The long weekend is quickly approaching and with everything else going on this time of year, I decided to put together some simple and healthy ideas for Canada Day – with some Red, White and Blue too. Kid tested and approved!
These popsicles are very easy to make and you can experiment with different fruit, flavours and variations.
Strawberry Yogurt Popsicles
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, washed and left whole
- 1/2 cup fresh strawberries, washed and sliced into small pieces
- 500 grams (2 cups) plain Greek yogurt
- 1 Tbsp vanilla infused agave nectar (substitute honey or pure maple syrup)
- 8 popsicle moulds (I found mine at the hardware store – they hold 1/4 cup yogurt mix each so you can adjust according to the size of your moulds)
Place yogurt, agave nectar and 1 cup of whole strawberries in blender. Pulse mixture for a few seconds allowing contents to blend while keeping some strawberry chunks intact.
Place 10, or so, small pieces of sliced strawberry at the bottom of each mould. Add yogurt mixture over the strawberry layer, filling to the top of mould. Tap mould down a few times to allow yogurt mixture to fully settle into mould. Take a few more small slices of strawberry and add to top of yogurt mixture pressing down gently.
Place strawberry yogurt popsicles in freezer and allow them to fully freeze overnight (give them at least 24 hours).
Important Note: Because these popsicles are a natural food that do not contain thickeners, stabilizers or emulsifiers, they will freeze like ice (and become rock hard).
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Red White & Blue Yogurt Pops! (strawberry, yogurt & blueberry)
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, washed and sliced into small pieces
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (I used frozen)
- 250 grams (1 cup) plain Greek yogurt
- 1 Tbsp vanilla infused agave nectar (substitute honey or pure maple syrup)
- 8 popsicle moulds (I found mine at the hardware store – they hold 1/4 cup yogurt mix each so you can adjust according to the size of your moulds)
Add 2 teaspoons of agave nectar to yogurt, mixing to combine.
Place 1/8 cup sliced strawberries in each mould. Drizzle strawberry layer with a touch of agave nectar. Tap mould down a few times to allow berries to settle to the bottom. Place about 3 tablespoons of yogurt mix over the sliced strawberries in each mould, tapping mould to settle.
The blueberries are a little trickier to keep in place (for my first trial, I left the blueberries au naturel and watched them fall off the stick – one by one – and roll onto the floor where my golden promptly and happily greeted them). To avoid this, the blueberries have to be mixed with a little bit of yogurt.
Place a few blueberries over the yogurt layer, pressing down gently, and then mix most of the remaining blueberries with all of the remaining yogurt by hand to form the “glue” that will hold blueberries in place. Fill remaining portion of moulds with yogurt/blueberry mix and add a few blueberries on top of this final layer, pressing down gently.
Use plastic sticks provided with moulds or replace with traditional popsicle sticks – simply slip the sticks into yogurt mixture pushing down about 1 inch from the top. Note: although popsicle sticks are now available in a variety of colours, best to stick with natural wood to avoid staining your fingers, clothes, etc.
Place popsicles in freezer and allow them to fully freeze overnight (give them at least 24 hours).
When you are ready to eat the popsicles, allow them to sit for at least 10 minutes at room temperature (see ‘important note’ above). Invert the moulds over the sink and run warm water over the exterior of the moulds. Keeping the moulds upside down, gently tug on the sticks to encourage the release of the popsicles. If they won’t budge, give them another couple of minutes and repeat the steps.
Happy Holidays to family and friends in Canada and the United States!
AWWWW :D These are so fun and creative! Love it!
Thanks for dropping in Aria – I’m now daydreaming about Italy…
so gorgeous……. i would like to prepare them……hope to find the time to do.
Have a nice day.Ciao from Milano – italy
aria
These look so pretty! I like how you added alot of fresh fruit in the popsicle molds. I love frozen berries just by themselves but this is very cute and creative!
These are beautiful! I love nice light, cool treats in the summer. Especially when they utilize in season fruit. Mmm!
Gorgeous! And perfect for summer/ summer holidays!
@Shen @ Justonecookbook.com
The biggest challenge was with the blueberries – without the yogurt, they go rogue :) but after a couple trials, things were holding together nicely.
These pops are so much fun! I love that they are both fruit-full but still indulgent enough to count as dessert!
I know my kids would love the popsicles, do they break apart easily with all the different fruit ingredients?
These popsicles look perfect!! I would love one of these right now–I love that the ingredients are so fresh. I need to invest in some of these molds, they make the process so much easier!
Those look great and I love that you got the molds at the hardware store. The berry ones are so great for the Fourth! And of course happy Canada Day!
I love the fruit thats in these yogurt pops. These are definitely a healthier snack for kids at BBQ. Thanks for posting this :)
I need to buy Popsicle molds now. We used to make them as children. My mom made everything from scratch, but I haven’t made them in 2 decades. These look amazing. a healthy sweet treat. Now if it would only get hot!
Charles & The Fat Kid Inside – you can find moulds at hardware stores, pharmacies, and even Dollar Stores (are there dollar stores in Europe, Charles?) – if you’re living in a heat wave zone it may be trickier as they do tend to sell out!
Thanks for dropping in Dee – what a nice note!
I think these are the pretties popsicles I have seen so far!
Very nice idea, my kids would really like these!
I just made orange-yogurt pops! Can’t wait to taste them and try new ones :) Thanks for the ideas!
Kelly – love these, perfect for the holiday, and healthy too!
How cute and fun! My kids LOVE making popsicles. This is such a great recipe. I have no doubt my two will be excited by it and want to make them as soon as they see this. :)
Oh, I just love these!! The red, white and blue is my favorite! I love serving up unexpected fun desserts to my guests. This is definitely getting on my weekend menu plans!
Oooh, these look beautiful – so colourful and fresh, and frozen yoghurt rocks my world – so creamy and delicious. I’m with the above poster though… I also need to find a popsicle mold, or maybe I can fashion one out of aluminium foil or something… necessity is the mother of invention after all :D
ahhh these look SOOO good!!! what a treat :D
these look like so much fun! i just need to find a popsicle mold!