer.

NOTES:

Feel free to try this recipe with different fruits. The sweetener is generally not needed for high sugar fruits, like mango, pineapples, strawberries, etc.