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Beat the Heat with Homemade Strawberry-Banana Yogurt Popsicles – Mighty Pops Review and Giveaway!

June 28, 2013 by Stephanie 12 Comments

Mighty Pops

We have a neighborhood ice cream man that comes by our house every. single. day. We made the mistake of buying something from him ONE time and now he keeps coming back, but he is only half of the problem! My daughter and her super dog-like hearing can detect the ice cream man’s tune from blocks away, WHILE we are in the house. Then I have to break her spirit by telling her, “Not today.” all of the time because really, she does not need to be eating that crud and also, the prices are pretty insane.  So I found a solution! Now I make my own fruit-filled, organic, healthy treats and when the ice cream man rolls by and I have to let my daughter down once again, I can offer her one of her new favorite popsicle treats from our freezer. Problem solved.

Have you ever made homemade popsicles? It is one of the easiest things I have ever done. Mighty Pops was nice enough to let me try out a set of their silicone ice pop molds. They are BPA free, dishwasher safe, durable, reusable and mess-free.

Here is a delicious recipe for Strawberry-Banana Homemade Yogurt Popsicles that I came up with this week:

This literally took me five minutes to prepare.

Ingredients: 

  • 1.5 cups of yogurt  – we used our homemade yogurt, but any store-bought yogurt will work just fine as well.
  • 5 organic strawberries, quartered
  • 1 whole organic banana, chunked <— yeah, that’s the technical term 🙂
  • 1 tablespoon of honey (skip if using store-bought yogurt)
  • 1 splash of vanilla (skip if using store-bought yogurt)

You can be creative with the amount of fruit you put in there.  If you are hoping for more of a strawberry-dominant flavor, then use less banana and more strawberries.

Directions:

Made from scratch - Strawberry-banana yogurt popsicles - MinnesotaFromScratch.wordpress.com

Combine all of the ingredients in a medium-sized bowl.

Made from scratch - Strawberry-banana yogurt popsicles -- MinnesotaFromScratch.wordpress.com

Blend all the ingredients together. I used my convenient hand-mixer that I LOVE but a food processor will work just as well. Leave some chunks if you’d like.  Taste test once blended to make sure it has the flavor you are looking for. If you are using store-bought yogurt and it just isn’t quite sweet enough, add some honey or even some organic sugar.

Once blended, I found that pouring the “smoothie” into a measuring cup is easiest to distribute into the molds.

Made from scratch - - Strawberry-banana yogurt popsicles - MinnesotaFromScratch.wordpress.com

Leave some space for the tab to fit back in and for the liquid to expand when it freezes.

Made from scratch -- Strawberry-banana yogurt popsicles - MinnesotaFromScratch.wordpress.com

This recipe makes 5 yogurt pops. They take about 6 hours to freeze so I make them at night and they are ready the next day for enjoyment! My daughter gave this recipe her “So nummy!” seal of approval.

Tip: Before eating, I found that running the ice-cold mold under warm water for a few seconds helps the popsicle loosen up so it’s easier to push up out of the sheath.

Would you like to make your own popsicles? Well Mighty Pops has been kind enough to offer one free pack of popsicle molds to one lucky MinnesotaFromScratch reader!

Click on the Rafflecopter link below and follow the directions to get entered!

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If you like this recipe, please pin it, share it or tweet it!

Take care, Stephanie

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Comments

  1. Michelle says

    June 28, 2013 at 3:16 pm

    I’d like to win so I can make a healthier frozen treat and know everything that goes into making it!

    Reply
  2. Mary Thurow says

    June 28, 2013 at 5:37 pm

    Wonderful treats!

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  3. allen wallo says

    June 28, 2013 at 8:16 pm

    would love to win this for my children..

    Reply
  4. Peggy Sue says

    June 29, 2013 at 11:44 am

    I think there are quite cool.

    Reply
  5. Allison A says

    June 29, 2013 at 11:46 am

    What a great idea. So many different healthy treats you can create. Way cool.

    Reply
  6. Davon A. says

    June 30, 2013 at 7:22 am

    Ii want to win so I can enjoy make and enjoy this delicious recipe! thanks!

    Reply
  7. alisonlumbatis says

    July 1, 2013 at 8:35 am

    Oh YUM! My girls would love these. Now just to find the molds for the popsicles…

    Reply
    • MinnesotaFromScratch says

      July 1, 2013 at 8:39 am

      Enter the giveaway to win a set of 6 molds! Good luck!

      Reply
  8. Kirstin says

    July 2, 2013 at 2:35 pm

    These look like a great way to make healthy treats!

    Reply
  9. Renae C. says

    July 3, 2013 at 12:13 pm

    I would love to win this as a way to make healthier frozen treats for my littles!

    Reply
  10. Kristin says

    July 10, 2013 at 8:26 am

    Yummy!!!

    Reply
  11. BJ says

    July 26, 2013 at 11:28 am

    Wow! I never thought of freezing yogurt. So obvious! This recipe looks great. Pinning!

    Reply

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