Yogurt Pops Recipes

YOGURT ICE POPS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the sweetener and 3/4 cup cold water. Combine gelatin and the remaining water in a saucepan; let stand for 2 minutes. Heat until gelatin is dissolved; remove from the heat., In batches, place the strawberries, sweetened water, gelatin mixture and yogurt in a blender or food processor; cover and process until smooth. Fill molds or cups with about 1/4 cup strawberry mixture; top with holders or insert sticks into cups. Freeze.

FRESH FRUIT AND YOGURT ICE POPS

Steps:

• Place the mixed blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, sliced bananas, yogurt, and sugar into a blender. Cover, and blend until fruit is chunky or smooth, as desired.
• Fill paper cups 3/4 full with fruit mixture. Cover the top of each cup with a strip of aluminum foil. Poke a popsicle stick through the center of the foil on each cup.
• Place the cups in the freezer for at least 5 hours. To serve, remove foil and peel off the paper cup.

ACAI YOGURT POPS

Steps:

• Combine the acai, banana, mango, pineapple and coconut water in a blender. Puree until smooth.
• Layer the fruit puree and yogurt in 10 ice pop molds, starting and ending with the puree (2 or 3 layers of each). Swirl slightly with a skewer. Add sticks and freeze until solid, at least 6 hours.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the granola on a large plate. Fill a short wide glass with about 2 inches of yogurt (about 1/2 cup). Remove the pops from the molds and lay on the prepared pan (return to the freezer if they begin to soften). Working quickly, dip each pop in the yogurt at an angle, then dip in the granola and return to the pan. Freeze until the yogurt hardens, about 1 hour.

FROZEN YOGURT FRUIT POPS

Steps:

• Place yogurt, lemon juice and bananas in a blender; cover and process until smooth, stopping to stir if necessary. , Pour mixture into molds or paper cups. Top molds with holders. If using cups, top with foil and insert sticks through foil. Freeze until firm.

BLACKBERRY, HONEY AND YOGURT POPS

Steps:

• Bring 2/3 cup water and sugar to boil in small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Transfer simple syrup to small bowl and chill until cold, about 1 hour.
• Place blackberries in processor; puree until smooth. Pour blackberry puree into strainer set over medium bowl. Using rubber spatula, press on solids to extract as much puree as possible. Discard seeds in strainer. Measure 2 cups blackberry puree and place in another medium bowl for pops (reserve any remaining puree for another use). Add chilled simple syrup, yogurt, honey, and lemon juice to puree; whisk to blend.
• Divide mixture among 10 molds (each about 1/3- to 1/2-cup capacity). Top with mold cover, if available, and insert stick into each. (If cover is not available, cover top of mold with plastic wrap, pulling taut; freeze until partially frozen, then insert stick into center of plastic wrap and into pop mixture in each.) Freeze pops until firm, at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Dip bottom of mold into hot water 10 to 15 seconds to loosen pops. Remove pops from molds and serve.

YOGURT AND JAM POPS

Steps:

• Have ready a 10-pop (1/3 cup each) popsicle mold (or other similar size). In a small saucepan, combine the cream, sugar and salt over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring, just until the sugar has dissolved, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and let cool completely.
• Add the yogurt to cream mixture and stir thoroughly to combine. In a small bowl, stir together the jam and lemon juice.
• Using a large spoon, distribute the mixtures evenly among the molds, alternating between the yogurt mixture, the jam mixture, and the graham crackers. Use a butter knife or a skewer to swirl everything, but be careful to avoid overmixing. Cover and freeze for 1 hour.
• After 1 hour, add the popsicle sticks and continue to freeze until solid, at least 8 hours.
• To unmold, briefly dip the mold in hot water a few times just until the pops can be pulled out. Take care not to melt the pops.

FROZEN YOGURT AND FRUIT POPS

Steps:

• Whisk together 1 cup yogurt and 2 tablespoons honey in a small bowl.
• In a food processor, pulse remaining 2 cups yogurt and 4 tablespoons honey with frozen fruit until mostly smooth, with a few small chunks remaining. Layer half of plain yogurt mixture into ice-pop molds, then half of fruit mixture.
• Repeat process with remaining mixtures; swirl with the tip of a knife to marble. Insert sticks and freeze until firm, at least 8 hours and up to 1 month.

FRESH FRUIT FROZEN YOGURT POPS

Steps:

• In blender, place all ingredients. Cover; blend until smooth.
• Divide mixture among 6 (5-oz) paper cups. Cover cups with foil; insert craft stick into center of each pop. (Or fill ice pop molds according to manufacturer's directions.) Freeze about 6 hours or until frozen.

YOGURT POPS

Steps:

• Mix together the yogurt, granola and maple syrup in a large bowl. Pour the mixture into ice-pop molds and add a stick to each. Freeze until the pops are completely frozen, at least 5 hours.

FROZEN YOGURT POPS

Steps:

• Fold jam into yogurt. Fill ice-pop molds and freeze until firm, at least 6 hours; store for up to 3 days.

YOGURT BREAKFAST POPS

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in mixing bowl.
• Spoon mixture into six 8 oz plastic drink cups, dividing equally.
• Insert popsicle sticks in center, freeze until solid.
• To unmold, run a little hot water on the outside of the cup.