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Making healthy, gluten-free popsicles is simple and more fun than you’d imagine. Wait and see if your husband doesn’t snag one from the freezer. Joe always does.
I bought some popsicle molds when I was working on my book because I wanted to include a fun kid recipe and, well, I love to eat them. These popsicles have everything I love – the color is all natural – it comes from the fruit. Plus, they’ve got lots of calcium and protein from the Greek yogurt. Blueberries add healthy anti-oxidants.
I know these aren’t really red, white, and blue – they’re more like pink, white, and purpleish-blue. They’re close enough to celebrate with on Independence Day.
You can sweeten these to taste using stevia, agave, or even thawed white grape juice concentrate. I used stevia. The sweetness of the colored layers comes from the fruit, so start with a little and add more to your liking. I like the way the tart, white center gives some contrast in flavor.
Stop by Elana’s Pantry – she’s giving away my book and sharing her version of my Almond Butter Popsicle recipe.
Check out my 0ther 4th of July Recipes on ABCNews.com:
By the way…sorry for the wonky Recipe Print function. It’s acting up. Put in a request to my favorite tech lady and she’ll have it fixed in no time.
A simple and healthy popsicle perfect for hot days and for celebrating the 4th of July.
Ingredients
- 2 1/3 cups Greek yogurt, divided
- 1/2 cup organic sliced strawberries
- 1/2 cup organic blueberries
- choice of sweetener to taste: stevia, agave, or thawed white grape juice concentrate
Instructions
- Puree 2/3 cups of the Greek yogurt and the strawberries in a mini-food processor with sliced strawberries. Sweeten to taste.
- Place the strawberry yogurt in a pastry bag or a large Zip-loc bag, cut off a tiny corner and squeeze into the bottom of 6 (4-ounce) popsicle molds, being careful not to get any on the sides of the molds.
- Freeze for 20 minutes.
- Puree 1 cup of Greek yogurt then sweeten to taste.
- Place in a pastry bag or a large Zip-loc bag, cut off a tiny corner and squeeze on top of the strawberry layer, being careful not to get any on the sides of the molds.
- Freeze for 20 minutes.
- Puree the remaining 2/3 cups of the Greek yogurt and the blueberries in a mini-food processor. Sweeten to taste.
- Insert 1 popsicle stick into the center of each popsicle.
- Place the blueberry yogurt in a pastry bag or a large Zip-loc bag, cut off a tiny corner and squeeze on top of the white layer being careful not to get any on the popsicle stick.
- Freeze for 4 hours or until solid.
Notes
If you don’t have popsicle molds, use paper cups or even ice cube trays.
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Hallie @ Daily Bites
posted on June 30, 2011 at 4:43 pm
I might try these with coconut milk instead of the yogurt. Probably won’t be quite as tangy and maybe a bit firmer, but red, white, and blue pops sound just too good to pass up.
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Amy Reply:
July 1st, 2011 at 11:16 am
@Hallie @ Daily Bites, I thought about coconut milk when I was making these…wouldn’t be my favorite but knew someone who’s dairy-free would like that option.
Happy 4th, Hallie!
Amy
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huckleberry muckelroy
posted on June 30, 2011 at 6:53 pm
Remember, real yogurt contains cultured milk and that’s all. It doesn’t contain corn starch, modified food starch, vegetable gums or pectin. These thickeners are added by companies that do not know how to make yogurt, have no ethics, or both. Beautiful popsicles!
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Natalia Evertsz
posted on July 1, 2011 at 6:33 am
Yum, these look fantastic! Just what I’ve been looking for
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Pat @ Elegantly, Gluten-Free
posted on July 1, 2011 at 12:07 pm
What a great idea! So yummy-looking!
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apaler1
posted on July 1, 2011 at 3:55 pm
This is so interesting! I love that you used the fruits’ natural color for the 4th of July theme. And I love the suggestion of using paper cups, I was just going to ask since I don’t have popsicle molds. Thanks!
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Michelle of Chellbellz
posted on July 1, 2011 at 5:41 pm
Woah these look delicious! I have been looking for the right Popsicle molds!
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Kim (Cook It Allergy Free)
posted on July 1, 2011 at 5:57 pm
Amy, we are SO on the same wavelength! I totally have the same thing up on my blog too! LOL These look awesome-and Kurt steals these from the freezer all of the time, too! The kids battle him for them!
Hope you and Joe have an amazing 4th of July, my friend!
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Amy Reply:
July 8th, 2011 at 9:38 am
@Kim (Cook It Allergy Free), I checked out your recipe and it’s yummy! They look great, too (as always….).
Hugs,
Amy
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Emma @ my darling lemon thyme
posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:50 am
Hey thanks for stopping by my blog Amy, you bet me! I’ve been meaning to stop by and thank you for highlighting my chocolate cupcake recipe in your last Slightly Indulgent Tuesday post. Thanks a bunch. Happy 4th of July to you too. I’m from New Zealand but living in Australia so it’s not a holiday celebration for us, but I sure know it is in the states!
I love making homemade Popsicles and the kids just adore them. It’s a tad cold here in Perth at the moment though! In summer I like to make very similar ones with the addition of banana (to sweeten) and milk kefir in place of the yoghurt, so yum.
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Amy Reply:
July 8th, 2011 at 9:33 am
@Emma @ my darling lemon thyme, Banana is a great idea….I thought about it for this recipe but didn’t want to change the flavor of the berries.
Hugs to you!
Amy
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SnoWhite @ Finding Joy in My Kitchen
posted on July 2, 2011 at 2:55 pm
Love the idea of white grape juice concentrate as a sweetener!
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Amy Reply:
July 8th, 2011 at 9:33 am
@SnoWhite @ Finding Joy in My Kitchen, It’s pretty neutral and so easy to find…lots of sugar but at least they’re natural.
Hugs,
Amy
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Lesli @ A Healthy Kitchen
posted on July 3, 2011 at 9:10 pm
These look amazing and the photography is gorgeous! I already have my July 4th menu planned, but I might have to dive right into this recipe anyway. It’s just beautiful and sounds yummy!
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Noelle
posted on July 5, 2011 at 7:34 am
How delicious! I got some cheap popsicle makers and boy are they cheap! I need to buy sticks to place in the containers to make it Great recipe!
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