During summer we make my dairy-free Creamsicles every day because they’re so refreshing! The boys love the creamy orange flavor of these amazing paleo popsicles, and I’m thrilled that we can throw them together so quickly. All you need to make to make these orange Creamsicles is 6 healthy ingredients! This recipe calls for coconut milk, orange juice, lemon juice, orange extract, vanilla stevia, and powdered lecithin.
Orange Creamsicles
I use freshly squeezed lemon juice in this low-carb Creamsicle recipe to reduce the amount of sugar while retaining the zingy citrus flavor. The orange juice that I use in this recipe is also fresh squeezed. I don’t think this low-carb popsicle recipe will taste all that great with store bought juices from concentrate, so keep that in mind.
What is Lecithin?
Some of you may be wondering why I use lecithin in this recipe. First, lecithin is a wonderfully healthy fat and fantastic dietary supplement for the keto diet. Second, it has an incredibly rich creamy flavor. Finally, lecithin keeps the ingredients in this recipe from curdling and separating. Please note, I use powdered lecithin in this recipe.
Keto Recipes
If you’re loving low-carb and want to go a step further you definitely need to check out my Keto Recipes page! And all of you who are already on a low-carb, high-fat (LCHF) diet will love my assortment of easy keto recipes that range from Keto Bread, to Brownies, to Raspberry Lemonade Muffins.
Creamsicles
Ingredients
- 1 can full fat coconut milk
- ½ cup orange juice, freshly squeezed
- ¼ cup lemon juice (see How to Juice a Lemon)
- 1½ teaspoons orange extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla stevia
- 1 tablespoon sunflower lecithin powder
Instructions
- In a vitamix blend coconut milk, orange juice, and lemon juice
- Blend in orange extract, stevia, and lecithin until smooth
- Pour mixture into popsicle molds
- Set timer for 30 minutes
- Place popsicle sticks into semi-frozen popsicles
- Freeze for 3 hours
- Serve
Equipment
Creamsicle Recipe
I tested this low-carb Creamsicle recipe more than a dozen times using the ingredients above to get it just right. I’m not sure if it will work without any of the ingredients above, with other ingredients, or with various substitutions. The only way to know if replacing one ingredient with another will work is to test the recipe using the ingredients of your choice. If you do, please leave a comment so that others can benefit from your experiments!
More Low-Carb Popsicle Recipes
Here are links to my other low-carb popsicle recipes!
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This post is an oldie but goodie from the archives. I first published this recipe in 2016.
Juli says
Thanks for another wonderful recipe Elana! Can’t wait to order my stuff! I hope you’re starting to feel a little better and have enjoyed your boys this summer!
Elana says
Juli, I feel a little better every month and have had a wonderful summer with the boys. Hope you love the Creamsicles as much as we do :-)
Suzanne Jackson says
Hi Elana,
What kind of vanilla stevia do you use?
Thanks,
Suzanne
Elana says
Suzanne, please click the green words in the ingredients portion of the recipe for that info :-)
Sandra carpenter says
I cannot seem to find how many cream sickles this recipe makes so I know how many molds to buy
Elana says
Sandra, this recipe makes 9 Creamsicles :-)
Lynne langmaid says
Do you know where to buy more of the wooden popsicle sticks?getting addicted to your lime Creamsicle’s
Elana says
Lynne, thanks for your comment! If you click the highlighted text that says “sticks” in the instructions portion of the recipe you will be taken to the place I get mine. I’m so happy to hear you are addicted to my Lime Creamsicles :-)
Shani says
I started making something similar awhile ago and I use avocado instead of lecithin. It doesn’t change the flavor and acts similar to lecithin, giving the Popsicles a really creamy texture. We even use the avocado for fudgcicles.
Elana says
Shani, that sounds delicious!
Kris says
How much avacado do you use?
Victoria says
How much avocado do you use–a tablespoon?
Elana says
Here’s a link to my Lime Creamsicle recipe that uses avocado:
https://elanaspantry.com/keto-lime-popsicles/
Enjoy!
Elana
Tracy says
Do you think a grass fed egg yolk would work instead of the sunflower lecithin?
Elana says
Tracy, I haven’t tried that so not sure.
Nancy says
Creamsicles were a childhood favorite that I have not eaten in many, many years because of the junk ingredients in the commercially made products. I will definitely be making these! Just need to order some lecithin and popsicle molds. Thanks so much for another great recipe!
Elana says
You’re welcome Nancy :-)
Lori says
It looks really yummy! But I just love the picture!! Also loved the last picture as well. Hope it’s ok to mention that :-)
Elana says
Thanks Lori! I’ve really been working on improving my photography!
Carol says
Please provide carb count, thanks!
Elana says
Carol, for more on that please see this post:
https://elanaspantry.com/nutrition-information/
Have a great day!
Elana
Jo Dengler says
Hi, I am very interested in making these… But don’t have the sunflower lecithin powder, never heard of it…. How important is it to the recipe???? I do have whey protein powder, but that is probable something very different… Please advise!!
Elana says
Jo, it’s for the flavor and texture. I go into detail on why I use lecithin in the 3rd paragraph of this post :-)
Jo Dengler says
Thank you
Bobette Kyle says
These sound really good. Is the sunflower lecithin for for taste or texture, or do you think it could be left out?
Elana says
Bobette, it’s for the flavor and texture, for more info please see the 3rd paragraph of this post :-)