Raspberry Lime Essential Oil Popsicles – Perfect for Summer Cookouts

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Roeshel

Beat the summer heat with these easy and refreshing Raspberry Lime Essential Oil Popsicles! Made with real fruit juice and infused with therapeutic-grade lime essential oil, this healthy frozen treat is perfect for Memorial Day parties, backyard BBQs, or anytime you need a cool, flavorful pick-me-up.

SUMMERRRRRRRR! It’s my most favorite season of the year! WOOO HOOOO! Break out the sandals and sunglasses and crank up the Kenny Chesney playlist. SUMMER is almost here! For me, Memorial Day is my unofficial official start to summer so let’s start kick off the count down with inspiration for planning your summer cookout with Young Living essential oils. Just so happens, your oily blog friends have organized a fun Summer CookOut event with a blog hop & Facebook party!

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So, my husband is the one who does the cooking around here. I can’t wait to pas along the recipes. (Not that I can’t cook! He just really enjoys it, so who am I to argue? It’s all yours, babe!) Anyway, here is a recipe that ANYONE can do. No cooking or baking skills required!

Raspberry Lime {essential oil infused} Popsicles Recipe

So, your cook out is a blast! Everyone’s hot and ready to take a break from the bean bag toss, shooting the breeze, horseshoes, splashing in the pool, tumbling on the trampoline and freeze tag. Let’s skip the high sugar content/color dye frozen treats and serve up a batch of super cool Raspberry Lime {essential oil infused of course} Popsicles instead!

Recipe:

Blend

I blended both parts listed below INDIVIDUALLY in my Magic Bullet blender.

RASPBERRY PUREÉ

1 c. frozen raspberries // 2 tbs. water // splash of sweetener to taste (I used agave syrup)

LIME eo infused YOGURT

1 c. organic vanilla yogurt // 10 drops give or take Young Living Lime Vitality essential oil // optional: tsp. lime juice

Assemble

I used silicone popsicle molds but you could use stainless steel OR paper dixie cups.

Add a few fresh raspberries,

fill mold 3/4 way with lime/yogurt mixture, top off with raspberry puree. Don’t forget to insert the wooden popsicle sticks / handles.

Freeze

I froze mine for about 24 hours (made the day before, frozen overnight and eaten the next afternoon) then removed them from the silicone molds. A double recipe shown below in the freezer. Recipe above makes 4 pops.

Decorate

Garnish with fresh raspberries and lime slices…it’s perfect to have them on hand for your essential oil infused ice water!

Wouldn’t it be fun carrying out a tray of these at your next summer cookout? Or how about that summer time Essential Oils 101 or fun make & take this summer? You’ll be the COOLEST hostess ever!

Ps. Lime is my most favorite Vitality essential oil! Lime IS summer ZING! I add it to my ice water, my Ningxia Red and Zyng and how about a mojito?! Oh yea! Then there’s garden fresh tomatoes and homemade salsa. And don’t forget the margarita popcorn too!

I know it sounds like a strange combo but oh my goodness! It’s so good!

More summer fun ideas

Okay, onto the SUMMER COOKOUT SERIES! Let’s see what our favorite oily bloggers have whipped up!

Visit these sweet blog friends and their amazing recipes & ideas:

Key Lime Thumbprint Cookies at UnSkinny Boppy

Sparkling Lavender Lemonade at One Project Closer

Cowboy Caviar with Lime Oil Dressing at Making Lemonade Blog

Fruit Kabobs with Citrus Dip at One Project Closer

Raspberry Lime Popsicles at DIY Show Off

Tuscan Pasta Salad at Shaken Together

Orange Smoothie at Here Comes the Sun

Grilled Chicken with Citrus + Ginger Marinade at The Turquoise Home

Citronella Candles at Practically Functional

Speaking of cooling off this summer, check out this DIY Cooling Mist too!

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Halloween (essential oils) Make & Take Ideas and Graphics

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Roeshel

Hosting a fun Halloween themed make & take essential oils class? Me too! I’ve whipped up a few graphics/printables for the occasion. You’re welcome to use them for your event too!

Facebook event cover photo:

Monster Repellent Printable Recipe Cards – Right click and save to computer, upload into word document, resize to fit 2, 3 or 4 to a page, print on white card stock and distribute to guests with supplies.

Monster Repellent Labels – Right click and save to computer, upload and resize to fit mailing labels or the appropriate size for your spray bottle (I use these 2 oz. glass spray bottles) on regular paper in a word document, print, cut out and attach to spray bottles. Protect labels with packing tape.

monster repellent printable labels

You’ll have to research the recipe for this next one on your own, but here’s a graphic if it’s something you want to make for your own personal use. Right click, save to computer, upload into a word document to resize for printing. Cut out, secure to spray bottle with packaging tape.

Diffuse: Light the Fire essential oil

Refreshments: Add essential oils and products labeled for dietary use to your Halloween recipes, apple cider, witch’s brew, etc.

What I love about Young Living: The thing about buying cheap essential oils is 1. They’re usually labeled “fragrance grade only” and 2. You don’t have the support team to help educate and empower you to take charge of your own wellness. 3. There’s no reward system. 4. There’s no opportunity to build a business. Did I ever seek out to ‘sell’ essential oils? NO WAY! But once I learned more, once I experienced the benefits…I can’t help but not share.

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DIY Sleepy Time Cream Recipe

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Roeshel

Sometimes there’s nothing better than a good night’s sleep. It sets the stage for a great start to an amazing day! I recently made up some DIY recipes using essential oils for gifts and this is one of my favorites. Toss in a small pillow and journal to create a sweet gift set. EVERYONE needs a good night’s rest so it’s a one size fits all kind of gift.

