Orange Creamsicles

I’ve always loved this treat, even from childhood.  I’ve tried to duplicate it a few times in the past without much success.

But then I thought, why try to “duplicate” it?  By and large, the product was artificially flavored and maybe not much good for you (maybe?  Nope it’s not good for you LOL).  So maybe a few natural, or close-to-natural ingredients would be better.

All natural ingredients

I got the idea for using frozen orange juice concentrate when I had to defrost some so I could use about a tablespoon of it in a marinade.  Since I didn’t want to make up a pitcher of OJ, I put it in a container and back in the fridge.  Then I got to thinking about the texture of it when frozen–it’s something like a very sticky sherbet as everyone knows.  I liked that!!!  So I thought I’d try it to make a creamsicle-like pop. FYI the thing I’d do differently *next* time I make these–and there will be a next time–is add about a tablespoon or two of water to the orange concentrate to get it a tad more icy when it freezes. In it’s pristine state, I find it melts a bit *too* quickly.

Anyway since I fell madly in love with Greek yogurt, that’s the base of the white part, but you’d never know it.  To me, it tastes like cheesecake!!