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4th of July

07.02.

4th of July: Yogurt “Ice Cream” Pops

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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!

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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.

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Then, I took  1   1/2 cups blueberries.

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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.)

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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.

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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.

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Time to assemble the Pops!

I bought the molds for $1.50 each at Walmart.

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

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

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One lick ……….

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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!

 

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