Refreshing Collagen Ice Pop Recipes to Beat The Heat

Refreshing Collagen Ice Pop Recipes to Beat The Heat

Who doesn't love popsicles in the summer? Adding collagen to your popsicle recipes can help support healthy skin and joints while you are cooling off.12 These tasty collagen popsicle treats are a fun way to get your daily collagen boost.

Citrus Collagen Popsicles

This dreamsicle comes with loads of vitamin C. The antioxidant properties of vitamin C support the growth and repair of your cells 3. 

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup grapefruit juice
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • ¼ cup water
  • 8 ounces vanilla yogurt
  • 1 scoop NATURELO Collagen Powder
  • 2 tablespoons raw honey
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice

    • Instructions:

    1. In a saucepan over medium heat, bring the grapefruit juice, orange juice, water, lemon juice and honey to a boil.

    2. Remove from heat and chill the mixture in the freezer until very cold, about 10 minutes.

    3. While mixture is chilling, combine vanilla yogurt and  NATURELO Collagen Powder.

    4. Fill ⅓ of your popsicle molds with the cold juice mixture and freeze for 30 minutes.

    5. Add the yogurt mixture and the rest of the cold juice mixture to your molds and freeze for an additional two hours.

    6. Take out and enjoy.

    Serves six.

    Mocha Iced Coffee Popsicles


    If you enjoy your daily Starbucks, but don't always want to spend an arm and a leg to enjoy one, try one of these frozen treats.

    Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cup full fat coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup strong coffee
  • 1/2 tablespoon vanilla powder or vanilla extract
  • 1 scoop NATURELO Collagen Powder
  • 2 tablespoons raw honey
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

    • Instructions:

    1. Blend all ingredients until smooth.

    2. Pour into molds and freeze for four to six hours.

    3. Take out and enjoy.

    Serves eight.

    Raspberry Coconut Chia Popsicles

    The mixture of coconut and tart raspberries makes this popsicle perfect, and the Chia seeds add a powerful blend of fiber, antioxidants, calcium, iron and omega-3 fatty acids.

    Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ cup raspberries, fresh or thawed from frozen
  • ½ cup water
  • 15 ounces full fat coconut milk
  • 1 ½ tablespoon chia seeds
  • 1 scoop NATURELO Collagen Powder
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

    • Instructions:

    1. Blend raspberries and water until smooth into a puree.

    2. Pour 2 tablespoons of the raspberry puree into your molds and freeze for 30 minutes.

    3. Whisk the coconut milk, chia seeds,  NATURELO Collagen Powder, and vanilla extract together in a bowl.

    4. Pour the coconut milk mixture over the frozen raspberry puree and freeze for 30 minutes.

    5. Pour the remaining raspberry puree into the molds and freeze for an additional two hours or until frozen.

    6. Take out and enjoy.

    Serves six.

    Berry Blast Collagen Popsicles

    It's always nice to enjoy fruit in the summer, but fruit popsicles take things to the next level.

    Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
  • 1/2 cup organic coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup blueberries
  • 1/2 cup raspberries
  • 1/2 cup blackberries
  • 1 banana
  • 1 scoop NATURELO Collagen Powder
  • 2 tablespoons raw honey

    • Instructions:

    1. Blend all ingredients until smooth.

    2. Pour into molds and freeze for four to six hours.

    3. Take out and enjoy.

    Serves eight.

    References:

    1. Molecular Cell Biology. 4th edition. Collagen: The Fibrous Proteins of the Matrix
    2. Collagen hydrolysate for the treatment of osteoarthritis and other joint disorders: a review of the literature., 2006 Nov;22(11):2221-32.
    3. The Roles of Vitamin C in Skin Health, 2017 Aug; 9(8): 866.

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