DIY Sweet Dreams Cream Recipe

ingredients:

4-6 drops of essential oil per
3 tablespoons of coconut oil
small jar with lid (I got mine in the wedding favor aisle at Michaels)
essential oil suggestions: Lavender, Cedarwood, RutaVaLa, Tranquil, Peace & Calming, Valerian, SleepyIze. (Best scents are lavender and Peace & Calming.)

directions:

Mix and add to jar. For larger quantities use an electric mixer with a whisk attachment.

printable recipe:

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Berry Grapefruit Yogurt Smoothie Popsicle Recipe

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Roeshel

Summer time is the best time of the year for cold refreshing treats, isn’t it? And this girl lives 1/2 mi. from Dairy Queen. But I really should be looking for something a little on the healthier side so the other day I turned my kitchen counters into a test kitchen and whipped up this delicious berry-grapefruit-yogurt smoothie and popsicles. SO GOOD!

Ingredients:

1 cup of vanilla almond milk
1 cup of organic greek yogurt
10-15 drops of grapefruit Vitality essential oil (Grapefruit Vitality essential oil includes the naturally occurring constituent limonene and is a great way to enhance the flavor of water and recipes).
2 oz. of Ningxia Red (Enjoy NingXia Red daily to energize, fortify, and revitalize the body and support overall health and wellness, from head to toe.)
1 cup of organic red raspberries (frozen)
8 ice cubes

Smoothie recipe: Add ingredients to blender and blend until smooth.

Same recipe is just as yummy frozen!

Same ingredients for popsicles: Add vanilla almond milk, greek yogurt, grapefruit Vitality essential oil and 4 ice cubes to the blender and blend until smooth. Set half aside. pour mixture into popsicle molds and freeze for about 30 minutes (I placed mine at an angle in the freezer). Add Ningxia Red, red raspberries and remaining ice cubes to first mixture and blend until smooth. After 30 minutes, stir mixture. Remove popsicles from freezer, insert popsicle sticks into the white mixture. Pour red berry mixture to fill. Freeze until solid.

More smoothie recipes:

mocha mint smoothie

summer berry smoothie

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Awesome Dill Dip Recipe

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Roeshel

This past week, I made up this quick organic dill dip for a cookout/party we attended, a Young Living essential oils 101 class that I hosted and a kids’ party at the park. Easy, healthy and perfect for summer gatherings.

Ingredients:

one 16 oz. container of sour cream
optional but super tasty: one cup of organic mayonnaise
chopped fresh organic dill
chopped organic chives
10 drops of Young Living Dill Vitality Essential Oil (or more/less depending on your tastes)
pinch of sea salt

Directions: Mix and serve with fresh organic vegetables. Keep refrigerated.

*Dill essential oil has a spicy, fresh scent that is stimulating, revitalizing, and balancing.

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DIY Outdoor / Camping Spray

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Roeshel

It’s getting to be that time of year. There are TONS of DIY outdoor summer spray recipes using essential oils. I don’t think you can go wrong with choosing to make a homemade batch with natural ingredients over a store bought chemical version. Here is the DIY outdoor spray recipe I make up for my family. Mosquitoes LOVE my husband (I call him the mosquito magnet) so this is what he uses nearly every day from May through October.

Ingredients I use (I recommend Young Living essential oils):

10 drops of Purification essential oil blend
10 drops of Thieves essential oil blend
10 drops of Peppermint essential oil
distilled water (or equal parts distilled water/witch hazel)
pinch of epsom salt
It’s best to use a glass spray bottle, however we use a medium sized spray bottle from the dollar store since we go through it pretty quickly. We just keep it handy near the back door or on the patio table.

What I do: add the above ingredients to the spray bottle and shake before each use. It’s pretty hard or near impossible to mess it up. No explosions if measurements are off.

Optional: Sometimes I’ll add 5 drops of Citronella essential oil. Sometimes I’ll add Palo Santo/Lavender essential oil for tick prevention. If I’m out of distilled water, I do use regular water in a pinch until we get to the store. Prefer a cream? Mix your essential oils with coconut oil instead.

Note: Low on essential oils? Try Purification + distilled water only. Or depending on my own supply, sometimes I’ll alter the recipe above and still have amazing results. Need something stronger? Add more drops. YOU control the strength. Take a look at the properties/benefits of your essential oils, play around and test/create your own special blend. Just remember that citrus oils are photo-sensitive and will break down plastics so it’s best to avoid those for this recipe.

What I love: Overspray (well, I don’t love that part at all) but I do love that it’s chemical-free, DEET-free and if the dog or cat are nearby, they’re safe. Even my bamboo floor is safe. If I walk through overspray, I’m not gagging at the scent or trailing chemicals across the floor. I also love that since we do go through a lot of outdoor spray during the summer months and it’s something my husband is applying everyday, he’s not absorbing chemicals through his skin, but essential oils with amazing benefits. Hey, it’s one way to get those essential oils into his system! I also love that it’s safe to give the dog a spray and rub down for dissuading pesky critters this time of year too. I’ve even soaked her collar in the mixture and let it dry.

Relief: Lavender or Purification.

Another Note: I personally never really have an issue. Guess I’m just not that tasty. Wonder why that is or what makes the difference? However, this kind of weather seems to make the flies bite and this outdoor spray seems to be working for that for me.

Going to try: This year, I’m going to try diffusing citronella essential oil on the patio too. I will keep you posted on the results!

One last note: Having my Young Living essential oils on hand means we have something on hand every day for things that come up. I only use and recommend Young Living essential oils. I love the Seed to Seal Guarantee of this world leading essential oil company with a 20 year history. Love them! YOU NEED THESE! How do you get your hands on them? Get more details and an amazing deal HERE!

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