Nutritional Value per Serving:
Calories: 69
Calories from Fat: 7
Total Fat: 0.66 g
Saturated Fat: 0.33 g
Total Carbs: 14 g
Fiber: 1.2 g
Protein: 2.5 g
Sodium: 29 mg
Cholesterol: 2 mg
Very Berry Ice Pops
YIELD: 6 ice pops
PREPARATION TIME: 10 minutes
COOKING TIME: 0 minutes
Details
Cool down on a hot summer day with this easy-to-prepare, budget-friendly treat that everyone will enjoy!
Ingredients
• 1 cup / 240 ml plain, unsweetened low-fat yogurt
• 1 cup / 240 ml blueberries
• 1 cup / 240 ml strawberries
• 2 Tbsp / 30 ml pure honey
• Ice pop mold*
*NOTE: If you don’t have an ice pop mold, use 6 x 3-ounce paper cups and 6 wooden craft sticks or plastic spoons
Preparation
- Add yogurt, fruit and honey to a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Fill mold, or if using cups, place them on a tray or baking sheet. Fill each cup with the fruit mixture.
- Cover the filled cups with one large piece of aluminum foil. Make a slit in the foil over each of the filled cups. Insert a wooden craft stick (or plastic spoon if you don’t have craft sticks) through the slit.
- Freeze overnight.
- To serve, run the po under warm water until they slide out of the paper cups.
Tosca's Tip
Try experimenting with different fruit combinations to create your own flavors. Here are three of my favorites! Replace the berries in the recipe above with the ingredients listed below.
Mango-Pineapple
1 cup / 240 ml chopped mango
1 cup / 240 ml chopped pineapple
Strawberry Banana
1 banana, sliced
1½ cups / 360 ml strawberries, stems removed and sliced in half
Vanilla-Cinnamon
1 tsp / 5 ml best quality cinnamon extract
1 tsp / 5 ml cinnamon