Celebrate the holiday with these festive Patriotic Kefir Pops! Made with a medley of fruit and elevated with the 12 live cultures from Lifeway Organic Whole Milk Kefir. Their classic, firecracker image makes these Patriotic Pops just the festive treat for your patio parties, cookouts, pool parties, and more. You can also make them ahead and know you’re giving your body a dose of probiotics while showing off your patriotism at the same time.
The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for better gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it triggers the release of GLP-1.
Lifeway Kefir also contains a variety of nutrients that are vital for healthy bones and overall health: vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our kefir, we also offer our artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support a healthy microbiome that’s easy to spread and contains no added salt for optimal heart-health benefits.
Prep Time: 15 mins Servings: 8Ingredients
For the Red Layer:
- 1 frozen banana
- 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
- 1/2 cup frozen raspberries
- 1/2 cup Lowfat Strawberry Kefir
For the White Layer:
- 1/2 cup of Whole Milk Vanilla Kefir
- **Or you can use our plain kefir here!
- 1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder or collagen peptides
For the Blue Layer:
- 2 frozen bananas
- 1/2 cup Lowfat Blueberry Kefir
- 1 cup frozen pineapple
- 1 tsp. blue spirulina powder (or freeze-dried blueberry powder)
Directions
- Blend the red layer ingredients in a blender until smooth, then pour equal amounts into the bottom of each popsicle mold.
- Blend the white layer ingredients, then pour into the molds on top of the red layer.
- Blend all the ingredients for the blue layer, then pour equal amounts on top of the white layer in each mold.
- Freeze for 8 hours or overnight and enjoy!
- Keep in mind: You may get more or less pops depending on the size of your popsicle molds.
