Popsicles
Fresh strawberry, banana and yogurt blended and frozen in moulds for 4 hours into creamy fruit popsicles.
Photograph credit: Currant popsicles by Neja_ · Pixabay Content License · Pixabay
How to Cook Popsicles
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Blend the strawberries, banana, yogurt, honey, lemon juice and vanilla until smooth. Taste and add more honey if needed.
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Pour into 8 popsicle moulds, leaving 1 cm at the top.
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Tap the moulds on the counter to remove air bubbles.
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Insert the sticks and freeze for at least 4 hours until solid.
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Run the moulds briefly under warm water to release the popsicles.
What Can Go Wrong
- Make the mixture slightly sweeter than you want.
- Leave 1 cm at the top.
- Warm the mould briefly to release.
About This Recipe
What keeps a homemade popsicle from freezing into a solid, teeth-breaking block? Fat and sugar, in modest amounts. Plain fruit juice freezes hard, but add yogurt for creaminess and a little honey, and the mixture stays slightly yielding with a smooth, creamy bite. A banana adds both sweetness and body.
Blend the strawberries, banana, yogurt and honey until smooth, and taste before freezing. The flavour dulls when frozen, so the mixture should taste slightly sweeter than you want the finished popsicle to be. Use Greek yogurt for thickness and tang. Lemon juice brightens the fruit and keeps the banana from browning.
Fill the moulds to within 1 cm of the top. The mixture expands when frozen, and an overfull mould will push up the lid or spill. Tap the moulds on the counter to settle and remove air bubbles, which would leave gaps in the finished ice lolly. If you do not have moulds, use paper cups and wooden sticks, inserted when the mixture is half frozen.
Freeze for at least 4 hours, until solid all the way through. To release, run the mould under warm water for 15 seconds, then pull gently. Do not force it, or the stick will come out alone.
To Go With It
Fresh fruit · Sparkling water · Cold milk · Summer picnic
Storing Leftovers
Keeps in the freezer for 1 month.
Common Questions
How long does Popsicles take to make?
10 minutes of preparation and of cooking, plus 4 hours of Freezing, so allow 4 hours 10 minutes from start to finish. The recipe serves 8.
Popsicles Nutrition
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.
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