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25 Healthy Frozen Treats That’ll Satisfy Any Sweet Tooth

From fruit-forward pops to yogurt-based bark, these sweets will get the job done without derailing your healthy eating plans.

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Better-for-You Frozen Delights

Warm weather calls for refreshing treats that can help satisfy your sweet tooth. But that doesn’t always have to mean deviating from your healthy eating plan. Here, we’ve put together a list of frozen healthy treat recipes, and they’re all fewer than 400 calories per servings From pops to nice cream to slushies and everything in-between, we’ve got you covered.

Start with Erin Jeanne McDowell’s Grilled Cantaloupe Frozen Yogurt Pops. Combine grilled cantaloupe and Greek yogurt with a touch of honey and lemon juice for smoky, yet sweet treats. Each one provides 84 calories and nutrients like vitamin C, calcium and protein.

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Healthy Strawberry Banana Ice Cream

This Healthy Strawberry-Banana Ice Cream blends frozen fruit with a touch of honey and vanilla for a creamy, guilt-free treat that’s ready in minutes—no ice cream maker needed!

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Neapolitan Banana Nice Cream

When you can’t choose between strawberry, chocolate and vanilla ice cream, don’t! Frozen bananas are the secret to giving this easy “nice cream” its creamy and irresistible texture.

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Cantaloupe Shaved Ice

Use your extra wedge of cantaloupe to make shaved ice. You only need a four-ounce piece of fresh cantaloupe which goes in the freezer and is then shaved with a rasp grater. Add lime zest and hot honey – and you’ve got a low-calorie dessert made with only three ingredients.

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Layered Watermelon Ice Pops

Nothing says summer quite like slices of watermelon and frozen ice pops, so put the two together for a summery, layered treat. When avocado is sweetened and pureed, it freezes up just like ice cream, making it the perfect ingredient for the green watermelon rind layer.

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Frozen Yogurt Dots

How can something so tiny have so much flavor? Thanks to fresh fruit and Greek yogurt these little frozen treats are packed with sweet and tang.

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Creamy Lemon-Poppy Seed Ice Pops

Cool off with these creamy ice pops that have a hint of citrus (and vitamin C) from lemons. You’ll also get some crunch from poppy seeds, which are a rich source of manganese, a trace mineral important for bone health.

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Rose and Pistachio Kulfi

This take on the Indian sweet is made by heating milk and cream stovetop and adding flavorful ingredients like cardamom, rosewater and pistachios. It’s then frozen in an ice pop mold of your choice — and you have a wonderfully fragrant and ultra creamy frozen treat.

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Strawberry Frozen Yogurt

Macerated strawberries meet rum, Greek yogurt, vanilla and citrus flavors in the Neelys’ bright and flavorful homemade frozen yogurt. Be sure to place your ice cream maker insert into the freezer a full 24 hours before preparing the frozen treat.

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Chocolate-Covered Banana Pops

Cool down on a hot summer day with these frozen banana pops. The dark chocolate and salted peanuts add a sweet-and-savory crunch. Plus bananas bring a whole lot of potassium, an electrolyte.

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Frozen Yogurt Bark

Instead of chocolate, use Greek yogurt for a protein- and calcium-filled frozen treat. Top with your favorites — here you’ll find coconut flakes, sunflower seeds and berries – for a healthier version.

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Coconut, Cherry and Vanilla Bean Ice Pops

Juicy cherries, creamy coconut milk and a generous amount of vanilla come together to create a delicious frozen dessert that’s ideal for scorching days. These are not your regular ice pops, loaded with refined sugar: Small amounts of honey and 100-percent maple syrup give just the right amount of sweetness and add flavor.

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Chocolate Chia Pudding Pops

These pops are uber-fudgy, thanks to a combination of chia seeds and cocoa powder. If you don’t have the patience to wait for the frozen version, no problem; the pudding is just as delicious.

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Watermelon Slushies

This sweet treat is a great make-ahead item for summer parties, and it couldn’t be easier to prepare — just puree and freeze watermelon.

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No-Churn Pineapple-Banana Sorbet

Banana, pineapple and orange juice make up this mouthwatering sweet treat. You’ll get the goodness of nutrients like potassium, vitamin C and manganese in every bite.

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Fruit Pops

Ree creates these refreshing ice pops by adding a pureed mango and simple syrup mixture to the bottom of her ice pop molds, and freezing. Then she pours a strawberry mixture to the halfway mark. For the striped effect, repeat with another layer of mango and strawberry.

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Basil-Lemon Ice

Summery basil, fresh lemons and sugar is all it takes to make this refreshing fruit ice you serve up in lemon halves.

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Greek Yogurt Fudge Pops

These chocolatey fudge pops made with semisweet chips can be enjoyed guilt-free, thanks to a mix of reduced-fat Greek yogurt and low-fat milk.

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Mango Turmeric Lassi Ice Pops

Cool down with this refreshing recipe. Mango is sweet and juicy and beautifully contrasts with turmeric’s bitter, peppery flavor. Plus, they both impart a gorgeous, vibrant orange-yellow color that makes your food pop.

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Blueberry, Thyme and Sweet Cream Ice Pops

Frozen Maine blueberries, also known as “wild” blueberries, are sweeter and smaller than traditional blueberries. You can find wild blueberries in the freezer section at your local market to put together these vibrant pops.

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Red, White and Blue Pops

These healthy frozen pops are salute-worthy since they are packed with vitamin C and even have a little fiber (two grams per pop) thanks to the fresh berries. And the best part is that you can get your red, white and blue fix without using artificial food coloring.

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Vanilla Banana Nice Cream

This two-ingredient “ice cream” is made by placing three bananas and one teaspoon of vanilla extract in a food processor then freezing. It doesn’t get easier than that for a fraction of the calories and saturated fat compared to traditional ice cream.

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Strawberry Banana Nice Cream

Made from two ingredients — you guessed it, strawberries and banana – this all-fruit take on ice cream is filled with potassium, vitamin C and powerful antioxidants called anthocyanins . For fewer than 150 calories per 1.5 cups, it will curb that sweet tooth and help beat that summer heat.

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Cocoa Colada Ice Pops

Coconut milk, pineapple, cacao nibs and some sugar make up this refreshing treat. Pineapple is a fabulous source of nutrients like vitamin C and manganese.

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Mango Strawberry Snow Cones

Tyler’s snow cones — sweet, light and healthy — will no doubt be your new go-to dessert this summer.

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