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    Lunchbox Freezer Cooking: Homemade Frozen Fruit Cups

    September 18, 2012 by Dana S 6 Comments

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    It’s only been two weeks into our school year and I am already finding myself in a lunchbox rut. Freezer cooking to the rescue! Every month, I plan to try a lunch box friendly recipe and share my results.

    This month I choose Frozen Fruit Cups to try. These healthy cups are full of fresh fruit with a little orange juice.

    Verdict: They are delicious! However, they melted too much before my daughter’s lunch time. So, instead of packing these in her lunchbox, we are using these as a healthy after school snack.

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    Homemade Frozen Fruit Cups

    Preparation Time – 5 minutes

    Cooking Time – 0 minutes

    Ingredients

    • Bananas, sliced
    • Grapes
    • Berries (I used frozen but fresh works great too!)
    • Orange Juice
    • Other fruit as desired. Ideas: pineapple, kiwi, etc.
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    Directions

    • Add about 1/4 cup of mixed fruit into each 1/2 cup Tupperware container.
    • Pour about 1/4 cup of orange juice over each fruit cup.
    • Freeze.
    • Before serving, let thaw for 5-10 minutes. Enjoy this cool, healthy treat!

    For more ideas for freezable lunch items, check out our Freezer Meals for Back to School Lunches post!

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    Article by Dana

    Dana Strohmaier is a registered dietitian who loves to nourish her family for less! While working hard to pay off debt, she has learned to shop for healthy food on a limited budget of only $15/person per week. Dana is taking a break from blogging on her own blog but can't wait to share deals here at $5 Dinners!
    Dana has written 99 great articles for us.
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    Filed Under: After School Snacks, batch cooking, Freezer Friendly, Healthy Snacks, Lunch, Recipes

    Comments

    1. Allie Zirkle says

      September 18, 2012 at 7:58 pm

      I usually read a daily email, but today I clicked through because as I’m reading I’m thinking “huh! Erin doesn’t have any daughters…” Too bad the newsletter doesn’t include your name! I had no idea that there were writers other than Erin, and that you’ve written 40+ posts to boot! Maybe you could include your name in posts going forward?

      Wow! There are a ton of ads too. I’ll be sticking we the safety of the daily email lol

      Allie

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    2. Alison says

      September 20, 2012 at 1:57 pm

      I would truly love to save this recipe to Ziplist, but it isn’t linked up. Is there other way to add this recipe?

      Thank you!

      Reply
      • Dana S says

        September 20, 2012 at 3:55 pm

        Hi Alison-
        The recipe contains a link titled “Save Recipe” which is how you can link to Ziplist. Hope that helps!

        Reply
    3. Kim says

      October 3, 2012 at 6:15 pm

      This is such a great idea! I love the fact that you use orange juice instead of the syrup so many juice cups have. We homeschool so I don’t pack lunches very often but I’m always on the look out for easy, healthy snack ideas to have ready. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    4. Brandy says

      January 25, 2016 at 3:13 pm

      what containers do you freeze them in? I would love some great ideas on freezable ones that don’t leak that are small like the picture! 🙂 My kids love fruit cups but they are so expensive I am excited to try this!

      Reply

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