Popsicles | Mixed Berry Whole Fruit Greek Yogurt

Mixed Berry Protein Popsicles

The most delicious, healthy, whole fruit greek yogurt popsicles! Because they are made with greek yogurt, they pack more protein in than your regular popsicle, making them a more balanced dessert. These smooth, delicious whole fruit popsicles are a healthy way to make a healthier dessert decision without sacrificing taste. I use wonderful silicone popsicle molds to create the perfect, easy popsicles. I recently did a review on this popsicle mold that you can view here: Silicone Popsicle Mold Review. So now, let’s make these super healthy, delicious whole fruit mixed berry and greek yogurt popsicles AT HOME now and have yummy dessert!

Recipe

For this recipe you will get the smoothest consistency and the easiest pour with a high- powered blender since we’re using the whole fruit we’re going to get all that delicious fiber and nutrition but we still want it to be silky smooth in its consistency and that requires some power in your device.

I’m using the Blendtec Total Blender Classic and I’ve had mine for over 10 years and I highly recommend it. Now let’s get to the recipe.

First, we’ll add 1/4 cup of whole milk. Next add unsweetened Greek yogurt. I’m using 2%. My feeling is a little bit more fat content freezes better but you’re welcome to try non-fat as well as skim milk if you’d like. So use 2 cups of unsweetened Greek yogurt… that’s about a 16 oz container.

Add in an 1/8 cup of honey roughly then we’re going to see how sweet it is and I might be adding an additional sweetener to it. Next add one teaspoon of vanilla extract. Then add half a cup of blueberries, roughly 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup of strawberries, half a cup of raspberries, a handful of blackberries, one fresh banana (break it in half and toss it in).

And as an optional addition you can add an an 1/8 teaspoon of xanthan gum which is considered a natural stabilizer that helps prevent ice crystals from forming and is often used in organic food products. I will be adding that today.

Note: you can also use frozen mixed berries for this recipe as well. They just won’t pour quite as easily but it’ll be fine.

Next we’ll blend it all together. On the Blendtec, press the Smoothie button for one cycle or until completely combined. This usually takes about 1 to 2 minutes.

Okay, it’s all mixed together so let’s check to see if it’s sweet enough. And I think it’s a little tart for me so I’m actually going to add another ingredient now. I’m going to sweeten it with 1/4 cup of maple syrup. Blend it again. Then let’s take a taste and see where we’re at.

I’m really happy with this now. This tastes awesome. 

So next we’re going to pour the mixture into these absolutely adorable popsicle molds. They they come with these little sticks that go directly into the molds.

I’m going to remove all the sticks put them to the side. Then pour the mixture into the molds.

One recommendation I do have (which I didn’t do) is to place your molds onto a small tray. That way it’s super flat when you put it in the freezer and it’s easier to carry. If you don’t have a small tray, the molds are pretty easy to carry if you lift it from the underneath in the center portion while gently holding the bottom of the outer molds. That will be your best bet to get it smoothly into the freezer without a tray or baking sheet underneath.

Let’s get this in the freezer and we’ll leave it in overnight.

How Did They Turn Out?

To get them of the molds, just push up from the bottom gently and they push out so easily.

They turned out so beautifully. The presentation with the ridges is just gorgeous. And it tastes so delicious and so refreshing. You can taste the yogurt. It’s got a beautiful blend of sweet and just a tiny bit sour but not too tart. The consistency is perfect. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do!