Blueberry & Yogurt Ice Pops
Blueberry & Yogurt Ice Pops
Now that blueberries are abundant, their popularity has soared. This is great because the health benefits and flavor are utterly delightful, especially when teamed with their old friend yogurt. Cesar and Nadia Roden, authors of Ice Pops!: 50 Delicious Fresh and Fabulous Icy Treats.
Servings
8
servings
Ingredients
- 2 cup blueberries
- 7 tablespoon water
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- generous 2 cups greek yogurt
- 8 tablespoon honey
- 3 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
Directions
- Put the blueberries, 5 tablespoons water and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Simmer over a low heat for 3–5 minutes until the blueberries burst. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside.
- Mix together the yogurt, honey, lemon juice and the 2 tablespoons water in a bowl.
- Spoon alternate layers of the yogurt and blueberry mixtures into each ice pop mold, leaving ¼-inch at the top to allow the mixture to expand when it freezes. Insert the ice pop sticks and freeze.