vegan ice pops

When we were in Baton Rouge recently, we stopped at a great sandwich shop called Street Breads. Walking out after lunch, I was saying to my daughter that I needed a little something sweet when we noticed a gal pushing a popsicle cart across the street. Perfect! We zigzagged our way across the street, dodging cars, to fetch us a treat. They were vegan pops, mostly coconut milk based, which the thirty-ish gal had invented. She said she'd gone to the Dallas Art Institute and had worked in design a few years before deciding to become a titan of the popsicle world. Interesting career choice. The pops were so inspired that I am experimenting with recipes of my own. Here is an easy one I like a lot.

Pineapple Vanilla Ice Pops

1 cup light coconut milk
1 1/2 cups fresh chopped pineapple
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1-3 tablespoons honey, to taste

Throw the above into a blender and then freeze in ice cube trays or small paper cups, inserting a stick into the center when almost frozen solid.

I made some with blueberries instead of pineapple and lemon juice instead of vanilla. Delish!

PS - Happy Fourth of July!