4th of July: Yogurt “Ice Cream” Pops

There is nothing more Patriotic then RED, WHITE, and BLUE!  Even if you are talking about Ice Cream!

However, making Ice Cream is not really my forte’.  Even though I am a self proclaimed lover of gadgets, the one thing I do not have is an Ice Cream Maker. *Have to put that one on my list!

A couple of Saturdays ago, I was watching my cooking shows and one had a recipe for Strawberry Yogurt Ice Cream Pops!  I thought to myself, “That would be an AWESOME idea for July 4th!”

So with some tweaking here and there, I had it!

I just took some strawberries and mixed with some sugar and a splash of vanilla.  *Not to worry!  Recipe will follow! 😉

Allow to sit for 15-20 minutes.

Then, I took  1   1/2 cups blueberries.

Mixed with a 1/2 cup of regular Yogurt.  (I generally eat Greek Yogurt, but for this, I used regular.  The Greek is just to sour.)

Then, I tried it and realized it needed a little dash of sugar for the kids to like it.  I would have been fine without it.  But I did it anyway.

Then, I cleaned out the blender and repeated the same steps with the Strawberries.  Since I already added sugar and vanilla to this, I just blended with another 1/2 cup of Yogurt.

Time to assemble the Pops!

I bought the molds for $1.50 each at Walmart.

I layered everything in a Red, White, and Blue pattern.  Strawberry Mixture, a little regular Yogurt, then Blueberry Mixture.

Insert tops!  By the way, I love these!  They have a little sipper on the ends for anything that melts.

One lick ……….

And little babies everywhere are SUPER HAPPY!  Who doesn’t love that?

RECIPE:  4th of July Yogurt “Ice Cream” Pops

– 1 Cup Fresh Strawberries, Sliced

– 1/4 Cup Sugar

– 1 1/2 Cups Fresh Blueberries

– Tbsp. Sugar

– 1 Tsp. Vanilla Extract

– 1  Cup Plain Yogurt, Divided plus Additional for Layering Pops

– 2 (4 count) Ice Cream Molds

 

Directions:

– Combine Strawberries, 1/4 Cup of Sugar, and 1 Teaspoon Vanilla.  Set aside for 15-20 minutes.

– Meanwhile, combine Blueberries, 1 Tbsp. Sugar, and  1/2 cup Yogurt in a blender and blend until smooth.  Set aside.

– Rinse out Blender and add Strawberries and remaining 1/2 cup Yogurt.  Blend until smooth and set aside.

– Take Ice Cream molds and layer a small amount of Strawberry mixture, then a little Regular Yogurt, and then top off with Blueberry Mixture.  If you still have room, start to repeat layers in a Red, White, Blue pattern.

– Top molds with tops and place in the freezer for atleast 4 hours or until firm.

ENJOY!