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recipe

CHEESEC
CHEESECAKE AKE

POPS Makes

9 ice
pops
By Del Sroufe, The China Study Family Cookbook

I GREW UP IN A ING
INGREDIENTS REDIENTS
NEIGHBORHOOD § 1/2 cup raw cashews 1/2 cup raw cashews
WHERE THE ICE § 1 cup Medjool dates, pitted
§ 1 cup strawberries, blueberries1 cup strawberries, blueberries
CREAM TRUCK WAS A or raspberries, fresh or frozen aspberries, fresh or frozen
or r
STAPLE VISITOR IN THE § 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
SUMMER MONTHS. IF
I COULD FIND AN ICE
CREAM TRUCK THAT INSTRUCTIONS
 Put the cashews and dates in a Put the cashews and dates in a
SERVED THIS DELI- bowl, cover with water and soakwater and soak
CIOUS TREAT, THE KID for at least 4 hours or overnight. or at least 4 hours or overnight.
f
IN ME WOULD GO  Drain and reserve the soaking Drain and reserve the soaking
liquid. Transfer the cashews and Transfer the cashews and Transfer the cashews and
liquid.
RUNNING FOR THE liquid.
dates to a blender, along with the lender, along with the
dates to a b
TRUCK TODAY. berries and lemon juice. Puree until ries and lemon juice. Puree until
ber
smooth and cream sweet enough for those first starting
S
Sugar-free desserts may not taste ugar-free desserts may not taste
smooth and creamy, adding enough y, adding enough
of the soaking liquid to make a to eat a healthier diet. It can take
creamy consistency. several weeks for your taste buds to
 Spoon the puree into freezer pop down-regulate. If your kids, or you,
are not enjoying sugar-free choices
To make vanilla
cheesecake pops, leave molds, cover and place craft sticks like this one, start by replacing half
of the dates with an equal amount
out the berries and add in the molds. Freeze until firm,
2 tablespoons more of maple syrup and then slowly
cashews, 1/4 cup water about 3 hours. reducing the amount of maple syrup
and 1 teaspoon pure  To remove the pops from the while increasing the amount of dates
vanilla extract to the in subsequent batches.
blender. molds, rinse the molds under cool
water for 30 seconds, remove the
lid and gently pull the pops from
the molds. Serve immediately, or
store frozen in zip-top bags.

Removing the pops from the molds
can take a little effort and a little
patience. The first time I made
freezer pops I thought that hot
water was the best way to get the
pops out of the mold. Instead, it
made a mess. Practice patience in
the kitchen and teach your kids the
same. You will be rewarded with a
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