Fruit on a stick, frozen into a real treat

A frozen treat on a stick is simple pleasure, and this one is built entirely from real ingredients. Fresh fruit goes on a skewer, gets a thin carob drizzle, and a short stint in the freezer turns it into something that feels like a popsicle from summers past.

Banana is a source of potassium, involved in fluid balance and muscle function, and the pineapple and strawberries are a source of vitamin C, involved in the everyday repair of connective tissue. The fruit also brings fiber, which feeds a healthier gut community. This is sweetness that comes with something in it, not empty sugar.

Make these with someone if you can, and let the plate be colorful on purpose. Alternating the fruit so each skewer has its own pattern takes a minute and changes how the treat lands. Before you eat, look at what you made and feel the small gratitude for whole fruit, grown and ripened, doing the sweetening on its own.

Ingredients

• 24 banana slices
• 12 pineapple cubes
• 12 strawberries
• 12 green grapes
• 12 red grapes
• 1/8 cup melted coconut oil
• 1/8 cup melted carob chips (swap for the original chocolate, which is not AIP elimination-phase compliant)

Method

Thread the fruit onto skewers in whatever pattern you like, grouping different combinations on different skewers for variety, and lay them out on a sheet pan.

Stir the melted coconut oil and melted carob together until smooth, then drizzle the mixture over the skewered fruit.

Freeze for 20 minutes or longer, until the drizzle is set and the fruit is cold and firm. Serve straight from the freezer.

*Adapted from a-clean-plate*