‘Meowsicle’ Recipe: Cool Kitty Off With a Berry Cat Popsicle

Nothing’s more refreshing on a hot summer day than an ice-cold popsicle—so why not let your cat in on the tasty fun, too? 

A delicious DIY cat treat, cat popsicles (aka “catsicles” or “meowsicles”) are super easy to make. They require just a few simple ingredients, including strawberries and blueberries, both of which provide a good source of fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. 

You can make different kinds of popsicles, too, depending on what your cat likes to—and can—eat. For creamy catsicles, use unflavored, unsweetened and xylitol-free Greek yogurt (our recipe below). For lactose-intolerant cats, swap the Greek yogurt with cat-friendly bone broth (like Made By Nacho’s bone broth) or milky cat milk (like CatSip). Or simply make popsicles with a blend of their favorite wet cat food and water. 

Of course, these cat-friendly popsicles are a summer treat that should only be served sparingly—because they’re just that, treats. And treats (whether store-bought or homemade cat treats) should make up no more than 10 percent of your cat's daily calorie intake, with the rest being their completed and balanced cat food.

𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘵, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯.

1. If putting the popsicles on tender sticks, cut the tender sticks in half long-ways and slide through the popsicle stick holes, before filling each mold.  If using vertical popsicle molds, you'll insert the tender sticks after filling each mold. Cover each mold with aluminum foil and gently cut a small "X" into the middle using the knife. 

2. De-stem and chop strawberries into small, bize-size chunks. Add to blender with 4 tbsp Greek yogurt. Blend until smooth. Pour blended yogurt into two of the molds. (Ice cube trays work well, too!) If using cat milk or bone broth instead of Greek yogurt, pour 1 tbsp of cat milk or broth into each popsicle mold, add diced strawberry, then add the rest of the milk or broth. 

3. Blend blueberries and the rest of the Greek yogurt until smooth. Pour blended yogurt into remaining two molds. If using cat milk or bone broth instead of Greek yogurt, pour 1 tbsp of cat milk or broth into each popsicle mold, add cut blueberries, then add the rest of the milk or broth. 

4. Freeze for 6 hours or overnight. To serve, carefully remove the meowsicle from the mold. 

Each popsicle ranges from 26.5 to 34 calories. (Strawberries have more calories than blueberries, and Greek yogurt has more calories than bone broth and cat milk). 

Now, it's time to do a little math... 

Treats should not make up more than 10 percent of your cat’s diet (and if your cat is overweight, it should be even less than that). For example, if your cat needs 200 calories per day, they should have no more than 20 calories from treats. And when serving your cat a new treat, start with smaller servings. 

So, does your cat love it? It’s a tasty way to keep your cat cool in the summer, right? Treat your kitty another one of our favorite recipes, flower-shaped cranberry cookies. 

*𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘬. 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥. 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 (𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘴) 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘮.   

**𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘴𝘸𝘢𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘵-𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘴. 𝘋𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴.

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