Creamy Coffee Pops

What to do with leftover filter coffee - freeze into ice cubes and add to smoothies or ice pops

Dublin city beach in the sun; low tide, high happiness

Well hello!

A fun recipe for you today, crew, to celebrate the magnificent sunshine this week.

These coffee pops are so good, I feel like I'm cheating on my husband just by having one.

I figure these pops work out miles better than the noxious energy drinks we find in our teenagers’ room. In an ideal world, teens wouldn’t be relying on caffeine. Or soda. But the reality is that our teenagers go out and get it themselves, often in the form of double caramel frappacinos or monstrous caffeine sports drinks. So lets meet them halfway, while pumping some prebiotic bananas and glorious tahini into them. (Plus, you can always try decaf coffee from a reputable brand such as McCabes in Ireland).

Was that a hell-yeah?!

Dublin’s heatwave - if you can’t get daily swims in, to help cool you down, these coffee pops are the next best thing!

Plus …

The next time you find leftover black coffee in your French Press, you could also freeze it into ice cubes and bag them up (labeling clearly so you don’t forget what they are). It is the perfect ingredient for this creamy smoothie, pumped with protein and fibrous juicy dates.

Of course, you can use leftover coffee straight away, or chill it in the fridge for up to 5 days if you prefer. Whichever works best for you.

Zero waste coffee smoothie

On to the Coffee Pop recipe!

Dairy-free readers will rejoice in the use of sesame paste in place of cream. Sesame seeds are practically honking with nutrition. For a start, I'm attracted to their beta-sitosterol levels. Apart from sounding like R2D2's wife, beta-sitosterol is known for seducing cholesterol profiles (that’s HDL and LDL to you and me). Nutrition scientists tell us that we want our HDL to be high, and our LDL to stay low, to keep our overall cholesterol and doctor very happy.

I'm also admiring sesame's stash of lignans, and want them leapfrogging through my body! Plant lignans have been associated with happier hormones and healthier tickers especially for menopausal women. S while the research keeps going, we can get busy with these sesame-rich coffee pops.