Strawberries & Cream Popsicles

I can’t think of anything better to cool and refresh on a hot summer day!

These use Greek yogurt, but before the bell starts ringing about being low-fat, I have to tell you that even though my plain Greek yogurt was non-fat, you absolutely MUST add some fat to these so you don’t end up with a solid white ice cube…hence there is some heavy & light cream in there.

I started with canned whole strawberries in light syrup–I can’t pass up a clearance sale and these were on the clearance table.  But you can sure use fresh.  You just have to sprinkle about 2 cups of fresh sliced with a tablespoon or two of sugar let sit (aka “maceration”), then process (stick blender, Ninja, regular blender, Vitamix).  I drained the syrup and reserved it for another use and just pureed the drained berries.

This recipe will make 10 – 3 ounce popsicles.  Here is the popsicle maker I use:

OK, now for the yogurt portion of this concoction, my measurements are approximate here because my yogurt was rather stiff…your’s may not be, so only add cream and or half and half enough to make like a thick pancake batter.  I also added sugar since I like this stuff a bit on the sweet side, so I suggest you taste the yogurt part to see how it tastes to you.  I used about 1/3 cup of sugar. YMMV.