Strawberries & Cream Popsicles

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Strawberries & Cream Popsicles: A Summer Treat

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.

Since I planted some lovely peppermint that’s taking off like cra-zee, I decided to put a little bit o’ that in the strawberry puree. Feel free to leave that out if you’re not a fan, but mint and strawberry is a great combo IMO.

Delicious, creamy and refreshing

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:

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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.

The Recipe

Strawberries & Cream Popsicles

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Prep time

15 mins

Total time

15 mins

Author: Judith Hannemann

Serves: 10

Ingredients

2 cups greek yogurt (mine was non-fat)
½ cup heavy cream
½ cup light cream, half and half or WHOLE milk
⅓ cup sugar (may vary according to taste)
1½ cup canned strawberries, drained (see above for fresh)
1-2 small mint leaves chopped (optional)

Instructions

In a small bowl, process the Greek yogurt and heavy cream with a stick blender. Add light cream and process until mixture is the consistency of thick pancake batter. Add sugar if using.
In a separate bowl, process the strawberries until pureed. Add mint if using.
Into each popsicle mold, add about 2 tbs of the yogurt mixture, then add about 1-2 tsp of the strawberry puree. Repeat, ending with a yogurt layer.
Add sticks (if your pop maker requires them) and freeze for at least 6 hrs, preferably overnight.